145 Quotes by Joe Perry

There are definitely things about 'Legendary Child' that echo the music we did earlier in our career. It's got the right stuff.

I love to listen to the music that first inspired me - I get that fresh feeling back.

Sometimes when a record's done, I'm satisfied and I won't listen back to it for a while 'cause I'm usually pretty tired of the songs. Then I've got to learn them again to play them live, and sometimes it takes a while to realise it's a really good record.

Aerosmith is such a powerful band; I mean, it's like a steam locomotive.

Describing certain sounds, there's a common language that guitar players have.

I don't think there's anything anybody's doing that the Beatles didn't at least try at some point.

I have seen more bad songs make it because of MTV than good ones that haven't.

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.

I never envisioned what I was doing as part of a career.