Joe Perry
Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry (Born September 10, 1950 in Lawrence, Massachuse… Read Full Bio ↴Anthony Joseph "Joe" Perry (Born September 10, 1950 in Lawrence, Massachusetts), is the lead guitarist and a contributing songwriter for the longstanding rock and roll band Aerosmith.
Perry, was born to the children of Portuguese and Italian immigrants. His grandfather changed the family's name from Pereira to Perry upon arriving in America. He has a younger sister, Ann-Marie.
Joe Perry joined Aerosmith at its formation in 1969. While initially dismissed as Rolling Stones knock-offs, the band came into its own during the mid-1970s with a string of hit records. Chief among these successes were Toys in the Attic in 1975 and Rocks in 1976, thanks largely to the prevenlance of free-form, album-oriented FM radio. The group also managed hit singles on the AM dial with songs like "Dream On", "Same Old Song and Dance", "Sweet Emotion" and "Walk This Way".
During this time, Perry and Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler became known as the "Toxic Twins", for their notorious hard-partying and drug use.
Following Rocks, the group began to stumble - drug use escalated and the creative-process became hampered by strained relationships within the band. They managed another hit record in 1977 with Draw the Line, but by all accounts this is where things started to unravel; while recording their next album (Night in the Ruts), Perry and Tyler had a spat that resulted in Perry finally leaving the band.
By the end of the year, Perry had formed his own band - The Joe Perry Project. Their debut record, Let the Music Do the Talking, reached #47 on the Billboard album charts, selling 250,000 copies domestically. While sales and reviews were respectable, the group mainly thrived as a live act. It managed to do so even after its sophomore effort, I've Got the Rock'n'Rolls Again, went largely ignored.
In the end, the Project never solidified a line-up; all three studio releases would feature a different lead vocalist, and the entire roster was replaced before their final effort (1983's Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker.) Even a brief stint with then-former Aerosmith rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford failed to ignite things again, and the group found themselves with minimal label support by 1984.
In 1984, manager Tim Collins worked to get Perry back in contact with his former bandmates in Aerosmith. He was eventually invited to re-join the group, which he did - along with the also-estranged Brad Whitford. This restored the band's classic line-up, and resulted in a lucrative 'reunion' tour.
Perry and Tyler collaborated with Run-DMC in a remake of their 1975 hit "Walk This Way", which brought their band renewed mainstream attention.
After completing drug rehabilitation, Aerosmith went on to collaborate with various big-name songwriters and producers to launch their true comeback. Another string of successful albums (most notably the triple-platinum Pump in 1989) and many hit singles followed. Perry and Tyler resumed their tight friendship, again co-writing songs and performing very close together on stage.
In 1998, Perry helped conceive the group's first number one single, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", with pop songwriter Diane Warren. It appeared on the soundtrack to the hit film Armageddon.
Perry, was born to the children of Portuguese and Italian immigrants. His grandfather changed the family's name from Pereira to Perry upon arriving in America. He has a younger sister, Ann-Marie.
Joe Perry joined Aerosmith at its formation in 1969. While initially dismissed as Rolling Stones knock-offs, the band came into its own during the mid-1970s with a string of hit records. Chief among these successes were Toys in the Attic in 1975 and Rocks in 1976, thanks largely to the prevenlance of free-form, album-oriented FM radio. The group also managed hit singles on the AM dial with songs like "Dream On", "Same Old Song and Dance", "Sweet Emotion" and "Walk This Way".
During this time, Perry and Aerosmith vocalist Steven Tyler became known as the "Toxic Twins", for their notorious hard-partying and drug use.
Following Rocks, the group began to stumble - drug use escalated and the creative-process became hampered by strained relationships within the band. They managed another hit record in 1977 with Draw the Line, but by all accounts this is where things started to unravel; while recording their next album (Night in the Ruts), Perry and Tyler had a spat that resulted in Perry finally leaving the band.
By the end of the year, Perry had formed his own band - The Joe Perry Project. Their debut record, Let the Music Do the Talking, reached #47 on the Billboard album charts, selling 250,000 copies domestically. While sales and reviews were respectable, the group mainly thrived as a live act. It managed to do so even after its sophomore effort, I've Got the Rock'n'Rolls Again, went largely ignored.
