There was an opening for the bassist position, and in order to join them, he opted to play bass instead. It was then that he met future band mates Joe Perry and David “Pudge” Scott, shortly after the trio met Steven Tyler and all moved to Boston to further their music career. The band underwent multiple additions and subtractions before officially naming themselves Aerosmith. Hamilton has stated that his favorite Aerosmith song is The Farm, which was released in 1997. In 1975 he married Terry Cohen; the couple has two children, Julian and Sage.