Consistent problems with certain substances tended to overshadow Aerosmith’s output in the seventies, but they still made hit after hit. Frontman Steven Tyler, in particular, had big problems keeping himself in check.
He had to enter rehab in the eighties, which helped reignite the band. Their 1989 album “Pump” sold over five million copies in the U.S. alone and also produced three top-ten hits. Tyler’s performance, in particular, was award-winning, earning the band its first Grammy award. Of course, the band had a good number of hits before this, but it shot the band into the upper level of rock musicians.
Jon Bon Jovi
Unlike many of the rock bands and teen music heartthrobs from the eighties, Jon Bon Jovi never went off the rails. When his band Bon Jovi started in 1983, the band's success boomed from the word go. They started recording albums and performing worldwide sold-out tours, and their list of hits is spectacular, including “Livin' On A Prayer” and “It's My Life.”
To date, the band has sold more than a hundred million records worldwide. Jon was a standout musician, able to create both soulful rhythms and blistering solos from his guitar. He's been called one of the most powerful and influential people in the music business and the sexiest rock star in the world.
Jon Bon Jovi Today
Jon Bon Jovi still tours around the world, happy to perform for his millions of adoring fans. Aside from his music, Bon Jovi has also become big in the philanthropy world. He often makes public appearances for the American Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, and his own charity, The Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation, which works to address hunger and homelessness in the United States.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2018 after winning the 2017 fan ballot with over eleven million votes. He has been married to his wife Dorothea since 1989 and has three sons.
Steven Tyler of Aerosmith - Today
Tensions in the band had always been there, and between 2009 and 2010, they reached an all-time high. Tyler relapsed into his bad habits, fell off the stage during a performance, and then joined “American Idol” as a judge without telling them. Thankfully, after more treatment, the band came back together to make more music.
Tyler and his songwriting partner Joe Perry won the ASCAP Founders Award and joined the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Tyler wasn't done, releasing his first solo album in 2016, “We're All Somebody from Somewhere.” While the album was nothing mind-blowing, it got generally favorable reviews. It got to number one on the US Top Country Albums list.
Gwen Stefani of No Doubt
Surprising as it might be, Stefani got her start as part of the rock band No Doubt, which released the hits “Don't Speak” and “Just a Girl” to great acclaim in the mid-nineties. Gwen's difficult relationship with fellow band member Tony Kanal was big tabloid news.
The band is still active, but Gwen ventured into a solo career in pop music, releasing her first studio album, “Love. Angel. Music. Baby.” in 2004. The album included the hits “Hollaback Girl” and “Rich Girl.” It was number seventy-two on the US Billboard 200 for the entire decade.