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I'm a huge Aerosmith fan.

— Kenny Chesney

Its cool when I meet young guys from other bands who say how much an impact Aerosmith has had on them and how much…

— Steven Tyler

It's lifestyle music. It's not like some secretary who likes some pop song, but can't name who the band is; whereas a heavy metal…

— Rob Zombie

The thing that really stands out in my mind about Aerosmith is that we're still fucking together. Whatever we've done together and whatever we've…

— Aerosmith

If you grew up in my generation, you're going to be influenced by Run DMC, the Beastie Boys and also listen to Metallica -…

— Vanilla Ice

I was a fan of DMC but I was captivated by Run's style, I wanted to be the man. As a kid, when somebody…

— Pimp C

We were accused of sounding like a couple of bands when we started out. Aerosmith was one.

— Mike McCready

I was into hip-hop, growing up early, so I loved Run DMC, LL Cool J, rappers.

— Redfoo

Run DMC brought us out of that underground-only feel. They brought rap above ground and made it respectable as an art form to mainstream…

— Ice Cube

I was a big Pretty Purdie fan. I have heavy rhythm and blues influences, and that is what I bring to the table with…

— Joey Kramer

As far as rap goes, I grew up in Hollis, Queens, so early influences were people like Run DMC and LL Cool J.

— Ja Rule

Steven Tyler isn't in Aerosmith anymore, but his gravestone will probably say something about Aerosmith.

— Patrick Stump