“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
“Over the years, when you're in a band with a catalog like Aerosmith's, you accumulate a lot of instruments to duplicate those songs.” YearsSongBandInstrumentsDuplicateAerosmith Author:Joe Perry
“Five years after Aerosmith got back together, I realized how fragile we are as humans. There was a time I thought we were bulletproof, but then things happened and I came to the realization that I had to play every gig as if it was my last show. You have to start thinking that way, because you never know what's going to happen next.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayYearsHumansPlayShowsHappensTogetherLastsNextFiveHappenedI RealizedRealizationFive YearsFragileGigsBack TogetherBulletproofAerosmith Author:Joe Perry
“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 had been playing cards, maybe a high-school dance, to 400 or 500, maybe a thousand. We just stood on the stage and thought, 'Well,man,maybe someday.' In 4 years that was OUR stage.” MenYearsWellsStillsSchoolStageThousandHigh SchoolGardenStonesCardsSomedayBostonPlaying CardsMaybe Someday Author:Joe Perry
