LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler is asking Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop using the power ballad “Dream On” at campaign events.
Attorneys for Tyler sent a second cease-and-desist letter to Trump’s campaign committee on Saturday.
The letter says that Trump does “not have our client’s permission to use ‘Dream On'” or any of Tyler’s other songs and that it “gives the false impression that he is connected with or endorses Mr. Trump’s presidential bid.”
Tyler, who is a registered Republican, attended the GOP contenders’ first debate in August.
Attorney Dina LaPolt said in a statement that the letter is not a “political” or “personal issue with Mr. Trump,” but it’s one of permission and copyright.
Representatives for Trump did not immediately respond to request for comment.
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Why is it always the "capital"l trumps everything GOPers who are always the ones stealing music?
Dream On? Considering Trump’s statements about his daughter, I’d have thought Janie’s Got a Gun would have been his campaign’s Aerosmith song of choice.
come on, is there a more apt song for trump getting the nomination than “dream on”?
Honestly, how many times do these Republican campaign geniuses have to be told that rockers – save for the decrepit, no-talent types like Ted Nugent – don’t want their music associated with the GOP? The campaign managers go on stealing material as though there were no protections for private property.
In fact, why don’t these Republican planners restrict themselves to Nugent’s discography as suitable GOP soundtrack material? It seems to me that any one of “Yank Me, Crank Me,” “Jailbait” and “Habitual Offender” would set the proper mood for these idiot hootenannies.
Perfect! I really have to begin using that myself!