Steven Tyler, lead singer of Aerosmith, has walked his way into rehab. Pun intended.

Steven Tyler, the charismatic 60-year-old frontman for longtime Boston rockers Aerosmith and father of actress Liv Tyler, has reportedly checked himself into Las Encinas Hospital’s drug rehabilitation clinic in Pasadena, California, according to TMZ.com. At press time, a spokesperson for the band could not be reached for comment.

The treatment center is where noted addiction medicine specialist and radio talk-show host Dr. Drew Pinsky practices. It also served as the stage for Pinsky’s “Celebrity Rehab” reality series.

While the report wasn’t specific, Tyler, who once said, “Four rehabilitation centers for drug abuse later, I’ve been able to take a long, hard look at my behavior,” is said to be receiving treatment for substance abuse.

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Steven was notorious for his drug and alcohol abuse in the 70’s and 80’s, but has been clean since around 1986. He and the guitarist from Aerosmith were called the ‘Toxic Twins’ because of their substance abuse. Wikipedia has no exact date for Steven being clean, but it also says that Steven has checked into rehab this time with his girlfriend, Erin Brady. I can’t find any reference to this elsewhere, but it could be true. I’m not sure if someone is trying to imply that his girlfriend could have been the one who introduced him to the drugs after 20 yeas of being clean.

This is pretty rotten timing for going into a treatment program, as Steven’s daughter Liv Tyler is going through a divorce right now, and doesn’t really need her dad entering rehab to add to her troubles.

Steven publicly revealed two years ago that he had hepatitis C, but says he cleared it from his system.

Picture note by Celebitchy: Steven Tyler is shown at MusiCares on 5/9/08. He’s not looking sober here.