Classic Rock Magazine revealed that at the Classic Rock Roll Of Honour in London last November, Joe Perry asked Paul Rodgers to be the frontman of Aerosmith. You may recall that November was when Aerosmith’s troubles with singer Steven Tyler were just beginning to surface.

I don't see how that could work at all. Paul Rodgers singing Dude Looks Like a Lady? Nope, won't work. I also don't believe Paul would want to be known as "the guy who replaces iconic lead singers." You may remember he replaced Freddy Mercury in Queen + Paul Rodgers.

Besides, Paul is focused on the Bad Company reunion. But Classic Rock Magazine has also revealed Joe Perry has asked Chris Cornell and Billy Idol to front Aerosmith.

This is becoming a joke. While I would probably see all of these versions (Cornell fronted, Rodgers fronted, Idol fronted), it would only be because I wanted to see how they compared to Steven Tyler.

My heels are dug in on this issue. No one should replace Steven as lead singer of Aerosmith. Just wait until he rights his ship and then go out and tour. Every summer in the States doesn't need another Aerosmith tour.

You can read more about the incident at Classic Rock Magazine here.