“When Steven Tyler wrote his memoir, he completely diminished me by saying, ‘Well, everything was already written’ and I just added a few words,” Child, 69, said of Aerosmith’s 1987 hit.
“When Joe Perry wrote about ‘Dude’ in his autobiography, he said, ‘Well, Desmond just came up with the title.’”That wasn’t all.
After “I Was Made for Lovin’ You,” which Child wrote with Paul Stanley of Kiss, became a smash for that band, he asserted that Gene Simmons “started saying in every interview, ‘We hired guards in front of the studio to keep Desmond Child out,’ because he hated that song so much.
Why would you attack a person who put money in your pocket?” (In an interview, Stanley confirmed the anecdote.)
people locked in the closet.
Persons:
Bon, ”, Ricky Martin’s “, Katy Perry —, Desmond Child’s, “, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, Desmond, ’, Child, Paul Stanley of Kiss, Gene Simmons “, ‘, Desmond Child, Stanley, Blanche Dubois, Anjelica Huston, ’ ”
Organizations:
Kiss
Locations:
Cuban