If you take your last album & try to copy it, then thats sure to hell the way to stagnation. And that… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
Aerosmith is such a powerful band; I mean, it's like a steam locomotive. — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
The Beatles just changed everything right across the board. They just had that right combination of clean-cut good looks - a cute… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
You can always pound out demos and send them to record companies, but most of the successful bands I've seen are the… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
Whenever I hear somebody cover a song, I don't like to hear it stray too far from the original. I like to… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
Over the years, when you're in a band with a catalog like Aerosmith's, you accumulate a lot of instruments to duplicate those… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I think we're just a garage band that got lucky. It's the enthusiasm from the audience that keeps it going. — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I know that the gift that God gave me isn't gonna just wither up and die unless I let it die, so… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
A band isn't a band unless they're playing together. Otherwise, it's just five guys that are living off their royalty checks. — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
Maybe you could put it out there that I don't have a built-in dislike of ballads. That was kind of the reputation I had… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I guess we all have a bad night now and then and really screw up. I listened to our earlier stuff and we screwed… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
There's no doubt arena shows are exciting, but you don't get that up close and personal kind of vibe, and that's what rock n'… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
A lot of people don't listen to the albums. They just listen to the singles. — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I don't spend much time listening to the records when they're done. Usually I let go of it. Especially in the Eighties and Nineties… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
Every time I get in front of an audience, I do the best I can. I really don't look at it like, you know,… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I'm a Republican, but I'm a Republican from the old school. I was taught that you get what you put into it. You can… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
There are guys in country music who are wizards on the guitar. If you're a country fan, you're used to it. But as a… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
Berry's On Top is probably my favorite record of all time; it defines rock and roll. A lot of people have done Chuck Berry… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I think that's really important, that kids get exposed to music as soon as they can - not necessarily to become musicians, but at… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I don't see anyone avoiding the Stones because DJs make jokes about them being a part of the Geritol set. All it does is… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
