Aerosmith rocker Steven Tyler, seen on May 9 at a benefit concert, has checked himself into a rehab clinic in Pasadena, Calif. -- the same facility where VH1's 'Celebrity Rehab' took place, TMZ reports.
The Web site TMZ.com reported on Wednesday the 60-year-old rocker sought treatment for an unspecified substance abuse problem at Aurora Las Encinas Hospital. The Pasadena clinic's physicians include high-profile addiction medicine specialist Drew Pinsky.A publicist for Aerosmith said she did not know about the report.Earlier this month, Tyler performed at a concert in Hollywood to raise money for a charity that helps addicts in the music industry. He has long drawn on his own death-defying experiences to counsel people dealing with the disease.Tyler and his bandmates raised the bar for rock 'n' roll excess during the '70s -- an era not known for its self-restraint -- while they rocked the charts with such songs as "Walk this Way" and "Back in the Saddle." He and guitarist Joe Perry, the band's creative forces, were dubbed the "Toxic Twins."After self-destructing by the end of the decade, and enduring a few years in the wilderness, the band slowly launched a hugely successful comeback, with a carefully structured drug-free environment in place.Cyrus Mum on Photos at Disney Concert
