Steven Tyler is a modern day Shakespeare. The ferocity and beauty in his voice is almost angelic. We all know Aerosmith is one of the top bands of all time, and Steven Tyler is definitely responsible for a large portion of their success. But Tyler’s talents don’t end there, he is also extremely wise, and an internet personality from shows like American Idol, and the Howard Stern show. Here are 20 of the best Steven Tyler Quotes we could find.
1. “They’ve been stepping on my toes for years. But it’s just a reason to get new boots.”
2. “I didn’t think anything was forever, but when my kids tell me they love me, that’s forever.”
3. “I’ve got scarves and boots from the ’70s that I still wear.”
4. “Love may be the best driving wheel, but anger is a pretty close second.”
5. “The crows may crow, but the hens deliver the goods.”
6. “I’ve seen whales calving in the waters off Maui, and I watched my children being born, but music is the most beautiful thing of all.”
7. “I had been in the junior Olympic team for trampoline; I could do 26 back flips in a row.”
8. “Some days you’re the bug, some days you’re the windshield.”
9. “I think if you were to really peek under the hood of what got Aerosmith back again for our second life in the eighties, you’ll find out that it’s exactly this, it’s the willingness to take a risk.”
10. “Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.”
11. “I’m a monster, but I’m a sensitive monster.”
12. “Why not share with the world the way it is, and tell them my feelings about my cat, and how I played with my kids, and how addicted to Christmas time I am, and the smell of pine needles, and hearing my kids laugh.”
13. “As you know, I’m androgynous. I can wear a jacket most guys won’t put on. But you make it in guys’ sizes, and suddenly they’re wearing them. I think styles should go back to getting people to wear things that look so good that they don’t care.”
14. “Seems like the light at the end of the tunnel may be you.”
15. “The band’s never taken a year off. last August we decided to take one, and three months in, I was bored to tears.”
16. “Life is short. Break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that makes you smile.”
17. “As good as I am, I’m nothing without my band.”
18. “Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes it’s what awakens us.”
19. “Great melody over great riffs is, to me, the secret of it all.”
20. “I have a big ego, but I don’t buy into it. I can’t live off the ego. It’s an honor I get to be the guy on stage, it’s not something I learned.”