Aerosmith's Tyler to Undergo Throat Surgery

Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler is scheduled to undergo throat surgery this week. In order to recover, Tyler will not be able to sing for two to three months following the surgery. As a result, the band was forced to cancel the last twelve shows on the North American leg of their Rockin' the Joint tour.

A statement on the band's official site (aeroforceone.com) said, "Despite AEROSMITH's desire to keep the tour going as long as possible, TYLER's doctors advised him not to continue performing in order to give his voice time to recover. TYLER will be on total vocal rest and can not perform for an extended period of time. AEROSMITH--TYLER, JOE PERRY, BRAD WHITFORD, TOM HAMILTON and JOEY KRAMER--apologize and regret any inconvenience to their fans."