Trivia

What he wants on his gravestone: Here lies Tyler, the Demon of Screamin', who never woke up from the dream he was dreamin', until one day he drank some magic potion, now all that's left is sweet emotion.

Daughter Liv Tyler's mother is former Ford Model and Playboy Playmate Bebe Buell, but up until Liv Tyler was 8 years old, she thought Todd Rundgren was her father.

In 1984, Tyler heard one of Aerosmith's older songs on the radio and didn't recognize it due to a poor memory from years of drug use. He told fellow Aerosmith player Joe Perry that they should perform a cover version for that song, which Perry replied, "It's us, fuckhead.".

Likes to wear a cross around his neck, which holds a small knife inside.

As a teenager, he worked in a bakery to make extra money.

Daughter Liv Tyler gave birth to his grandson, Milo William Langdon, on December 14, 2004.

His father was of Italian (from Cotronei, Catanzaro, Calabria) and German (from Berlin and Gerlachsheim) descent, and his maternal grandfather, born Feliks Karol Czarnyszewicz, was a Polish emigrant from Kliczew and Bobrujsk (now, respectively, Klichaw and Babruysk, each of which is in Mahilyow Voblast, Belarus). Steven's maternal grandmother had English and distant Welsh ancestry; also, on the show Who Do You Think You Are? (2010), Steven's daughter Liv Tyler discovered that Steven's great-great-great-grandfather, Robert J. Elliott, was of half or part African-American ancestry. He was married to Steven's ancestor, Elizabeth "Betsey"/"Betsy" Rollins, in New York.

Wrote the majority of "Sweet Emotion" about Joe Perry's first wife, Elyssa Jerret. The two of them rarely got along and this added to a lot of trouble with in the band.

The title of Aerosmith's popular song "Walk This Way" was inspired by a line from the Mel Brooks comedy Frankenstein junior (1974).

Father of Liv Tyler and Mia Tyler.

March 2001: Inducted with Aerosmith into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. (Inducted by Kid Rock).

He drives a black Venom GT Spyder sports car that he ordered customized in 2013 ($1.2 million). The car eventually became the fastest open-top sports car after it was officially clocked at a top speed of 265.6 mph in March 2016.

In 1981, he split open his heel when his motorcycle crashed into a tree

When Aerosmith released its self-titled debut album, the producer told him to sing differently and it being their first record he didn't know any different. But Wikipedia says: "Steven Tyler says that this was the only song on the band's first album where he used his "real" voice. He was insecure about how his voice sounded on tape, so for the other songs, he tried to sing a bit lower and sound more like soul artists, such as James Brown." Which by the end of that song it starts to show how he would sing later on.

Received honorary degree from Berklee College Of Music, Boston, June 2003.

Aerosmith were voted the 57th Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artists of all time by Rolling Stone.

Engaged to Erin Brady [January 4, 2012].

Ranked #21 on VH1's 100 Sexiest Artists.

On July 12, 2012, Tyler announced he will not return as a judge on American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (2002).

Sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at the opening game of the 2004 World Series and at a 2002 charity hockey game with Sean Penn and Denis Leary hosting it.

Has two children with his second wife, Teresa Barrick: Chelsea Tallarico (b. March 6, 1989) and Taj Tallarico (b. January 31, 1991).

Three of his daughters Mia, Liv and Chelsea Tyler have worked as models.

Daughter Mia Tyler's mother is Cyrinda Foxe.

The lead singer of Aerosmith.

Cousin of Tommy Tallarico.

He shares the same birthday with Diana Ross, who is 4 years his senior. Incidentally, he approached her son, Evan Ross, whom was conversing with a few young friends when he pulled up his black SUV to the sidewalk and rolled down his window to also catch up with him.

Ex-father-in-law of Dave Buckner and Royston Langdon.