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Steven Tyler says he did not have heart attack or seizure
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Steven Tyler in a concert at The Masonic in San Francisco, California, on July 14, 2016. (Shutterstock/File)
R
ock fans are mourning the death of Tom Petty from a cardiac arrest but will be comforted by news about the health of Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler.
Rumors swirled that the 69-year-old could have suffered a heart attack or a seizure after the American band cancelled the remaining four shows of their South American tour.
Tyler has set the record straight on Aerosmith's website.
Read also: Tom Petty, heartland rocker with dark streak, dead at 66
"I give you all an A+ for creative speculations but I certainly did not have a heart attack or a seizure. Sorry to have cut the tour short, but I had to have a procedure that only my doctor in the States could perform."
He did not reveal what his health condition was, saying only: "I promise I'll be back… unfortunately, health does not wait and it's something even I can't schedule around our shows."
This article appeared on The Straits Times newspaper website, which is a member of Asia News Network and a media partner of The Jakarta Post
