{"id":803457,"date":"2020-01-25T13:05:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-25T20:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=942954"},"modified":"2020-01-25T13:05:28","modified_gmt":"2020-01-25T20:05:28","slug":"aerosmith-enlist-cheap-trick-jonas-brothers-kesha-and-john-legend-for-grammy-musicares-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/aerosmith-enlist-cheap-trick-jonas-brothers-kesha-and-john-legend-for-grammy-musicares-tribute\/","title":{"rendered":"Aerosmith Enlist Cheap Trick, Jonas Brothers, Kesha and John Legend for Grammy MusiCares Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Everyone\u2019s Sunday best made an early appearance for Friday night\u2019s MusiCares<\/a> event at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It didn\u2019t matter if you were a music business attorney or host Russell Brand; your hairspray was extra-strength and your shoes were shining. And since the charity, now in its 30th year as a part of the Recording Academy, decided to celebrate the music and philanthropic efforts of Aerosmith<\/a>, there was far more animal print and bedazzled satin than years past.<\/p>\n

During the silent auction, guests bid on a variety of goodies that included guitars signed by Dixie Chicks, Sammy Hagar, Dave Grohl, Lady Gaga, Melissa Etheridge and Shawn Mendes alongside classic photos of everyone from Jimmy Page and Janis Joplin to Metallica and Nirvana, music-related art, gear, fancy travel packages, jewelry and the ability to spend one hour in Steven Tyler<\/a>\u2019s closet. (Okay, that last part wasn\u2019t true, but a writer can dream.)<\/p>\n

Amazon\u2019s Steve Boom \u2013 in his first year as chair of MusiCares \u2013 touched on the organization\u2019s mission and introduced the entertainment. Boom discussed the unfortunate darkness that hides behind the music industry<\/a>\u2019s veil of glamour and reminded everyone that \u201cwhen members of the music community need help, MusiCares is there\u2026 Because of you, we\u2019re able to offer programs that provide everything from emergency financial assistance to medical assistance, addiction recovery and disaster relief in times of crisis.\u201d He then brought up Cheap Trick, saying \u201cwhat better way to celebrate an iconic American band than with another iconic American band?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThe world of music is changing. The world in general is changing,\u201d Brand said in his first speech of the night. \u201cJust backstage, there is green juices and vegan cheese!\u201d He pointed out that the mushrooms were nutritional and not magic and admitted to hearing animalistic noises coming from a room before showtime. \u201cI thought, \u2018Yes! The spirit of rock lives on\u2026\u2019 but they were just doing pilates back there.\u201d He insisted that the stage was where the rock and roll really happens. \u201c[The acts] are gonna knock your sexy little socks off, they\u2019re gonna blow your mind, they\u2019re gonna make you go all bendy weak at the knees. The Dionysian spirit of rock WILL be unleashed! But without the self-destruction. Now it\u2019s all about love.\u201d Brand mentioned how special the night was for someone 17 years clean of drink and drugs. \u201cBecause it\u2019s the music industry, I know you know how hard it is. And those of you that ain\u2019t cheering, it\u2019s because you\u2019re fucked up right now. Don\u2019t feel like hypocrites because we\u2019re at MusiCares. Just enjoy it; do it off your hand! Don\u2019t sneak off\u2026 Just know that the safety net of MusiCares will be there when you inevitably shrivel up.\u201d<\/p>\n

After the laughter, Jonas Brothers made time to serenade guests with Aerosmith\u2019s 1993 ballad \u201cCrazy.\u201d Ashley Bryde, with a smirk that screamed \u201chold my beer,\u201d appeared focused and fully in charge during \u201cDude Looks Like a Lady.\u201d Gavin DeGraw charmed the room, jumping down onto the floor and high-fiving everyone as he sang \u201cWhat It Takes.\u201d He even found Tyler\u2019s dinner table, where he stopped when the singer leaped up to join in with some signature howls. Kesha was accompanied by a classical string section for \u201cJanie\u2019s Got a Gun\u201d \u2013 the namesake of Tyler\u2019s charity, Janie\u2019s Fund. Yola and Gary Clark Jr. incited a standing ovation, showcasing real rock & roll gusto and raw talent.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, John Legend was very John Legend behind a piano for mega-hit \u201cI Don\u2019t Wanna Miss a Thing.\u201d Jessie J insisted there was real pressure going on after Legend; luckily, she has the pipes to handle such a feat. Melissa Etheridge and Nuno Bettencourt made those six-strings their bitches on \u201cWalk This Way.\u201d Speaking of six-strings, Sammy Hagar and Orianthi were electrifying, and Hagar was probably the only person in the room capable of that opening \u201cI\u2019M BAAACK\u201d screech that kicks off \u201cBack in the Saddle.\u201d LeAnn Rimes, Luis Fonsi and Emily King also performed.<\/p>\n