In the end, the Project never solidified a line-up; all three studio releases would feature a different lead vocalist, and the entire roster was replaced before their final effort (1983's Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker.) Even a brief stint with then-former Aerosmith rhythm guitarist Brad Whitford failed to ignite things again, and the group found themselves with minimal label support by 1984.
In 1984, manager Tim Collins worked to get Perry back in contact with his former bandmates in Aerosmith. He was eventually invited to re-join the group, which he did - along with the also-estranged Brad Whitford. This restored the band's classic line-up, and resulted in a lucrative 'reunion' tour.
Perry and Tyler collaborated with Run-DMC in a remake of their 1975 hit "Walk This Way", which brought their band renewed mainstream attention.
After completing drug rehabilitation, Aerosmith went on to collaborate with various big-name songwriters and producers to launch their true comeback. Another string of successful albums (most notably the triple-platinum Pump in 1989) and many hit singles followed. Perry and Tyler resumed their tight friendship, again co-writing songs and performing very close together on stage.
In 1998, Perry helped conceive the group's first number one single, "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing", with pop songwriter Diane Warren. It appeared on the soundtrack to the hit film Armageddon.
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Joe Perry Lyrics
Black Velvet Pants I love the way they look, I love the way…
Blue Christmas I'll have A Blue Christmas Without you I'll be so blue Think…
Buzz Buzz Ah ah, ah ah Ah ah, ah ah Ah ah, ah ah Buzz…
Can She rode me over live a mad truck treading She make…
Conflict of Interest (joe perry) Conflict of interest You're split right in two Y…
Crossfire If ya want to play, ya better play to win…
Crystal Ship Before you slip into unconsciousness I'd like to have anoth…
Discount Dogs (joe perry, ralph mormon) Something that you got Really driv…
Do You Wonder Do You Wonder: This baby's on the ceiling You know you're …
Dying to Be Free You're living to hold me I'm dying to be free You're living…
Eve of Destruction The eastern world it is exploding Violence flarin', bullets …
Heaven and Hell Sometimes I wonder Just how I've survived Trading bits of my…
Hold on Me Hey, c'mon over and sit down You, gotta know that I'm…
I (joe perry, charlie farren) Listen mister, what my goin' do?…
Kings Of The Kings She's dressed up like a swedish queen With her hair piled…
Let the Music Do the Talking Want to take a chance and dance before I got to…
Life at a Glance (joe perry) Driving' down the mass. pike 4 a.m. Blue lights …
Listen to the Rock (charlie farren) Holy moly, don't you know your a hero? Your…
Lonely Well she rocks like Bourbon Street She's hot like Texas hea…
Long Way To Go Give me something life Give me something real Give me someth…
Man Of Peace Look out your window, baby, there's a scene you'd like…
Mojo Hand I'm goin' to Louisiana, and get me a mojo hand I'm…
Oh Lord Well, I close my eyes And i look for a sign I…
Pray for Me Pray for me Pray for me Pray for me (I'm Beggin you to)…
Push Comes to Shove Your life time is the right time To do what you…
Ready on the Firing Line (joe perry) Those inhibitions why'know they numb you heart T…
Rockin' Train (joe perry, ralph mormon) When the train leaves the station …
Roots Rock Reggae Play I some music, (dis a) reggae music Play I some…
Run Run Rudolph Run Run Rudolph, Santa's gotta make it to town Santa's in…
Scare the Cat I am your monster to devour You can see the smiles…
Shakin Once in a while you get a dream that comes…
Shooting Star (joe perry) No one knows how much time has passed That I've…
Somebody's Gonna Get (Their Head Kicked In Tonite) Well, now the band is rockin' And everybody's feelin' alrigh…
South Station Blues Got no place to run, got no place to hide Sitting…
Talk Talk Talk talkin' 'bout my kinda woman Talk talkin' 'bout my kind…
Ten Years I gotta tell you what's in my heart It's really hard…
The Mist Is Rising (joe perry) I've got too much sorrow I feel too much pain I…
Vigilante Man Have you seen that vigilante man? Have you seen that vigila…
Walk This Way Now there's a backseat lover That's always undercover And …
We Give me something life Give me something real Give me someth…