**AITA for Telling My Bandmates to Pipe Down Because I'm Trying to "Preserve My Iconic Screech" While I'm Three Hours Late to Rehearsal and They Find Me in the Jacuzzi, Mid-Dominant Hand Foot Photo Shoot?**

AITA for telling my bandmates to pipe down because I’m trying to “preserve my iconic screech” while I’m three hours late to rehearsal and they find me in the jacuzzi, mid-dominant hand foot photo shoot?

Obligatory backstory: So I (76M, still think I’m 26) show up to the studio after my fourth nap of the day. Joe Perry (65M, looking rough, honestly) is already grinding his teeth into dust. I immediately announce that my larynx is a “national treasure” and that I can’t even hear the chord changes over the sound of my own memoir royalties hitting the bank account.

I then proceed to hit a note so high that the studio’s fire sprinklers go off. Instead of apologizing, I blame it on “artistic expression.” Joe throws his Les Paul into the mixing board. I call him “grumpy.” AITA for not letting the band turn the air conditioning on because “cold air tightens the throat,” forcing them to record in a literal sauna? 💀

TL;DR: Steven Tyler shows up late to Aerosmith practice, takes a bath, scalds the sound guy, and blames the band for not respecting his “vocal science.” Band is threatening to break up again. AITA?