“The Beatles did everything long before anyone else. They weren't afraid to try things and to experiment with a lot of sounds. In 200 years, when you look up 'rock and roll' in the dictionary, it'll have a picture of the Beatles next to it.” TryingYearsLooksLongNextSoundRocksExperimentsLook UpRock And RollDictionary Author:Joe Perry
“I don't think there's anything anybody's doing that the Beatles didn't at least try at some point.” ThinkingTrying Author:Joe Perry
“The Beatles had some juice when it came to distortion, but Clapton was finally able to break through those early studio engineers' fear of overloading. He defined the sound that guitarists spend the rest of their lives trying to get.” TryingAbleSoundBreakStudiosDefinedEngineersJuiceDistortionGuitaristBreak Through Author:Joe Perry
“The media plays up celebrity a lot, but it doesn't hold a candle to being a scientist. There's a lot to be said for what they all do, and are trying to accomplish.” TryingSaidPlayMediaScientistAccomplishCandle Author:Joe Perry
“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 if I'm bored then the music is boring and so are the band!” IfsWayTryingLastsHellBandMusic IsAlbumsBoringBoredCopiesStagnation Author:Joe Perry