145 Quotes by Joe Perry

The ’70’s came and went already.

You think it’s all written, but it’s not. There’s always another way to twist those three chords around.

A band isn’t a band unless they’re playing together. Otherwise, it’s just five guys that are living off their royalty checks.

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

Music is music you don’t have to put a label on it.

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.

There are guys in country music who are wizards on the guitar. If you’re a country fan, you’re used to it. But as a rock guitar player, you listen.

I think we’re just a garage band that got lucky. It’s the enthusiasm from the audience that keeps it going.

I definitely wanted a girlfriend, but I wanted an electric guitar even more.