2016 Presidential Race: Donald Trump Complies With Steven Tyler's Demand to Cease Using 'Dream On'
Donald Trump will cease using Steven Tyler and Aerosmith's "Dream On" song at his campaign events, after being hit with a cease and desist letter from the group's attorneys.
TMZ reports Trump has agreed to stop using the song as his anthem, though the leading 2016 Republican candidate argues he is legally within his rights to continue doing so. The website adds Trump contends he bought the right to use the song and several others in public assemblies, but in this instance will surrender his legal standing because "Tyler has been such a good friend and supporter over the years."
In any case, Tyler has stressed he does not want to see his music politicized.
Trump now hints he plans to rotate 10 to 15 other songs as his anthem, with "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister rating as his personal favorite based on the way it connects with his audiences.
Previously, Twisted Sister band member Dee Snider competed as a celebrity contestant on Trump's "Celebrity Apprentice" show and is a known admirer of the bombastic real estate mogul.
In the latest Quinnipiac University poll released early Tuesday, Trump leads in the critical state of Connecticut with 34 percent of the vote to Ben Carson's 14 percent. Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio round out the top four with 11 and 7 percent, respectively.
But Trump also polls at the top of the "no way" list among Republican candidates, with 25 percent of all GOP voters insisting they would "definitely not" cast their vote for him, compared with Jeb Bush's 22 percent.
On the Democratic side, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton leads the field in Connecticut with 37 percent of the vote over 25 percent for Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and 18 percent for current Vice President Joe Biden.
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