From the lips of Steven Tyler
Here’s the full statement from Steven Tyler on his accident at the Buffalo Chip.
STEVEN TYLER BREAKS HIS SILENCE (AND HIS SHOULDER) ON RECENT STAGE ACCIDENT
LOS ANGELES – August 13, 2009 – The following is a message from Steven Tyler to his fans regarding his recent accident at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.
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STEVEN TYLER: August 5th, 2009 Sturgis South Dakota at the Legendary Buffalo Chip Campground. A major thunderstorm had delayed the show for an hour, but after it passed through, the full moon and tens of thousands of my biker buddies were ready to rock!
It was one of the best shows we’ve played in a long time! The band was slammin’ and I was lovin’ every minute of it!
And just as I’m thinking, it doesn’t get any better than this”… FUSES BLOW! We have an COMPLETE AUDIO SOUND SYSTEM FAILURE! (You can even see one the amps frying on Youtube.)
We were in the middle of “Love In An Elevator” and the band slowly realized something was up. Well, I wasn’t gonna go hide under the big top and play “ROCK STAR” and wait for everything to be fixed.
I wanted to go out to the crowd to continue the show… so, the Train Kept A- Rollin’ and I ran out on the cat walk and grabbed my mic to finish the song. I was doing the Tyler shuffle and then I zigged when I should have zagged…AND I slipped, and as I live on the edge…I fell off the edge!
I landed upside down, and after twenty stitches on the back of my head, and a broken left shoulder, I just want to say that I’ m plain grateful that I didn’t break my neck! In truth, after thousands of live shows, falling off the edge four times ain’t too bad.
I want to thank all of the fans for your love and support. I also want to thank the Aerosmith crew and the Buffalo Chip staff for taking care of me in a time of need… and the Sturgis Police Department and the Medvac helicopter crew for getting me outta there before I bled to death… and all the doctors and nurses at the Rapid City Hospital for putting my Humpty Dumpty ass back together again.
And most of all… I want to thank the angel on my shoulder.
Looking forward to seeing all of you very soon — S.T
Please direct all media inquiries to:
Union Entertainment Group
Greenberg@ueginc.com
August 15th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
love those lips!!!
August 16th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
I have never went to a concert in my 45 years but since you were woming to south dakota I finally decided it was time I tried, I had a fall left me with severe nerve damage and traveling is hard but you are my favorite group! Even though my family was suprised I would spend over$400.00 of my social security check to go to the buffalo chip and drive that far it was worth it I just wish it would have lasted longer but Im glad that you are ok! You should also see a specialist there are many nerves that run through the shoulder area! Take care of your self and could I get an autograph?
Nora Bingham
311 S Summit ave apt10
Sioux Falls South Dakota 57104