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Is Joining ‘American Idol’ the ‘Stupidest Thing Steven Tyler Has Ever Done’?

Kid Rock thinks so. Here are 10 other options:

"Sang" the National Anthem at the Indianapolis 500 with a harmonica solo at the top, some mangled lyrics, and a black-and-white checkered scarf hanging from his mic stand.

• Twirled himself offstage and into a hospital, and then issued this quote: "I was doing the Tyler shuffle and then I zigged when I should have zagged...AND I slipped, and as I live on the edge...I fell off the edge!"

• Grabbed the PA system at a California Home Depot and serenaded shoppers.

• Developed a fondness for animal prints.

Disney's Rock'n'Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith

• Demanded backstage Aerosmith VIP guest room be decorated "in an Eastern Indian style."

Cocaine.

Dressed up like Santa and delivered the line "I ain't the Easter Bunny" on an episode of Lizzie McGuire.

• Said he'd help rescue Britney Spears during her dark time: "We've got to write a song together, we've got to get busy."

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing."

 

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