Recovered from a recent bout of pneumonia, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler is ready to infect the coming Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp in Los Angeles with some wisdom gleaned from nearly 40 years of recording and touring.
"I've not done anything like this before. I'm expecting just a whole lot of fun," Tyler said. He's not planning much in the way of formal lesson plans, either.
"I think they'll find it very interesting when I tell them that it's not really necessarily about practicing and hitting all your notes," said Tyler, whose father, Vic Tallarico, studied at the Juilliard School in New York. "I don't think it's about that at all. I think it's all about finding a passion, a way of singing something in a way that nobody has ever done it before. It's about a feeling and getting that across to people. That's what I'll be trying to tell them."
Tyler will be among 20 counselors taking part in the camp, which will run Wednesday-May 3 in Hollywood. He'll join such previously announced celebrities as Duff McKagan, Todd Rundgren, Yes drummer Alan White, former Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, ex-Cars guitarist Elliott Easton and producer/songwriter Mark Hudson (Aerosmith, Ringo Starr). Camp organizers recently added three more mentors: keyboardist Rami Jaffee (Wallflowers, Foo Fighters), original Chicago drummer Danny Seraphine and Vixen bassist Share Ross.
The camp will provide a bit of recreational respite for Tyler before preparation begins for Aerosmith's summer tour, which will kick off June 10 in St. Louis and adds ZZ Top to the bill on the third date. "It's the weird to the beard," Tyler said. "It'll be the most (crazy) rock 'n' roll you've ever heard in your life."
Aerosmith will play in Atlanta at 7:30 p.m. July 15. Tickets range from $35-$200. Visit www.ticketmaster.com.
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