Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?: A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir (53 page)

T
aj, Mia, and Chelsea watching Pink perform at Aerosmith’s MTV Icons show, 2002. (Ross Halfin)

C
helsea and Victor the Cat, 2011. (Steven Tallarico)

L
iv on the cover of
Interview
, 2007. (Steven Tallarico)

M
e and Milo, 2011. Grandpa—spaced out. (Liv Tyler)

Some of the marriages weren’t so happy for everyone, but most of the times we had were great. There wasn’t a woman that I had a child with that I didn’t love, but there were always two trains running: my family, my band. Sometimes toward each other and other times away. And a lot of the women in my life couldn’t understand that. Seems like the light at the end of the tunnel may be you. You write a song with somebody, and it’s like having a child with them. . . . The songs are my spirit children. You’re evoking the spirits, conjuring up moments in time, ephemeral seconds where you hear that O YEAH sound in your head and catch the scat on the wing. Or it’s gone.

I now live in Laurel Canyon. I can’t believe I live where all my idols once lived, the very houses I’d drive by and wonder what fantastic scenes were going down in there. Jim Morrison lived one house down from me, Mama Cass three doors away, Chris Hilman of the Byrds two houses away from her, Frank Zappa and the GTO’s, Joni Mitchell and Carole King lived across the street from the guys in Buffalo Springfield, John Mayall, the magus of the Bluesbreakers lived there briefly, as did Jimi Hendrix in Errol Flynn’s old house.

It’s hard to tell who I am by the trail left by my musical career. I am the Demon of Screamin’, the dude that looks like a lady, the rag doll that married Lucy in the Sky. But I’m also something more than the rock ’n’ roll junky whore who got his foot inside the door. Sure, we’re the sum of our experiences. If you listen to that song I wrote in 1969, “Dream On,” you might get a different view. I may not have been quite sure of what I was doing, but I was on to something. Just sayin’. . . .

M
y favorite Aerosmith pic of all time—Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Irvine, California, July 29, 2010. (Kevin Baldes)

Acknowledgments

Aeroforce One, Robert Agriopoulos, Arthur & Pats–Dee and Artie, Peter Augusta, Amanda Ayre, Ken Backman, Kevin Baldes, Richi and Moe Balsbaugh, Jobete Baptista, Frank and Helen Barrick, Jeff Barrow, Roderick Bates, Beechy, Debbie Benson, Michel Berandi, John Bionelle, Uncle Eddie Blancha, Sandy Blancha, Scott Blancha, Todd Blancha, Kelly Blancha, Aunt Sonja Thomas, Holly Thomas, Felix Blancha, Grandma Bess, The Blue Army, Bert Bodel, Mike Boschetti, Charles Boyd, Erin Brady, Terry Brady, Judy Brady, Steve Brady, Els Brady, Jerry Bruckheimer, Bebe Buell, Helen Burnett, Andrew Caster, Roberto Cavalli, Kevin “Chappy” Chapman, Ellen Chiquita, Christine Ciavarro, Lauren Cohen, Meghan Cole, Tanner Cole, Kiley Cole, Derick Cole, Frank Connolly, Eileen Cope, Jimmy Crespo, David Dalton, Coco Pekelis Dalton, Mike Darnell, Clive Davis, Stephen Davis, Paul Deluca, Johnny Depp, Mark Dirico, Lisa Dirico, Jack Douglas, Rick Dufay, Dennis Dunn, Ralph Eaves, Jim Ebdon, Jill Elsworth, Peter Emspack, Steve Erle, Jimmy Eyers, James Eyers, Lisa Fasano, Randle Feagin, Tony Fedewa, Rich Feldstein, Virginia Fernando, Josh Flaherty, Mick Fleetwood, Betty Ford Center, Sylvia Fortune, Cyrinda Foxe, Jeff Frasco, Marti Frederiksen, Lonn Friend, Cecile Frot-Coutaz, Chris Furlong, Frank Gangi, Keith Garde, Julia Halcomb, Ross Halfin, Anita Hall, Cheryl Hall, Daniel Halpern, Tom Hamilton, Bob & Donna Hansen, Dick “Rabbit” Hansen, Apple Mike Harnois, Matt Harrell, Matthew Hasz, Deron, Christy and Iris Hasz, Julia Hasz, Johnny Hertsberg, The Hoffman School, Abigail Holstein, Marko Hudson, David Hull, Donny Inner, Russ Irwin, Randy Jackson, Elton John, Brad “Burt” Johnson, Doretha Johnson, Robin Joseph, Bob “Kelly” Kelleher, Denise Kirby, Josh Klemme, Allen Kovac, Joey Kramer, Linda Kramer, April Kramer, Julia and Spiro Koulouris, Lenny Kravitz, David Krebs, Mike Ladge, Jonny Lang, Dina LaPolt, Francine Larness, Don Law, Lee Leipsner, Steve Lieber, Ruth Lonshay, Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Bruce Lundvall, Nigel Lythgoe, Billy Macdonald, Melissa Mahoney, Kenneth Malament, Andy Martel, Rick & Teresa Maston, Robert Matheu, Augie Mazella, Kevin Mazur, Paul McCartney, Brian McKeon, Truly Mean, Sabrina Ment, Pete Merrigan, Jay Messina, Larry Mestel, Ed Milano, Mike and Gail Milian, Justin Murdock, Guy Napolitana, 5610 Neatherland Avenue, Willy Nelson, Marc Nevins, Magee, Heidi and Jeff North, Aaron Notarianni, Johnny O’Toole, Stevie Panaminto, 100 Pembrook Drive, Joe Perry, Billie Perry, Adrian Perry, Aaron Perry, Tony Perry, Roman Perry, Keren Pinkas, Jeff Plourde, Stephanie Pohl, Lisa Queen, Robyn Quivers, Michael Rees, Peter Rice, Loree Rodkin, Ron Ross, Carlos Santana, Paul Santo, Ryan Seacrest, Barry Shapiro, Eric Sherman, Sherry & Philip, Lynn Small, Chris Smith, Henry Smith, Kari Smith, Don Solomon, Liz Stahl, Peter Stahl, Laurie and Richard Stark, Howard Stern, Alan Stohmayer, Rorie Suda, Joseph Sugarman, Richie Supa, Ray Tabano, Susan Tabano, Tommy Tabano, Lucy Tabano, Victor Tallarico (Dad), Lynda Tallarico, Liv Tyler, Mia Abigail Tyler Tallarico, Chelsea Tyler Tallarico, Taj Tallarico, Milo Langdon, Uncle Ernie Tallarico, Laura Tallarico, Aunt Phyllis Tallarico, Teresa Tallarico, Giovanni Tallarico, Pasquale Tallarico, Dominic Notarangelo, Ray Taviccio, Casey Thighbolt, Dutch & Boone Thighbolt, Simonida Tomovic, Emanuel “Bisou Bisou” Tomovic, Jim Vallance, Elizabeth Vargas, Heidy Vaquerano, Diane Warren, Ken Warwick, Jimmy Weiss, Hannah Williams, Brad Whitford, Kim Whitford, Donny Whitman, Debra Whitman, Tori Whitman, Steven Zeitels.

