An article revisits long-standing tensions within Aerosmith, focusing on comments from drummer Joey Kramer and guitarist Brad Whitford about how difficult frontman Steven Tyler could be to work with. The piece highlights that despite the band's 56-year history and reputation for bust-ups, both Joe Perry and Whitford eventually returned after temporary departures, raising questions about why anyone would want to rejoin given the friction described.

The remarks stem from a 2009 show in Abu Dhabi, after which Kramer told Classic Rock the band had been "putting up with Steven's bullshit for 40 years," and later wrote in his autobiography that being in Aerosmith brought "pain, humiliation, and abuse" alongside its rewards. Whitford separately described Tyler as hard to talk to, "all angry", during that period, which coincided with a drug relapse affecting the band's dynamic. Perry left the group in 1979 amid his own drug issues and a falling-out with Tyler, while Whitford quit for three years from 1981, though both eventually returned and remain official members.