WZLX’s own Carter Alan had another great year for artist interviews in 2012. Steven Tyler visited the ZLX studio to chat with Carter for the second year in a row, while rock legends like Joe Walsh and Leslie West also joined his show to talk rock & roll.

Steven Tyler’s visit to the studio came just before Aerosmith rocked the streets of Boston with a special pre-Election Day concert on Commonwealth Ave. He talked about the show and Aerosmith’s new album Music From Another Dimension! Also, Joe Walsh confirmed a long-standing rumor about him that sounded like a myth, and Derek Trucks of the Tedeschi-Trucks Band talked about his career and his admiration for Jimi Hendrix.

Here, we recap the very best of Carter Alan’s artist interviews from the past year.

Steven Tyler

Before Monday afternoon’s pre-Election Day concert in front of the Bad Boys From Boston’s old apartment on Commonwealth Ave., singer Steven Tyler sat down with Carter Alan for an exclusive 4-part, 1-on-1 interview.

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Joe Walsh

Joe Walsh called Carter to talk about his latest album Analog Man, and confirmed a long-standing rumor about him and a chainsaw at a hotel that became the stuff of legend.

Leslie West

Legendary Mountain guitarist Leslie West talked to Carter on Sunday Morning Blues about his latest solo record Unusual Suspects, and opened up about his recent battle with diabetes which forced him to lose a leg in 2011.

Derek Trucks

Derek Trucks of the Tedeschi-Trucks Band called Carter to talk about his band and their tour, offer praise for his wife and guitarist/singer Susan Tedeschi, and expressed his admiration for the legendary Jimi Hendrix.