For me, L.A. was, and is, a very creative place to be. Joe Perry creativeplace Change image and share on social
I was very fascinated by the time when firearms went from being fire sticks to being something people could use to hunt and to survive. Joe Perry fascinatefirefirearm Change image and share on social
For years I've wanted to find some guys that I could work with, because I realized a long time ago that I can do a lot of things other than Aerosmith. Joe Perry aerosmithagofind Change image and share on social
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. Joe Perry beatlesbreakclapton share on social
I've seen bands split up for five years and do nothing. That sounds great to me, but it just hasn't worked out that way. Joe Perry bandgreathave Change image and share on social
It's so important for people to pay attention to history and learn from it, because it's the only thing we've got that's going to help us figure out where we are going. Especially the way things are manipulated in the press today. You have to sort through so much stuff to figure out what is real and what is not. It gets harder every day. Joe Perry attentiondayfigure share on social
Describing certain sounds, there's a common language that guitar players have. Joe Perry commondescribeguitar Change image and share on social
After a while, no matter how much you love any pop song, you're going to get tired of it. That's the way it is with any entertainment. It's good when you first hear it or see it, you like it for a while, then it gets old. It gets chewed up and spit out and it's done. Joe Perry chewentertainmentgood share on social
The bottom line is fans just want to hear a good song. Some people will look underneath to see who wrote it, but they just want to hear a good song. And if they don't hear it, they're not going to buy it just because you wrote it. Joe Perry bottombuyfan share on social
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 bandcheckguy Change image and share on social