Index

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AC/DC, 196, 209

Academy Awards, 301

Academy of Music, 43, 104, 105

Aerosmith, 9, 45, 61, 63, 66, 80, 86, 89, 91, 93-95, 98, 100, 103, 106, 108, 109, 112, 113, 115, 117-19, 121, 122, 139, 146-47, 151, 155, 157, 166, 171, 181, 185, 194-96, 198, 201, 211, 212, 217, 225, 231-34, 239, 248, 252, 253, 263, 266, 277, 301, 303, 308, 311, 326, 327, 332, 341, 342, 351, 358, 359, 360, 364, 367, 373

“Ain’t That a Bitch,” 287, 308

AIR Studios, 190

“All Is Loneliness,” 48

“All for the Love of a Girl,” 33

Allman Brothers band, 140

“Amazing,” 214

American Idol
(TV show), 138, 368, 370, 371

“Angel,” 242, 248

The Animals, 43, 45, 69, 87, 157

Apostolic Studios, 58

Apple Records, 60

The Association, 65

Atlantic Records, 112

Ayre, Amanda, 363

Bachman-Turner Overdrive, 154

“Back in the Saddle,” 175, 177

Back in the Saddle tour, 239

Band of Gypsys, 110

Baptista, Joe, 217, 218

The Barn, 29-30, 40, 42, 54, 77, 94

Barrick, Teresa.
See
Tallarico, Teresa Barrick

Beach Boys, 39, 59, 60, 127

Beatles, 9, 33, 38, 45, 52, 60, 64, 89, 97, 101, 107, 115, 117, 149, 157, 163, 175, 199, 200, 265, 267, 276, 308, 373, 374

Bell Notes, 53

Benson, Debbie, 30, 49, 51, 52

Betty Ford Center, 225, 366, 367, 368

Big Brother and the Holding Company, 48

“Big Ten Inch Record,” 164-65

Black Sabbath, 75, 145

Blancha, Eddie, 357

Bloodwyn Pig, 87, 115

Bluesbreakers, 376

“Bone to Bone,” 213, 216

Bradford St. Holmes band, 219

Brady, Erin, 225, 252, 254, 261, 327, 330, 334, 335, 345, 347, 348, 351, 355, 358, 361, 364, 366, 373

