Joe Perry Quotes

42 quotes in 659 categories

• I have always been fascinated with guns. I grew up in America so granted, it is part of our heritage and it is written into…
• There was a time I thought I couldn't enjoy rock 'n' roll unless I had heroin in me
• The great British blues guitarists of the Sixties - people like Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page and Peter Green - could play like virtuosos,…
• I guess we all have a bad night now and then and really screw up. I listened to our earlier stuff and we screwed up…
• I don't want fans to think we're clean, upstanding American boys, but we are Americans, and we do stand up.
• I know that the gift that God gave me isn't gonna just wither up and die unless I let it die, so it's a matter…
• The '70's came and went already
• Music is music you don't have to put a label on it
• If you take your last album & try to copy it, then thats sure to hell the way to stagnation. And that makes me bored...and…
• Rhythm and sex go together and that's where I come from as far as the music goes. Rag Doll and Love In An Elevator are…
• Steven and I stood on the stage at the Boston Garden after the Stones had just played there and the stage was still up. We…
• I think we're just a garage band that got lucky. It's the enthusiasm from the audience that keeps it going.
• I don't need to speak...I play the guitar!
• You think it's all written, but it's not. There's always another way to twist those three chords around.
• 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 songs,…
• Take life on life's terms - one day at a time. And have fun while you're doing it.
• Sometimes when a record's done, I'm satisfied and I won't listen back to it for a while 'cause I'm usually pretty tired of the songs.…
• When I plug in my guitar and play it really loud, loud enough to deafen most people, that's my shot of adrenaline, and there's nothing…
• When I got sober and started working out, I fell into that trap of working out too much. I know a lot of guys can…
• A band isn't a band unless they're playing together. Otherwise, it's just five guys that are living off their royalty checks.

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