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Thomas William Hamilton born December 31, is an American musician and songwriter who serves as the bassist for the hard rock band Aerosmith. Hamilton has regularly co-written songs for Aerosmith, including two of the band's biggest successes: " Sweet Emotion " and " Janie's Got a Gun " Hamilton occasionally plays guitar e. He has an older brother named Scott, an older sister named Perry, and a younger sister named Cecily.

Hamilton initially played guitar and was taught at age 12 by his older brother Scott. He switched to bass when he was 14 due to an open position in a local band. One of the bands was simply called "The Jam Band. Next, the four of them agreed to move to Boston in order to start a band not yet named Aerosmith. Scott left the group shortly thereafter and was replaced by Tyler on drums.

The three became a power trio with Hamilton on bass, Perry on guitar, and Tyler doubling as both the vocalist and drummer. Guitarist Ray Tabano and drummer Joey Kramer would join shortly thereafter; Kramer replaced Tyler on drums so he could focus on vocals and also named the band "Aerosmith. According to Aerosmith's official website, Hamilton's favorite song by the band is "The Farm" from the album Nine Lives.

He married Terry Cohen in and they have two children. Prior to becoming a musician, Hamilton worked as a nursing home orderly [ 6 ] and had embarked on a journey to become an actor; he was accepted into two different acting schools but declined in order to pursue a career in music. Eventually, however, Hamilton would fulfill his acting goal by joining the cast of Banned in Boston in ; he has been performing with them yearly since.

Additionally, he has created and currently owns a line of adult-themed plush toys and merchandise called Obscenies. In August , he announced that he was diagnosed with throat and tongue cancer and completed a seven-week course of radiation and chemotherapy.