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“As it was going up in the air, I thought, ‘Wow, that looks so cool.’ On the way down, I was thinking, ‘What did I do?!’ Joe Perry on his customized ‘50s Gibson Les Paul Junior that refused to die

The Aerosmith guitarist on the iconic Junior with the custom mother-of-pearl inlay, his desert island guitar – and why he reads Guitar World every month

Guitar World

“As soon as Isaw the Blade Runner, I said, ‘That’s mine. Igotta have that.’ It’s the ultimate pointy guitar”: Joe Perry tells all about that “too cool” electric you saw on MTV when Walk This Way came on

The Aerosmith guitarist's mid-’80s X-100 Blade Runner is so cool it makes you wonder why Guild doesn't bring it back

Guitar World

“Back in the ’70s he got up with us and played Train Kept A-Rollin’. That was amazing, but of course I was intimidated. He’s a genius. He’s Mozart!”: Joe Perry salutes his guitar heroes Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck

“He was always pushing the edge – going into jazz”

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“The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself. Be stronger than those people. And then you can come back”: How Pearl Jam created a powerful signature song inspired by a real-life tragedy

“I guess they can’t sue us because I’m writing about it after it happened”

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Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler wins ruling dismissing most of child sexual assault lawsuit

A judge ruled that Julia Misley’s lawsuit had been filed past the statute of limitations in Massachusetts

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“Gibson said, ‘We really can’t reproduce that wah effect,’ so they went to Chandler and bought all of the ones they had in stock”: Joe Perry on how Jimmy Page inspired his custom ‘90s Black Burst Les Paul Standard

A doozy from the Gibson Custom Shop that inspired the Aerosmith man's signature model, this single-cut is hot-wired for a tone that sets it apart from garden variety Les Pauls

Guitar World

"A perfect example of a band achieving massive radio success without it feeling like a sellout." Aerosmith reclaim their glam crown on the none-more-eighties classic Pump

Done With Mirrors and Permanent Vacation had put Aerosmith on the comeback trail, but Pump was Aerosmith's ultimate destination

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"The Ramones rescued rock 'n' roll." How Ramones' first album changed the lives of punk rock icons Henry Rollins, Bob Mould, Ian MacKaye and Steve Albini, in their own words

On April 23, 1976 Sire Records released a punk rock record that changed everything

Louder

"Only a couple of us saw that it was giving a glimpse of the future." How Aerosmith changed the internet as we know it

In 1994 Aerosmith did something no other major band had ever done, and gave the world a glimpse of what was to come

Louder

Weird Al, John Stamos among celebrities involved in Disney’s refurbished fan-favorite attraction

Ride will reopen May 26 at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando

The Independent UK

“Woodstock ’94 was overwhelming… I was in awe at how many famous people were in one place”: From touring with Aerosmith and Metallica, to filling Geddy Lee’s shoes, they were the ’90s Seattle band that did it all –without taking the grunge tag

Candlebox guitarist Peter Klett owns up to having a big ego in the early days, recalls hitting the road with Rush, and the magical demo session for Far Behind

Guitar World

Only Real Music Fans Can Complete These 30 Lyrics From The Beatles, Queen, And Aerosmith

Part 4 is here, and this time the playlist is pulling from every corner of the decades. We're talking Dolly Parton, Queen, Radiohead, ABBA, The Beatles, Britney Spears, Kate Bush, Aerosmith, and more - one iconic line at a time, with a few words missing. Your job is to fill…

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“She had no idea this was going on. They came out with this guitar case and said, ‘Close your eyes.’ We opened it up, and she turned beet red”: Joe Perry on how the most romantic thing he has ever done involved a custom-painted guitar

The Aerosmith icon tells GW about the time he surprised his wife, Billie, with a Lucille inspired by WWII fighter pilots

Guitar World

“I have an original Klon – three or four of them. I can’t go anywhere without it”: Joe Perry on the pedals he can’t live without and his top tip for boost and drive pedals

The Aerosmith guitarist reveals what's on his pedalboard and talks all things effects

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The 11 best songs from 1973

The 11 best songs from the year Kiss played their first show, Paul McCartney was fined for growing marijuana, and the oil crisis caused shortages of the vinyl needed to manufacture records

Guitar World

“I put it in the freezer overnight and took a blowtorch to it”: Joe Perry put his “desert island guitar” through hell but it’s still his number one

Perry’s Fender/Warmoth “Burned Strat” aka the “Rat Strat” was the main guitar on Aerosmith’s recent collab with Yungblud

Guitar World

“I got to play with Layne and Chris and Lanegan. Now they’re gone. What would they be doing now? That haunts me to this day”: Mike McCready opens up on his new rock opera, the Seattle jams that changed him, and the future of Pearl Jam

Farewell to Seasons documents McCready’s path through the Seattle grunge explosion of the ’90s. He reflects on the singers he’s loved and lost, the guitarists who left the biggest mark on his playing and why going digital has made him a better player

Guitar World

“After mine was stolen, I didn’t have time to go to the factory, so they just handed me this 10-string”: The 10-string oddity that became one of Joe Perry’s most iconic guitars – even though he hardly played it in Aerosmith

Perry and B.C. Rich go way back. The Aerosmith guitarist looks back on the most outlandish guitar the brand ever made him, the ’70s Bich 10 Supreme

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“I’m not an amp snob. I’m gonna give everything a try. Some of the oddest guitars and amps I have are ones I’ve used on my favorite songs”: Joe Perry gives us a decade-by-decade guide to the amps behind his Aerosmith tone

Is Joe Perry a Marshall guy, Fender guy, boutique guy, pedal amp guy? Answer: he’s all of the above

Guitar World

“Brad said, ‘I know where it is.’ He opened up Guitar Player and it was there in a photo of Slash’s guitar collection”: The story of Joe Perry’s ’59 Les Paul Standard – his lost treasure and ultimate birthday gift

Joe Perry was forced to part with his beloved 'Burst in 1979, but it was his Aerosmith bandmate who found it again

Louder

"I remember getting the award from Aerosmith and I went to an afterparty with Bono. It was all mad." How a comedy song about a posh lady getting her kicks from the homeless community became an impossible hit

When three acquaintances decided to make a joke song about a bizarre topic just for the hell of it, they can't have foreseen what'd happen next

Louder

"Raw, hungry, and already road-honed by years of gigging." The Legendary Edition of Aerosmith's debut album expands the original with live and session tracks

American rock giants’ debut album, with added Harmonica Jam Bass Jelly

MusicRadar

“I just think it’s more important that kids learn how to actually play the guitar. It’s a tough instrument. It’s not easy”: Unlike Guns N' Roses, Metallica and Aerosmith, Prince never allowed his music to be used in Guitar Hero – here’s why

“To play music is one of the greatest things,” he argued

Guitar World

“All of the guys in Metallica, except for the guitar player, told me what a great guitar player I was”: Seattle rock guitarist on touring with Metallica and Aerosmith in the early ’90s – and receiving the ultimate praise from his heroes

The success of their debut album soon found Candlebox on the road with two massive bands

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“I don’t want anybody kissing my eyes. I don’t want anybody staying up all night to hear me breathe. What are you kissing my eyes for?”: 28 years later, songwriter Diane Warren is bewildered by some of her lyrics for what became Aerosmith's biggest hit

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