“No, man! If we had had this level of success in the 70s we would not be here now. We would never have survived it”: The wild story of Aerosmith’s Pump, the album that turned them into superstars all over again

Aerosmith’s Joe Perry and Steven Tyler posing for a photograph in 1989.

Aerosmith‘s late 80s resurgence saw them become even bigger than they were in their 70s heyday – and 1989’s Pump sealed their return to superstar status. This is the story of the album that turbo-charged their unlikely second act.