“I don't want fans to think we're clean, upstanding American boys, but we are Americans, and we do stand up.” Quote by Joe Perry
“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 of me having the faith that it's gonna come out. Whether or not the public's gonna like it is another story. But I think as long as I keep changing and sticking to what I really love - and the same goes for Steven and the other guys in the band - then people are gonna like it.” PeopleThinkingKnowsLongMatterStoriesGuyDiesBandOther Guys 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
“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 such sexual songs that you put them on & the strippers go NUTS!” TogetherSongSexAnd LoveRhythmNutsDollsRagsElevators 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
“I think we're just a garage band that got lucky. It's the enthusiasm from the audience that keeps it going.” ThinkingAudienceLuckyBandEnthusiasmGarage Author:Joe Perry
“You think it's all written, but it's not. There's always another way to twist those three chords around.” ThinkingWayThreeWrittenTwistsChordsAnother Way Author:Joe Perry
“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, but to get that feel is really hard. It's the rock and roll thing-the push-pull and the rhythm of it.” PeopleFeelsHardDoneSongRecordsRocksMy FavoriteRhythmAll TimeRock And RollChuckBerries Author:Joe Perry
