"Green": I hate all my f**king songs. It's not that I hate them, it's just that either I change and don't feel the personal connection anymore, or I've gone through such sh*t to make the song happen, that it's like re-living that time you had to pull a rusty hook out of your foot, and couldn't. Such a song is "Green". I wrote the song 10 years ago. What I mean is I heard the music, the melodies, the arrangement, the instrumentation, and the feeling I got from the song and the message of the words that needed to be written, in my head - just needed to get it out of my head and fill in the missing pieces. Had the music ready for the "Uncool" album I was writing for, but could not get the right words. Nothing said it like it needed to be said. I had to search. I searched for 4 years, sleeping each night with a notebook behind my head, and would sometimes wake up at 4am out of a deep sleep and write down a phrase. I finally had the words, depicting what I saw inside.

"To have your feet done, to have your leg done, you have to be on narcotics," Tyler told The Associated Press on Friday. "You have to be on sleep aids at night. I don't know about Joe (Perry) but I was off and running and I didn't like the me that was me."

It is worth noting that they have previously listed its availability as September 2007, February 2008, and December 2008.

The drummer for everyone's fave 80's hair band, Poison, was arrested in March on a rape warrant out of Mississippi as he got off a flight from New Zealand at LAX. 46-year-old Rikki Rockett was busted by the Airport Division of the LAPD as he was going through customs.

X, real name Earl Simmons, was popped back on June 23 for driving without a valid driver's license ... and on May 9 on seven misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty and four felony drug possession charges.

Incubus is planning to take a break while its members pursue a variety of endeavors. On Aug. 23, guitarist Mike Einziger will unveil an orchestral piece in concert at Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA in Los Angeles. more

The Qu�bec City Summer Festival (Le Festival d'�t� de Qu�bec), in conjunction with the Soci�t� du 400e anniversaire de Qu�bec have booked hard rock legends Van Halen to kick off the festivities on Thursday, July 3rd. more

It worked for Santana, now George Clinton is getting by with a little help from his friends on his next album -- a list that includes the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Carlos Santana, Sly Stone, RZA, System Of A Down bassist Shavo Odadjian, El DeBarge and gospel singer Kim Burrell. more

Count Grishnackh (real name Varg Vikernes) who is currently serving a 21-year jail sentence for murdering Mayhem guitarist Oystein "Euronymous" Aarseth and setting fire to three churches in 1993 - has been denied parole by the Norwegian justice system for the second time. more

Vermont-based hardcore skate punk act My Revenge will play their final show on July 19th. The gig will double as the record release party for their final Thorp released LP Strength Through Nonviolence. The show will take place on July 19th at the Bristol Hub Skatepark in Bristol, Vermont with guests Black SS, Unrestrained, ANS, and Fight Back. band's comments

Guitarist Joe Satriani has announced a full scale tour with legendary heavy rock band Mountain, featuring Leslie West and Corky Laing supporting, beginning in early October. dates

At one point, according to the article, Pearcy lost his balance and fell into the crowd before being helped back to the stage by the venue's security personnel, only to fall backwards. He then got up and resumed singing as if nothing had happened.

A spokesman at the festival said there would subsequently be no investigation. Founder Michael Eavis defended the star, saying she had appeared to lash out after being touched by a fan.

"Alex is stepping down from his lead guitar post in BTA. Cornerstone this year will be his last show with us. He has been a huge asset to the band for over 2 years and will be missed by those of us in the band and fans of the band alike. Alex is going to be re-focusing all of his musical energy on Aletheian. If you are going to be at Cornerstone this year make sure to stop by and say thank you to Alex for all that he has done for BTA.

"We were unloading the van in Vancouver on Tuesday night when some cops approached us and told us they knew we had stayed in Canada much longer than we had clearance for. In a matter of minutes a another cop in a paddywagon arrived, and two immigration officers showed up.