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The Aerosmith frontman, along with Jennifer Lopez, power the new season of American Idol - which has its premiere tomorrow night! - and last night he stopped by Letterman to dish about being a judge on the show and, uh, drugs!

Steven Tyler reveals the following:

    "It's not any news here about my drug use and addictions in the past. A couple years ago, I was [snorting] Lunesta because of some problems with my feet. That shows you what kind of a drug addict I was, only the finest for me... I was looking for any excuse to get high."


Tyler fell off a stage in South Dakota during a 2009 concert, breaking his shoulder. The injury led to a number of tour date cancellations.

And why did the singer finally decide to come on American Idol? "I get to sit next to J.Lo."