Foo Fighters were the only act given a pair of songs to tackle, injecting some punk into both \u201cLet the Music Do the Talking\u201d and \u201cToys in the Attic.\u201d It got real loud, and Dave Grohl laughed, \u201cI don\u2019t know Steven Tyler fucking screams like that for more than two songs.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Recording Academy\u2019s Tammy Hurt and Christine Albert spoke in replacement of CEO Deb Dugan, who was placed on administrative leave and is currently in the middle of litigation against the Recording Academy. The elephant in the room felt more in-your-face than Tyler\u2019s lips. That said, conversations weren\u2019t really centered on the drama. Industryites see the charitable arm in a different light, and rightfully so. For the most part, Friday was focused on the music.<\/p>\n

Hurt and Albert invited out Tyler\u2019s longtime attorney and friend, Dina LaPolt, and praised her for founding \u201cthe only firm of its stature owned by a sole female attorney.\u201d LaPolt was responsible for introducing the guests of honor, who were given commemorative awards. Drummer Joey Kramer, who attempted to sue the band to allow him to play at tonight\u2019s event and Sunday\u2019s Grammy performance and was barred from performing, appeared arm in arm with Tyler. \u201cPeople only really get interesting when they start to rattle the bars on their cages,\u201d remarked Kramer. Was that statement a reflection of that rock and roll spirit everyone had been channeling, or was the rattling he was referring to going on within? Who knows, but he did go on to express gratitude for MusiCares and his \u201cever-supportive\u201d wife.<\/p>\n

As for the big moment, Aerosmith took everyone back to 1975 with \u201cBig Ten Inch Record\u201d before Tyler morphed from righteous frontman to shimmering pianist for \u201cDream On.\u201d That was when the critically acclaimed H.E.R. got to show off her guitar skills and lent her voice to a verse and a chorus. \u201cSweet Emotion\u201d was, well, sweet. And \u201cTrain Kept A-Rollin\u2019\u201d was a hoot and a holler and everything in between. Everyone on stage seemed to be having a ton of fun, including Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp.<\/p>\n

And people were ready for it, thanks in large part to LaPolt\u2019s speech, which felt inspiring and pumped people back up after five hours of drinking, schmoozing and eating. She reminded everyone why they were there.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat can I say about these guys that you don\u2019t already know?\u201d she said. \u201cIn this crazy business, which has some really high highs and some really low lows, the thing that stabilizes me the most are the sure things. The guys in Aerosmith are a sure thing. You could set your clock to how they work. If they say they\u2019re gonna show up, they show up, and I don\u2019t mean just to play shows. They show up for people they love and care about.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor over a decade now, I\u2019ve been the personal attorney for Steven Tyler, but I feel like Mother Hen for all of Aerosmith. Fifty years these guys have been together! They are brothers. They refer to each other as brothers, and they even fight like brothers. From the first day I met them, I knew they were special. One of the first things I noticed is that Steven Tyler looooves couture, and he and I are the same size\u2026 sometimes. I\u2019ve been known to borrow a Cavalli shirt or two out of his wardrobe. He\u2019s my warrior, my spirit animal. Steven, I love us.<\/p>\n

The second thing I know is that Joe Perry has a picture of his wife, Billie, on his guitar. As a woman in this business, that moved me. And Tom! Tom Hamilton has been married to his wife, Terry, for 45 years! Wow. Brad is such a mentor to his boys, encouraging them to follow their passions and never compromise their happiness. And Joey\u2026 Well, if you know Joey, you know what a big heart Joey has.<\/p>\n

The other important thing I noticed was that they have a lot of people in their lives that they have known for over 60 years, who are still in their lives on a regular and sometimes daily basis.<\/p>\n

However, one of the best things I\u2019ve noticed about the guys in Aerosmith, which is probably the most inspiring thing part about them is that they make their families a priority all the time. They all have wives and children and grandchildren and family friends old and new. And ex wives! And they all do things together all the time. It is inspiring! They show up!<\/p>\n

This is a group of guys that would drive six hours to see someone they love for five minutes. They will make times in their schedules for birthday parties, family dinners, graduations, anniversaries, celebrations, memorials and funerals. They put their families and people they love first no matter what, and they have shown up for me.<\/p>\n

As many of you in this room know, I\u2019ve dedicated most of my professional life to fighting for the rights of music creators to be able to control the rights to their music and be paid a fare wage. Over the past several years, they have always been there to lend their names to this fight. They have signed comment paper after comment paper, letter after letter. They\u2019ve appeared in photo ops with congress people, senators and lobbyists. They are relentless, they\u2019re energy levels are unparalleled and they always do the right thing \u2013 from raising millions of dollars for numerous charities and non-profits, from United We Stand when 911 happened, United to Face Addiction, Band in Boston, Boston Strong, Aspire benefitting Autistic children, Music & Youth Initiative, Starkey Hearing Foundation and Janie\u2019s Fund. The list goes on and on and on. They show up.\u201d<\/p>\n

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