I have to be Steven Tyler from American Idol tomorrow at school.
I did not watch AI this year, so I don’t know the kind of stuff he did. What catch phrases did he use? What are his mannerisms? Anyone have clips of him doing his wacky stuff?
Note: I know. He likes the ladies and did drugs. I need things that are going to be acceptable for 7th grade.
Thanks for any help!
Use no adjective other than “beautiful.” Occasionally have someone bleep you.
A very mild pothead demeanor might help.
I’m not sure if I can do his “scream”, but that would be hilarious for the kids.
You could fall off the stage (using proper safety equipment, of course!:p)
Did this happen? I’ll do it if it happened.
You should dress like your grandmother.
If it was 1965.
And she was going to the beach.
Oh yeah, most famously at the Buffalo Chip in South Dakota.
Also, Joe Perry hip-checked him off the stage in a concert in Toronto last year.
Wear scarves around your neck and tie one around something on your desk to mimic the way he always wraps one around his microphone.
Here’ssome examples of the kinds of things he says on the show.
He’s also famous for scatting so you can randomly burst out with “shoo be doo bop bop bah” type of stuff.
Too bad you don’t have more time or I’d suggest getting some wax lips but I imagine you’d have to order those online from somewhere.
Make sure to take pictures and share them with us!
He wears his daughter Livs blouses.
He was actually very nice to all the contestants. He did say a lot of silly things, but had to be bleeped a lot. I’d say, just be nice and flamboyant. Long hair with feathers, flowy scarves, colorful slacks too. It sounds like fun. Maybe you could lip sync some of his music if you can’t do his scream.
I think he means on American Idol. The kids likely have no other real experience of the guy.
When you’re addressing a contestant, raise your chin up higher than a normal person would and move your head side to side slowly. Narrow your eyes, and use a lot of lipwork. Praise everyone indiscriminately.
Sorry, but this is a pet peeve. Bebe Buell was impregnated by Tyler during an affair she had with him while she was living with Todd Rundgren. Todd forgave Bebe and accepted the child as his own. When they finally broke up, Liv was mostly raised by Bebe’s parents, but Todd paid for her schooling. Liv only found out that Todd wasn’t her biological father when she was 11 and met Mia Tyler.
I’m an uncle to one adopted niece and two adopted nephews. Biology is vastly overrated. Todd Rundgren is her “father”. Stephen Tyler is her sperm donor.
Hey, I have two adopted kids. I get the difference. 
Wait, two? When did this happen?
We pick up the second kid in about 6 months or so.
Hey, we had a great time pretending to be the judges today.
I looked up a bunch of “tylerisms” on the web and the kids thought it was hilarious to listen to my rambling nonsense. It was great.
I’m not trying to be jerk, and I realize your sentiment is completely correct, but, uh, she goes by Liv Tyler. Because Steven Tyler is her biological father, and she has developed a close relationship with him.
Just because somebody is removed from a portion of their child’s life (willingly or otherwise) doesn’t make them NOT a father, either.
From what I understand, until she was 13, she went by Liv Rundgren. It may have been as simple as Tyler being easier to spell.
Granted. But Tyler was not there for her during her developmental years. Tyler never changed her diapers. Tyler was too fucked up on drugs, so Rundgren rose to the challenge. One of these men is a “father” and the other is a “dad”.
Todd has maintained close relations with all four of his kids - Liv, Rex and Randy who he had with Karen Darvin, and Rebop who he had with his wife Michelle - going so far as to maintain two houses, side by side, one for him and Michelle, and one for Karen and his sons.
You’ll probably think this is terribly judgmental, but if the “parents” of my niece or nephews showed up, I don’t think they would have much right to suddenly start being involved in their lives.
