Aerosmith Warns Donald Trump Over 'Dream On' Use
Steven Tyler's reps send Republican frontrunner's campaign a cease-and-desist letter over song featuring at rallies
By Daniel Kreps October 11, 2015



Donald Trump has already drawn the ire of artists like Neil Young and R.E.M. for using their music at the Republican frontrunner's campaign stops without permission, and now another rock legend is threatening legal action against the mogul: Aerosmith has filed a cease-and-desist letter to Trump demanding that the candidate stop using "Dream On" at his rallies.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, it was singer Steven Tyler's reps specifically who sent the legal notice. "Trump for President does not have our client's permission to use 'Dream On' or any of our client’s other music in connection with the Campaign because it gives the false impression that he is connected with or endorses Mr. Trump's presidential bid," the cease-and-desist letter read.
This was actually Trump's second warning: He was initially asked to refrain from utilizing "Dream On" after an August 21st rally in Mobile, Alabama, yet Trump continued to play the track at rallies, including his stops in Las Vegas – where he air-drummed along with "Dream On" – and Atlanta this weekend. This time around, Tyler's legal team gave Trump a 24-hour window warning the mogul's campaign, "If Trump for President does not comply with our demands, our client will be forced to pursue any and all legal or equitable remedies which our client may have against you."

Whereas it's common for Republicans to receive blowback for using songs written by liberal-leaning artists, the GOP would likely feel more comfortable employing Aerosmith's music, especially considering that guitarist Joe Perry proclaimed that he is a "definite old-school Republican" in a 2012 interview. However, this could be a case where either the band collectively wants to stay politically neutral, or Perry or Tyler support a non-Trump Republican as the GOP presidential candidate.