In a new conversation with AARP, Tom Hamilton talked about Aerosmith’s plans to make a new record with Steven Tyler.
“On the hope scale, I’m somewhere between 7 and 9,” the bassist replied when asked how likely Aerosmith is to do something. “We won’t be doing any tours from now on, but I’ll always have hope that other types of opportunities will come along.”
Hamilton added, “This isn’t the first time black clouds have been on our horizon — and somehow the sun managed to come out. Time and hope are all we have at the moment.”
Later in the conversation, the rocker was also asked whether they could make a new album if Tyler’s doctors said he was okay. “So far there hasn’t been any talk about a new Aerosmith album,” Tom responded.
In March 2022, Aerosmith planned to restart their residency in June, but they had to cancel shows because Tyler went to rehab. In August 2024, the band announced they were retiring from touring because the frontman couldn’t recover from a throat injury.
Hamilton also discussed replacing Tyler in a recent chat with Charlie Kendall’s Metalshop. The bassist said, “First let me start by clearing up some information on Steven’s injury. We were playing the third show of our ‘Peace Out’ tour last September. During the third song of the set Steven had a fall that resulted in a fracture to his larynx. Somehow he finished the show.”
He continued, “Don’t ask me how. It’s a testament to his strength and desire to give the people what they came for. It wasn’t a case of him blowing his throat out by doing something wrong.”
“He has been healing well and working his a** off to get ready to go back out on the road but it just wasn’t possible,” Hamilton then noted. “We don’t know what the future holds but it won’t include touring.”
Hamilton also shared if there were any talks about getting a new singer, explaining, “There’s been no talk at all about going on the road with another singer. I can’t imagine it.”
Joe Perry also previously talked about what’s next for Tyler and Aerosmith. Perry revealed that new Aerosmith music is possible, and they’re also working on remixing early tracks and finding outtakes.