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Aerosmith

An American rock group. Although Aerosmith members are often called the "bad boys from Boston," this city is not native to any of the members. Steven Tallarico (Tyler), Joe Perry, and Tom Hamilton first met in the town of Sunapee in the late 1960s. The first came from New York, the second from Massachusetts, and the third from New Hampshire. In 1970, the guys decided to join in a band and found that Boston would be an ideal base for them. Guitarist Brad Whitford and drummer Joey Kramer completed the lineup, and in 1973 Aerosmith recorded their self-titled debut album. Over the next few years, the band released a number of successful records, toured a lot, and enjoyed great popularity, but then faced problems of drug and alcohol addiction, which almost became the cause of their breakup. During the difficult period of 1979–1984, Perry and Whitford left Aerosmith, but largely thanks to the efforts of manager Tim Collins, the original lineup was restored, and the group effectively revived. Since then, Aerosmith have achieved even more than in the 70s. By 2008, 150 million albums had been sold, 66.5 million of them in the United States, which at that time was the highest result among American bands playing hard rock, and the second in the world after the Australians AC/DC. In terms of the number of gold, platinum, and multi-platinum albums, Aerosmith are first among American bands. 21 of the group's songs hit the Top 40, 9 occupied first places in mainstream charts, and the group received 4 Grammys. Aerosmith have had a strong influence on the development of different musical directions, combining elements of hard rock, heavy metal, pop music, glam, and blues in their work. In 2001, they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.