Joe Perry: The Jeff Beck of American rock and roll
Bending the six-string in different ways.
Joe Perry
The band Joe Perry thought took the best of Aerosmith: “Made it their own”
Taking that badass hard rock further.
Joe Perry on the best guitar riff Aerosmith made: “That one gets the gold star”
Being able to identify in a split second.
The song Joe Perry called the best example of a great riff: “Everyone recognises it”
“Something people sing along to”
The guitarist Eddie Van Halen thought hated his guts: “They would feel threatened”
A new challenger arriving.
The band Joe Perry called the essence of rock and roll: “I was crazy about them”
“I heard them as straight-out rock and roll”
The guitarist Joe Perry said everyone should start with: “I was so blown away”
“If you want to play rock & roll, you have to start there.”