Steven Tyler says fall was not drug related
Steven Tyler has assured worried fans that his latest health woe has nothing to do with drugs or alcohol, insisting he was sober when he took a fall in the shower.
The Aerosmith frontman was hospitalised in Paraguay on Tuesday after knocking out his teeth and suffering cuts on his face.
He underwent dental surgery and made a triumphant return to the stage on Wednesday, blaming the situation on food poisoning.
Opening up about the incident for the first time, Tyler reveals the fal was simply an accident and nothing to do with substances, as rumoured.
During a phone interview with US Today, he explained: "I got four stitches... Well you know, quite frankly, I just passed out. I was in the shower and I got nauseous and I started to get sick and I just fell on my face... And I woke up with the water running on me, wondering where the hell I was. And the next thing you know, my tour manager was calling the American embassy and we found the best hospital. It was like one-stop shopping. They stitched up my eye, they did a little plastic surgery and they fixed my tooth all in one fellow swoop."
While Tyler understands why followers may question the story due to his past problems, he insists he hasn't fallen off the wagon.
He added: "Being in the (recovery) programme that I'm in, it's something that we have to accept. I went public with my problems only to address them straight on. So people thinking that (I was drunk/high) is natural and normal.
"We flew last night from Paraguay, after that incident, and... we're in Argentina for two hours (sic). And if anybody knew anybody that used substances, they wouldn't be up the hour after, having a talk with Matt Lauer and the rest of America. But you know, it's nothing that I don't understand, I get that people think that, it still bothers me a little but it's something I'll have to deal with for the rest of my life."
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