Take life on life's terms - one day at a time. And have fun while you're doing it. — Joe Perry Fun Copy Share Image
Aerosmith is such a powerful band; I mean, it's like a steam locomotive. — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I'm turned off by the groupie thing. I'm a romantic; I like finding the right woman, and if it works, it works. — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
There was a time I thought I couldn't enjoy rock 'n' roll unless I had heroin in me — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I don't want fans to think we're clean, upstanding American boys, but we are Americans, and we do stand up. — Joe Perry Americans Copy Share Image
If you get satisfaction out of playing music and entertaining people and it makes you feel right, then go for it. — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
You don't throw clothes away, because you know it's going to come back in fashion! — Joe Perry Clothes Copy Share Image
I've been fascinated with all kinds of weapons my whole life, and as I have been able to afford to acquire pieces,… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
People spend their careers trying to figure out what makes a hit single. But I learned a long time ago that you… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
That's what I love about music. It's immediate. There's a connection whether you are playing at Hyde Park or Chicago, and it's… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I was very fascinated by the time when firearms went from being fire sticks to being something people could use to hunt… — 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
I really didn't like 'Done With Mirrors.' I really didn't like 'Just Push Play.' Then there are other records I really think… — 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
'Back In The Saddle' - I never realised what a good riff that was, or at least how much it satisfied me.… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
Five years after Aerosmith got back together, I realized how fragile we are as humans. There was a time I thought we… — 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
Every time I get in front of an audience, I do the best I can. I really don't look at it like,… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
The Beatles had some juice when it came to distortion, but Clapton was finally able to break through those early studio engineers'… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I didn't think I could go onstage and play unless I had a beer to loosen up. Well, if it was only… — Joe Perry Beer Copy Share Image
India brings out so many different feelings in me. I've been fascinated with India and Indian culture as long as I can… — Joe Perry Beatles 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… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I collect firearms, and I've got a Winchester, an Indian rifle. It has tacks for every warrior that was shot, like notches… — Joe Perry Art Copy Share Image
If you take your last album & try to copy it, then thats sure to hell the way to stagnation. And that… — Joe Perry Albums Copy Share Image
I've been into guns ever since I was a little kid, and the ones that fascinate me most are the black powder… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
The bottom line is fans just want to hear a good song. Some people will look underneath to see who wrote it,… — 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
My chosen instrument is guitar and, fortunately, I'm able to muddle through that. I can play guitar to the point where I… — 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… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
When Tom Morello picks up the guitar, I'm sure what he sees is totally different from what I do, but I love… — 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.… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
It's easy to put on a Deep Purple record and say, 'That sounds great.' But why? Part of it is individual practice,… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
When I plug in my guitar and play it really loud, loud enough to deafen most people, that's my shot of adrenaline,… — Joe Perry Adrenaline Copy Share Image
L.A. was just an inspiring kind of place to be. It felt like going to Paris in the Twenties and Thirties. Everybody's… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I've been going long enough to prove what I wanted to prove, to get the girl I wanted to get, to make… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
Some of the best rock riffs ever written were by Jimmy Page, and I can't really name the songs, but some of… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
Rhythm and sex go together and that's where I come from as far as the music goes. Rag Doll and Love In… — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
There are definitely things about 'Legendary Child' that echo the music we did earlier in our career. It's got the right stuff. — Joe Perry Copy Share Image
I've always felt you are only as good as your next album or next show. What you've done is done. When you… — Joe Perry Album Copy Share Image
