Steven Tyler’s shuffle off of the stage has ended Aerosmith’s summer tour with ZZ Top. Read his full statement inside.

Doctors have ordered that Tyler should allow enough time to let his wounds heal after he broke his shoulder and received 20 stitches into the back of his head.

“Words can’t express the sadness I feel for having to cancel this tour,” guitarist Joe Perry said. “We hope we can get the Aerosmith machine up and running again as soon as possible.”

Steven Tyler has also released the following statement about the accident! “A major thunderstorm had delayed the show for an hour, but after it passed through, the full moon and tens of thousands of my biker buddies were ready to rock! It was one of the best shows we’ve played in a long time! The band was slammin’ and I was lovin’ every minute of it!

“And just as I’m thinking, ‘It doesn’t get any better than this’… FUSES BLOW! We have an COMPLETE AUDIO SOUND SYSTEM FAILURE! (You can even see one of the amps frying on YouTube.)

“We were in the middle of ‘Love In An Elevator’, and the band slowly realized something was up. Well, I wasn’t gonna go hide under the big top and play ROCK STAR and wait for everything to be fixed.

“I wanted to go out to the crowd to continue the show… so, the Train Kept A- Rollin’ and I ran out on the cat walk and grabbed my mic to finish the song. I was doing the Tyler shuffle and then I zigged when I should have zagged…AND I slipped, and as I live on the edge…I fell off the edge!

“I landed upside down, and after twenty stitches on the back of my head, and a broken left shoulder, I just want to say that I’m plain grateful that I didn’t break my neck! In truth, after thousands of live shows, falling off the edge four times ain’t too bad.

“I want to thank all of the fans for your love and support. I also want to thank the Aerosmith crew and the Buffalo Chip staff for taking care of me in a time of need… and the Sturgis Police Department and the Medvac helicopter crew for getting me outta there before I bled to death… and all the doctors and nurses at the Rapid City Hospital for putting my Humpty Dumpty ass back together again.

“And most of all… I want to thank the angel on my shoulder.”