( PEOPLE.com ) -- Accidents happen , but the show must go on . That was Steven Tyler 's outlook after he suffered a painful fall in a hotel bathroom in Paraguay on Tuesday -- an incident he described in detail Thursday on NBC 's `` Today '' show . The Aerosmith frontman and `` American Idol '' judge , 63 , says he was battling food poisoning and began to feel nauseous in the shower . `` I started to get sick , and I just fell on my face , '' he said . `` I just passed out . '' His tour manager called the American Embassy and found the best hospital in the area . `` It was like one-stop shopping , '' said Tyler . `` They stitched up my eye . They did a little plastic surgery . And they fixed my tooth . All in one fell swoop . '' Tyler , who notoriously battled drug and alcohol problems in the past , said he accepted the fact that some people might think he fell off the wagon . But he said this was an accident , not a relapse . `` I get that people think that , '' he said . `` It still bothers me a little , but it 's something that I have to have to deal with for the rest of my life . '' Tuesday 's show in Paraguay was postponed by a day , but Tyler and the band played Wednesday to a raucous crowd , and the tour will continue . `` Short of having my leg taken off , people are going to expect me to take the stage , '' said Tyler . See the full article at PEOPLE.com . © 2011 People and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Steven Tyler described the incident in detail Thursday on NBC 's `` Today '' show . He says he was battling food poisoning . The singer notoriously battled drug and alcohol problems .