Who Was The ‘Dude’ In Aerosmith’s ‘Dude (Looks Like A Lady)’
Songwriter Desmond Child recalled how the Aerosmith song came about, and who it was a bandmember thought was a lady. When Desmond Child was hired to work with the band,…

LOS ANGELES, CA – JULY 05: Singer Steven Tyler performs during his “Out on a Limb” tour at the Dolby Theatre on July 5, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.
Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty ImagesSongwriter Desmond Child recalled how the Aerosmith song came about, and who it was a bandmember thought was a lady.
When Desmond Child was hired to work with the band, they brought him some ideas. The one that eventually became the band's comeback hit had lyrics Child thought were really bad.
Then, when Steven Tyler told the story of mistakenly thinking he was looking at a "hot chick" at a bar. He was viewing from behind, and clearly was going by the bar patron's hair.
Who did that hair belong to?
According to Steven Tyler, it was Mötley Crüe's lead singer Vince Neil.

Vince Neil of Motley Crue (Photo by George De Sota/Liaison)