he called joe perry, joe f-ing perry. >> jimmy: yeah. >> they're the toxic twins. toxic twins. a piano. and he - he -- every time i'd ask him a question, he'd turn and go into, like -- you know, these classic aerosmith -- >> jimmy: "dream on" or something? >> "dream on." it was fantastic. >> jimmy: we actually have a clip of you and steven tyler. >> do you? >> jimmy: it's very funny. here's matt lauer with steven tyler. >> i'm going to start with the title, because it's the first thing that caught my attention. does the noise in my head bother you? what's the noise in your head? >> okay, it goes like this -- or it could go like this. ♪ it will take about an hour i'll tell you all a story about me and matt lauer and drugs ♪ no, we'll leave it at that. that will be all over -- >> jimmy: is that there are constantly? >> pretty much, yeah. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the "today" show! >> oh, he's the best. >> jimmy: great job. great job. the "today" show wall-to-wall royal wedding, friday starting at 4:00 a.m. matt lauer, everybody. we'll be right back with miran

here's what you write in the book about joe perry -- "we're polar twins. we're total opposites. joe's a creep. i'm an [ bleep ]." you mean that in the nicest way, i would imagine. >> i don't mean that in a bad way. >> is it fair to say that you two have spent as much time fighting over the course of your time together as loving each other? >> well, you see, he plays guitar and he plays it in such a way where i'm addicted to it. he's aerosmith. if he goes -- ♪ i go -- ♪ love in an elevator so it's magic. what, am i going to fight it? >> you write in the book about lsd. >> mm-hmm. >> and this is not the drug? >> oh, no. >> no. lsd is? >> lead singer disorder. >> and you had it, right? >> well, i think we all do, as lead singers, right? i mean, we front the band. so, therefore, why don't they listen to us? we know everything. >> yeah, big ego? >> yeah, of course. >> tough to work with? >> yeah. >> made trouble when you could have made peace? >> yeah. because all my life, being a big mouth, being a type "a" personality, always stopping people and going, no, no, no, wait, wait, wait

. >> reporter: joe perry parks his truck at 6:00 a.m. yesterday. when he came back, he found the gas cap open. >> i thought my gas was stolen. >> reporter: when he got into his truck, his gas gauge confirmed his suspicions. >> it was a full tank that day, it was at about a half tank. >> the equivalent of $50 siphoned out of the tank. >> i was pretty surprised, pretty surprised that people go in the broad daylight and do that. >> reporter: this man says the same happened to his friend who parked his car in the same lot last week. [ speaking in foreign language ] his gas gap was tossed on the floor and there was gasoline on the ground next to the car, he explained. we found three other cars with gas tanks open. php says so far perry is the only person to call about gas theft at this park and ride and the 45 others across the area, but they have alerted offers about the problem. >> it appears to be an isolated incident, but we remember when gas prices spiked, we had many reports in the park and ride lots and other places. >> reporter: if you have a ga

. >> reporter: joe perry parks his truck at 6:00 a.m. yesterday. when he came back, he found the gas cap open. >> i thought my gas was stolen. >> reporter: when he got into his truck, his gas gauge confirmed his suspicions. >> it was a full tank that day, it was at about a half tank. >> the equivalent of $50 siphoned out of the tank. >> i was pretty surprised, pretty surprised that people go in the broad daylight and do that. >> reporter: this man says the same happened to his friend who parked his car in the same lot last week. [ speaking in foreign language ] his gas gap was tossed on the floor and there was gasoline on the ground next to the car, he explained. we found three other cars with gas tanks open. php says so far perry is the only person to call about gas theft at this park and ride and the 45 others across the area, but they have alerted offers about the problem. >> it appears to be an isolated incident, but we remember when gas prices spiked, we had many reports in the park and ride lots and other places. >> reporter: if you have a ga

was part of the job, tyler could have won employee of the year for his stormy relationship with joe perryher? >> well, see, he plays guitar in such a way where i'm addicted to it. there is no one like him. he's my own keith. my own clapton. he's there. he's aerosmith. he plays the licks and i go, whoa, wait! [ scatting ] ♪ love in an elevator >> it just works. do that again! so it's magic. what, am i going to fight it? >> oh, yeah. the guy in the skin tight pants is also a grandfather, although the road to paving a relationship with his two eldest daughters, actress liv and model mia has not been easy. >> you write about how drugs robbed you of spirituality and compassion only to realize you lost liv and mia as well. i cried when they for gave me for past behaviors but i will be working on it for the rest of my life. >> that's what drugs did. it took my children away, my life away, my band away. took my marriages away. i was on my knees. ♪ don't want to close my eyes >> tyler has been sober for a year and a half. even he says he's lucky to be alive. in the book you say you're 63 and it to