Bruckheimer, Jerry, 294

Buell, Bebe, 180, 181, 202, 218, 375

Buffalo Springfield, 376

The Byrds, 47, 53, 54, 61, 357, 376

Cactus band, 107

The Cenacle, 184, 185, 187, 188, 190

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), 206

Chain Reaction band, 21, 42, 61, 62, 63, 75, 164, 326, 357

Cheap Trick band, 182

“Cheesecake,” 213

“Chip Away the Stone,” 214

“Chiquita,” 213

Click Horning band, 123

Collins, Tim, 232-36, 239, 253, 266, 268, 274, 276-81, 283, 289, 291

Columbia Records, 112, 113, 173, 175, 214, 215

Connally, Frank, 107, 112, 113, 120, 156

Counting Crows band, 78

Cream band, 116

Credence Clearwater Revival, 98

Crespo, Jimmy, 211, 213, 215, 219, 222, 225, 229

“Critical Mass,” 185

“Cryin’,” 271, 298

The Dantes, 53, 66

“Dark Is the Bark,” 58

Date Records, 60

Dave Clark Five, 46

Davis, Clive, 112, 113

Deep Purple, 75, 184

Desmond, Child & Rouge, 244

“Deuces Are Wild,” 273

“Devil’s Got a New Disguise,” 293-94

Dirico, Lisa, 172, 224, 227, 262

Dirico, Mark, 316, 361

Done with Mirrors
album, 228

The Doors, 50

Douglas, Jack, 152, 174, 175, 176, 177, 184, 185, 189, 190, 219, 221-22, 290

“Draw the Line,” 188

Draw the Line
album, 186, 189, 190, 192, 198

“Dream On,” 10, 44, 93, 106, 113-14, 115, 117, 120-21, 124, 125, 126, 128, 131, 263, 276, 305, 342, 354, 373, 376

Dream On
(Buell), 202

“Dude (Looks Like a Lady),” 242, 243, 244

Dufay, Rick, 219, 222, 225, 229

Dunn, Dennis, 1

Edgar Winter Band, 104

Elvin Bishop Group, 155

Everly Brothers, 33, 74, 82, 97

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 42, 206

“Fever,” 269

Fleetwood Mac, 78, 87, 93

Foreigner, 199

Fox Chase band, 72

Foxe, Cyrinda.
See
Tallarico, Cyrinda Foxe

Freddie and the Dreamers, 45

Frederiksen, Marti, 287, 313, 368

The Fugs (band), 87

“Full Circle,” 286

Geffen Records, 244

Get a Grip
album, 266, 269, 271

Get Your Wings
album, 144-45, 151, 153

The Glitter Queen, 145, 146

“Got to Get You into My Life,” 115

Grab Your Ankles
tour, 207

Grateful Dead, 89, 187

Greatest Salesman in the World
(Mandino), 363

Guess Who, 87, 145

Guitar Hero (video game), 340-41, 342, 343

Guns ’N’ Roses, 351

Halfin, Ross, 336

Hamilton, Terri, 209-10

Hamilton, Tom, 16, 77, 88, 91, 94, 108, 113-14, 131, 158, 167, 168, 187, 189, 210, 215, 222, 237, 239, 249, 269, 270, 283, 284, 285, 289, 290, 335, 336, 360

Hansen, Dick “Rabbit,” 188, 200, 207

Hawkwind band, 145

Heart, 199

“Heart’s Done Time,” 242

Hells Angels, 108, 144

Hendrix, Jimi, 49, 58-59, 67, 68, 99, 107, 110, 115, 312, 362, 373, 376

The Highwaymen, 53

Hoffman School, 24, 25

The Hog Farm, 65

“Hole in My Soul,” 168, 284, 285

Hollywood Vampires band, 275

The Hookers band, 97, 98

Hudson, Mark “Marko,” 114, 154, 265-66, 275-76, 287, 364

Hull, David, 110

Humble Pie, 104

Huxley, Aldous, 9, 66, 150

“I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” 125, 292, 293, 294, 295, 296, 297, 298, 299, 301

Intermedia Sound/Studios, 99, 103, 116

Isley Brothers, 116

J. Geils Band, 369, 371

“Jaded,” 132, 313, 314

Jagger, Mick, 44, 45, 47, 66, 70, 80, 82, 99, 100, 115, 266, 312, 326

The Jam Band, 77, 94

“Janie’s Got a Gun,” 248

Jay and the Americans, 62

Jerett, Elyssa.
See
Perry, Elyssa Jerett

“Joanie’s Butterfly,” 222, 223

Joe Perry Project band, 219, 233

John, Elton, 9, 184

John Fred and His Playboy Band, 70

Jones, Brian, 45, 49, 50, 59, 62, 373

Joplin, Janis, 2, 38-39, 46, 48, 66, 70, 80, 307, 312, 373

Journey, 209

Just Push Play
album, 89, 313, 314

Kalodner, John, 244, 270, 271, 272, 273, 293, 294

Kansas band, 155

Kelleher, Robert “Kelly,” 119, 133-34, 147, 154, 160, 165, 166, 183, 196, 199, 205, 206, 208

The Kettle of Fish, 49