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February 27, 2007

Steven Tyler: Pharmaceutical Fashion Pioneer

From pop tarts to celebutards, boho-chic is the dress of choice of the day, and the Aerosmith frontman lays his claim to its inception. From this month's Blender (via Aerosmith.com):

That boho-chic look has lately been adopted by all sorts of pop stars, from Carrie Underwood to Lindsay Lohan. But the man most frequently associated with the mic-stand scarf, Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, insists he was the first and we couldn’t find any evidence to contradict him.

According to Tyler, it started as an accident. "Very early on," he tells Blender, "I had a favorite macramé shirt that I wore onstage all the time and an Indian scarf in my hair" - trés dude looks like a lady. "The shirt and scarf got worn out and torn off me eventually," he says, but rather than throw them out, Tyler "hung them on the mic-stand for good luck. Must be the gypsy in me." The look stuck, and its now one of his trademarks.

Interestingly, in addition to looking cool, the scarves doubled as a makeshift medicine cabinet. "Some of them had little pockets sewn in," Tyler said in the band’s 2003 autobiography, "and I’d weight them with Quaaludes and Tuinals. That way I wouldn’t run out."

Narcotic fashion tips that Scott Weiland studied well.

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'luudes? how 80s.

Posted by: Jeff at 02/27/07 11:54 AM | Reply
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"Interestingly, in addition to looking cool..."

Hmmm. I think that must be a typo. Steven Tyler never looked cool, regardless of what he was wearing.

Posted by: Sean at 02/27/07 12:41 PM | Reply
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Man, Steven Tyler's goofy clothes, Korn doing unplugged Radiohead, Scott Scorch ... remember when this site used to be about good music? I think we already have enough avenues for bad music

Posted by: Baby Heisman at 02/27/07 1:37 PM | Reply
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Is Tyler also gonna take credit for manboobs?

Posted by: queefersutherland at 02/28/07 12:22 PM | Reply
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:o oh y'all r gonna get beat up how could y'all say that about the hottest and greatest man on earth :[ y'all get me mad how could y'all he made the best music in the world !!!!

Posted by: steventylerswife159 at 03/10/07 12:02 AM | Reply
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Fashion sense.....NO! but great music YES! Steven Tyler has a magnificent voice, and I loved it when he gyrated on stage, he may be a worn out old rocker but in his day......well he got me going, too bad the mood altering stuff also altered the looks, still good job there's always nostalgia, and Iam in my 20's

Posted by: lolly at 03/31/07 12:39 PM | Reply
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I dont care what anybody says.....Steven Tyler is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!He is and always will be the coolest. And I'm only 12.

Posted by: alisandra drago at 04/05/07 9:49 PM | Reply
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I dont care what anybody says.....Steven Tyler is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!He is and always will be the coolest. And I'm only 12.

Posted by: alisandra drago at 04/05/07 9:50 PM | Reply
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Steven tyler is the coolest!!!!!!! he made the best music ever.He dresses cool.

Posted by: popysedd543212 at 11/19/07 6:40 PM | Reply
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