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From boogie hooks to alternate tunings and experimental 10-string riffs, Joe Perry’s mastery of the fretboard is often taken for granted – here are 14 ways to incorporate his signature style into your own playing

Simply unbutton your shirt, wear your guitar low, and walk this way for a masterclass the Aerosmith guitarist's signature style

Guitar World

"It was an unfortunate incident which has been exaggerated and turned into folklore": How contractual differences between Aerosmith and Metallica at Woodstock 1994 came to blows

Three More Days of Peace & Music? Not quite

Metal Hammer

"We were out on our asses": How Aerosmith took flight with Get Your Wings - only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: John Mayall, Pink Floyd, Joe Elliott, Creed, Phil Mogg, The Cadillac Three, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joanne Shaw Taylor, LA Edwards and more

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"Their signature sound comes from a unique concoction of heavy metal, rock, blues and funk elements – all brought together by the alchemical musical alliance of guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford": 5 Aerosmith songs you need to hear

As one of rock's greatest bands retires from touring, we look at where to start with their musical legacy

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Stars from across the world of rock pay tribute to Aerosmith after the iconic band announced their retirement from touring

Brian May, Slash, Sammy Hagar and more hail Aerosmith's legacy as Steven Tyler's vocal cord injury leads to retirement

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Aerosmith Retires From Touring Due To Steven Tyler's Injury

Aerosmith retires from touring due to Steven Tyler's vocal injuries, ending an era in rock music.

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Aerosmith announces retirement from touring after Steven Tyler vocal injury

Last year, the band said that Tyler’s vocal injury was ‘more serious than initially thought’

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“We have made a heartbreaking and difficult, but necessary, decision”: Aerosmith retire from touring due to Steven Tyler’s vocal injury – and say a full recovery is “not possible”

The American rock institution have canceled the remaining dates on their farewell tour following Tyler’s vocal injury last year

Guitar World

Aerosmith retires from touring, citing permanent damage to Steven Tyler's voice last year

Aerosmith says Steven Tyler’s voice has been permanently damaged by a vocal cord injury last year and the band will no longer tour

The Independent UK

Aerosmith retire from touring due to Steven Tyler’s vocal injury: ‘Heartbreaking’

Tyler announced last year that he had ‘fractured his larynx’ and the band now say a full recovery is not possible

The Independent UK

"Dream On. You've made our dreams come true": Aerosmith announce retirement from touring, cancel farewell tour

A statement reveals that Steven Tyler is not expected to fully recover from his vocal injury

Louder

“A perfect example of interpretive genius from a visionary guitarist”: The 20 greatest guitar cover versions

We asked, you voted, and the results are in, with a top 20 covers list featuring Guns N' Roses, Aretha Franklin, SRV and Joe Bonamassa. But who was voted number one?

Guitar World

“Billy Gibbons pulls out this big-ass yellow 17-string bass and he’s like, ‘Okay, we’ll play it for a song, right?’” ZZ Top’s Elwood Francis on teching for Joe Perry, lying to Steve Vai – and the curse of playing that viral 17-string bass

The gear-trashing DIY enthusiast once had to choose between Vai and Joe Perry, before being fired and rehired by Guns N’ Roses –in a matter of days

Guitar World

The Black Crowes announce The Happiness Bastards Tour (The Reprise)

The new dates will kick off in September, filling gaps in the band's Aerosmith schedule

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“You can hear the influence of those riffs on Guns N’ Roses, but I’m sure it’s not a conscious thing. It’s in our subconscious, ingrained in our DNA”: Richard Fortus on how Aerosmith changed his life, and what he and Slash learned from Joe Perry

The GNR guitarist and Aerosmith super-fan explains what makes Joe Perry one of rock guitar's GOATs and the influence he and Brad Whitford had on him, sonically and sartorially

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"My organs began to shut down. I was travelling in the astral world. It was magic": Masters Of Reality's Chris Goss on the dark side of Rick Rubin, the bright side of Ginger Baker, and surviving the music industry

Chris Goss lit the fuse on the 90s stoner revolution, but his band Masters Of Reality remain a cult act despite their enormous influence

Louder

Watch Phish, US TV talk show host Jimmy Fallon and hip-hop stars The Roots cover Aerosmith's Love In An Elevator, in an elevator

Phish In An Elevator. That's it, that's the story

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Kelly Clarkson absolutely nails Aerosmith's Angel and the crowd goes wild

The Queen of daytime television strikes again

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“Ican put an amp up and 10 minutes into the show it’ll be on fire. It’s just how Joe rolls”: The secrets behind Joe Perry’s awe-inspiring guitar rig by our man on the inside, guitar tech Darren Hurst

He has been putting Perry's live rig together since 2019 and with the Aerosmith juggernaut ready to pull in for good, Hurst is spilling all the secrets, from string gauge and intonation to gain stacking...

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“I’ve played some new Gibson and Fenders that really nail it”: Joe Perry says guitar making is as good now as it was in the golden era – and explains why you don’t need to spend $7000+ on a vintage Klon

The Aerosmith guitarist has a formidable stockpile of vintage gear but argues you that the new gear is just as good, and more affordable too

Guitar World

“White Lion was on tour with Aerosmith, and I wanted to switch from Strats and see what Steinberger was all about…”: Vito Bratta on why he made the leap to his iconic ’88 Steinberger GM2T

The former White Lion axe-slinger on how a newfound love of the hi-tech – and a desire to stand apart from Eddie Van Halen –led to an all-new guitar that found its way onto the cover of Guitar World in 1989

Guitar World

“I played the solo perfectly – and there was silence in the room. It was crickets. Everyone was looking down, I couldn’t believe it”: Elliot Easton on The Cars’ early years – and the guitar solo that moved him to tears of rage

From playing a ukulele aged 3 to discovering the organic nature of signature guitars, he shares his secret to choosing the perfect gear first time round

Guitar World

“When I left the band I took most of my Aerosmith guitars, put them in road boxes, and left them there”: Joe Perry on the lost golden-era Aerosmith guitar he misses the most

The Aerosmith icon says he’s never been into collecting guitars, but there’s one particular Strat that he wishes he still had, and it was used to record a staple rock hit

The Independent UK

Penn Badgley reveals ex Blake Lively once convinced him that Steven Tyler was his father

Penn Badgley and Blake Lively dated from 2007 to 2010 while filming ‘Gossip Girl’

Guitar World

“That Les Paul became my thing. Its neck has broken three different times! That’s why I call it my workhorse – it just keeps going”: Collective Soul’s Dean Roland on his long-serving gear – and why he’s never rested on the band’s ’90s success

One half of the Roland siblings explains why Collective Soul’s new double-album is the continuation of a long-running theme, reinforced by lessons learned while touring with Aerosmith

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