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Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler back in rehab

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler has entered rehab for the second time in as many years, he said on Tuesday, after his estranged band mates went public with their concerns about his health.

Tyler, 61, said in a statement to People magazine that he was receiving treatment at an undisclosed facility for pain management and an addiction to prescription painkillers resulting from 10 years of performance injuries.

"With the help of my family and team of medical professionals, I am taking responsibility for the management of my pain and am eager to be back on the stage and in the recording studio with my band mates," he said.

Aerosmith has a history of drugs, debauchery and divisions and Tyler's announcement is the latest development in an unusually public soap opera that pitted him against his colleagues of 40 years. The feud, centered in part on Tyler's plans to record a solo album, threatened to derail one of America's most successful rock bands. But Tyler's statement indicated that he was ready to come in from the cold.

"I love Aerosmith; I love performing as the lead singer in Aerosmith," he said. "I am grateful for all of the support and love I am receiving and am committed to getting things taken care of."

Aerosmith was forced to cancel a disastrous summer tour after Tyler fell off the stage mid-song and broke his shoulder. Several shows already had been scrapped when Tyler injured his leg. His colleagues expressed little sympathy, instead attacking his behavior and suggested he was back on drugs.

In May 2008 Tyler entered rehab, saying he needed a "safe environment" to deal with worse-than-expected pain after a series of foot surgeries.

"He has a well documented history of drug abuse and I find myself very suspicious," guitarist Brad Whitford told Reuters last month. "I haven't seen him do this or ... have any personal knowledge but the isolation is very typical of addictive behavior and his -- what I call -- irrational behavior."