Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler has asked Donald Trump to stop using his music at campaign events.
Attorneys for Tyler sent the Trump campaign a cease-and-desist letter on Saturday, telling the real estate mogul and Republican presidential hopeful to stop using Aerosmith's "Dream On" without permission.
According to the letter, the campaign's use of the song "gives the false impression that he is connected with or endorses Mr. Trump's presidential bid," the Associated Press reported.
An attorney for Tyler added to the AP that the letter was not a sign of a personal issue, but a matter of permission.
The letter was a follow-up to a previous request for Trump to not use Aerosmith music sent on Aug. 21, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Since then, the campaign has continued to use the song as the soundtrack to Trump's entrance to several events, including this weekend's rally in Georgia.
Last year, Trump praised Aerosmith and Tyler in particular after their performance in New Jersey.
Trump and his wife Melania posed for a photo with Tyler, and the frontman called out to the Trumps before performing "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing."
Trump later invited Tyler to August's GOP candidate debate, the Washington Post reported.
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Trump has previously run afoul of artists for using their music in his presidential run. R.E.M. and Neil Young have told the campaign to cease and desist in recent months.
SOURCE: BuzzFeed
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