--- description: Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler has asked President Trump to stop using his songs during rallies for the third time in three years. title: Yet Again, Steven Tyler Tells President Trump to Stop Playing Aerosmith at Rallies image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf015a0f9a093a8c6/69893875ab6d7770f16b37ca/steven-tyler-donald-trump-letter.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [White House](/tag/white-house/) ## White House Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Yet Again, Steven Tyler Tells President Trump to Stop Playing Aerosmith at Rallies by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 12, 2023 6:02 PM CUTPublished: Aug 22, 2018 11:43 PM CUT  Steven Tyler of Aerosmith attends the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on August 20, 2018 in New York City. Steven Tyler of Aerosmith attends the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards at Radio City Music Hall on August 20, 2018 in New York City.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—FilmMagic by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Updated: Dec 12, 2023 6:02 PM CUTPublished: Aug 22, 2018 11:43 PM CUT Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler has, for the third time, asked President Trump to stop using his songs during rallies. The Aerosmith song “Livin’ on the Edge” played at a Trump rally in Charleston, W.Va., on Tuesday, prompting the band frontman to send a letter to the White House through his attorneys. “Mr. Trump does not have our client’s permission to use any of our client’s music, including ‘Livin’ on the Edge,'” says the cease and desist letter. > [](https://twitter.com/Acosta/status/1032008545062055938) It’s not the first time such a skirmish has come up between Tyler and Trump. The president was twice asked in 2015 [not to use Aerosmith’s “Dream On”](http://time.com/4069436/donald-trump-steven-tyler-dream-on/ "undefined") during his campaign. Citing the [Lanham Act](https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/lanham%5Fact "undefined"), which prohibits false advertising, attorneys for Tyler said Trump using Aerosmith’s music sows confusion among the band’s fans and implies that Tyler supports the president. “As we have made clear numerous times, Mr. Trump is creating the false impression that our client has given his consent for the use of his music, and even that he endorses the presidency of Mr. Trump,” the letter says. “By using ‘Livin’ On The Edge’ without our client’s permission, Mr. Trump is falsely implying that our client, once again, endorses his campaign and/or his presidency, as evidenced by actual confusion seen from the reactions of our client’s fans all over social media.” According to the letter, Trump requires Tyler’s written permission to use his music. Tyler, using all caps, weighed in on the matter on Twitter: > [](https://twitter.com/IamStevenT/status/1032376949358788608) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5375337/steven-tyler-trump-aerosmith-songs-rallies/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5375337/steven-tyler-trump-aerosmith-songs-rallies/"},"headline":"Yet Again, Steven Tyler Tells President Trump to Stop Playing Aerosmith at Rallies","datePublished":"2018-08-22T23:43:43.000Z","dateModified":"2023-12-12T18:02:07.000Z","description":"Trump played \"Livin' on the Edge\" at a recent rally in West Virginia","url":"https://time.com/5375337/steven-tyler-trump-aerosmith-songs-rallies/","keywords":["White House","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf015a0f9a093a8c6/69893875ab6d7770f16b37ca/steven-tyler-donald-trump-letter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf015a0f9a093a8c6/69893875ab6d7770f16b37ca/steven-tyler-donald-trump-letter.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"2018 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals","caption":"2018 MTV Video Music Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Axelle/Bauer-Griffin—FilmMagic","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/white-house/","name":"White House"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5375337/steven-tyler-trump-aerosmith-songs-rallies/","name":"Yet Again, Steven Tyler Tells President Trump to Stop Playing Aerosmith at Rallies"}}]}] ```