Steven Tyler Got Ugly

Steven Tyler has admitted that things got "ugly" before his departure and return to Aerosmith.

The singer quit the band last year only to come back while the group were searching for a replacement.

Speaking to The AP, Tyler claimed that many factors contributed to Aerosmith's tumultuous 2009.

"Being in Aerosmith is like living on the tail of a comet. I've had a lot of injuries over the last couple of years," he said.

He added: "I had ACL reconstruction on my knee... operations on my feet, my mom passed away. A lot of things came to play that made it easy for me to abuse some things."

Tyler said that he had to look past other band members who chose to speak to the press about his personal struggles.

He explained: "Even though some of the people in the band were going public with some of the stuff which turned very ugly, I managed to pull it all back together again and say, 'Look, let's just get out there and be the band that we know we are and not argue about this crap anymore'."

Aerosmith are currently on tour in the UK. The band kick off a US tour on July 23 in Oakland, CA.

Story courtesy of Digital Spy