Steven Tyler On His Fall: 'I'm Plain Grateful I Didn't Break My Neck!'

Access Hollywood - August 14, 2009 12:51 AM PDT

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler took a bad fall on August 5, but the star only blames himself for the slip-up.

"I zigged when I should have zagged," Steven said in a statement to Access Hollywood, describing the scene when he fell from the stage during an Aerosmith performance at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in South Dakota.

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"It was one of the best shows we've played in a long time! The band I was slammin' and I was lovin' every minute of it!" Steven said, adding that the performance came after a one-hour rain delay.

The performance was further disrupted by what Steven described as fuses blowing, causing "COMPLETE AUDIO SYSTEM FAILURE!" - but he didn't want to stop the rock.

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"You can even see one [of] the amps frying on YouTube," he continued. "I wasn't gonna go hide under the big top and play 'ROCK STAR' and wait for everything to be fixed. I wanted to go out to the crowd to continue the show."

But then, he slipped.

"I was doing the Tyler shuffle and... as I live on the edge... I fell off the edge!" he said. "I landed upside down, and after twenty stitches on the back of my head, and a broken left shoulder, I just want to say that I' m plain grateful that I didn't break my neck!"

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Still, he added it was only the fourth time he'd fallen during his legendary career.

"In truth, after thousands of live shows, falling off the edge four times ain't too bad," he said, concluding by thanking the fans, his crew, the Buffalo Chip staff and the Sturgis Police Department and Medvac helicopter crew for whisking him away to the Rapid City hospital.

"Most of all," he said, "I want to thank the angel on my shoulder."

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  • lady J.
    ONCE A DRUGGIE ALWAYS ONE...HE REALLY NEEDS TO RETIRE..IT JUST ISNT WHAT IT USE TO BE..AND YES; THEY ARE AND WERE GREAT.
    report abuseposted November 11, 2009 9:16 PM PST
  • Skyelar
    Steven Tyler is so lucky 2 b alive right now!! I mean come on I guess nothing can break him down!! He's 61 years old and he can do a lot more than other 61 year old ppl!! He can dance, sing, scream, and still nothing can happen 2 him!! He's awesome and always has so much energy at every show!! I luv his and Aerosmith's music!! It wouldn't b Aerosmith without Steven
    report abuseposted August 21, 2009 1:55 PM PDT
  • Skyelar
    Steven Tyler is so lucky 2 b alive right now!! I mean come on I guess nothing can break him down!! He's 61 years old and he can do a lot more than other 61 year old ppl!! He can dance, sing, scream, and still nothing can happen 2 him!! He's awesome and always has so much energy at every show!! I luv his and Aerosmith's music!! It wouldn't b Aerosmith without Steven
    report abuseposted August 21, 2009 1:55 PM PDT
  • navymom
    He's 61 years old and still is able to move better than most 20 year-olds!! And he is still the kindhearted, sweet person while he's got everyone trashing him and taking unflattering pics of him and then broadcasting it all over the place. Plus he hasn't lost his "humpty dumpty ass" sense of humor about the whole thing. Give the guy a break and apprecia
    report abuseposted August 18, 2009 9:08 PM PDT
  • hyjlk
    LOL... $99 Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Gucci, Miu Miu, Dior, Hermes, search " hkbagsonline " on google or yahoo, rank first !! ......................exact as Jessica's LV handbags here """"Jacksons story """"" h k b a g s o n l i n e . C o m"""""
    report abuseposted August 14, 2009 3:57 PM PDT
  • Kato
    "Zigged when you should of zagged?" Steven is past his expiration date!
    report abuseposted August 14, 2009 3:09 PM PDT
  • miss sheila
    and there ya have it ladies and germs....a typical rock star thinkin rock is all there is....NOT! dude, try and b careful next time 4 real and yeah ya cudda been really hurt but by THE GRACE OF GOD, you came out of it pretty good considering......!
    report abuseposted August 14, 2009 5:42 AM PDT
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    report abuseposted August 14, 2009 5:10 AM PDT
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  • ßèè†lèjµî¢è
    He just got off the drugs 2. Finished rehab for the last falls he had. Guess he's back on the wagon of fentenol and oxycotin again.
    report abuseposted August 14, 2009 5:00 AM PDT
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