The song Joe Perry called the best example of a great riff: “Everyone recognises it”
“Something people sing along to”
Joe Perry
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.”
Joe Perry on the most incredible live band ever: “Ruled the roost”
The peak of blues-soaked pop rock.
The John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers song that gives Joe Perry “goosebumps”
“The tone was revolutionary.”
The iconic band Joe Perry said had no limits: “They could change gears six times”
Having no rules in rock and roll.
“He gets right to the point”: The rock legend Joe Perry called the Ernest Hemingway of rock
“He tells a story in short sentences.”