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“I don’t think Van Halen would put that on the B-side of their worst record”: Desmond Child on his initial reaction to Aerosmith's Dude (Looks Like A Lady), and how he helped turn it from a dud into a huge hit

The songwriting don was not impressed with the band's original version

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“It was down to Slash and C.C. DeVille – I don’t even think they even tried anybody else out. They wanted to go in a glammier direction, and C.C. fit that style”: Matt Smith was Poison’s original guitarist – and helped to choose his successor

Inspired to pick up the guitar by Aerosmith, Poison’s original Strat-wielder answered an ad that read, ‘Theatrical band looking for a guitar player.’ But after the group moved to L.A., things didn’t work out the way he planned

Guitar World

How the Ampeg Dan Armstrong may well have become a footnote in guitar history had the 'See-Through' electric not ended up in the hands of Keith Richards

Ronnie Wood, Joe Perry and Dave Grohl all played Dan Armstrongs over the years – here's why it's one of the coolest guitars ever

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“I don’t know what it is, but something happens to Joe when he picks up the 10-string B.C. Rich Bich...”: Joe Perry tech Darren Hurst on helping the Aerosmith rock icon re-discover his tone

After five years working with Peter Frampton, Darren Hurst became Joe Perry’s tech. Here he talks the secrets behind the guitar great's sound, and why his favorite Perry guitar isn't a Les Paul or the famous “Burned Strat”...

Guitar World

“The Kings and Kings solo by Brad Whitford is one of the finest in rock history”: Brian May, Marty Friedman, Nita Strauss and 37 other legendary guitarists share their favorite Aerosmith guitar moments

An all-star cast of guitar greats pay tribute to a great American rock ’n’ roll institution

Guitar World

“Rich Robinson was doing a Facebook Q&A and I commented with a video of me playing one of his songs… long story short, it led to me playing with the Black Crowes”: How Argentina native Nico Bereciartua became the US rock institution's new guitar wingman

From chatting with Robinson on social media to opening for Aerosmith in arenas, Bereciartua's star has had a rapid ascent. He discusses his favorite guitars for slide, his six-string chemistry with Rich Robinson, and why playing with the Black Crowes is the greatest honor of his life

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“My work was being compared to Jeff Beck, and they’re crediting Joe Perry. I was so upset. But people who actually listen can tell the difference”: Brad Whitford on the highs and lows of Aerosmith’s 50-year history, and his unique chemistry with Joe Perry

In an exclusive career-spanning interview, Whitford reflects on a tumultuous career in one of America’s great rock institutions, his frustrations at being labeled the rhythm player to Perry’s lead, and what stopped Aerosmith from following up their “piss-poor” final album

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"It was opening people’s minds": Songwriter Desmond Child sees Aerosmith's Dude (Looks Like a Lady) as an early trans anthem

Midas touch songwriter Desmond Child, who has written mega-hits for Kiss, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and many more, views Dude (Looks Like a Lady) as a song about acceptance

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“In my mind, we could be like the Yardbirds in those rare times when you had Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck together. That’s what we wanted Aerosmith to be”: Joe Perry reflects on 50 years of America’s greatest rock band

In this exclusive interview, Perry looks back at every era of the rock institution: how their rapid rise ultimately took its toll, why Van Halen caused him to quit in the ’80s, how he and Steven Tyler reconciled their differences, and why he finds himself playing Strats more than Gibsons

Guitar World

Aerosmith postpone farewell tour to 2024 after Steven Tyler vocal injury ‘more serious than initially thought’

Announcement came just three dates into the band’s farewell tour

The Independent UK

Aerosmith postpone tour dates after lead singer Steven Tyler suffers vocal cord damage and ‘bleeding’

Announcement came just three dates into the band’s farewell tour

The Independent UK

Sweet emotion in Philadelphia as Aerosmith starts its farewell tour, and fans dream on

Get ready to say goodbye to one of America's greatest rock bands

The Independent UK

The deluxe version of Aerosmith's Greatest Hits: includes everything a reasonably sane person could possibly want

If you have an arse they will kick it: Aerosmith's Greatest Hits is now even more deluxe than it used to be

Louder

Chris Daughtry says Joe Perry called him about replacing Steven Tyler in Aerosmith

The former American Idol star was reportedly approached when Steven Tyler entered rehab for pain management in 2009

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“Joe Perry had hit a block, so I was called in to play on Train Kept a Rollin’. They said, ‘Don't tell anyone – no-one can know’”: From Alice Cooper to Peter Gabriel and Aerosmith, Steve Hunter has led one of session guitar’s most remarkable careers

The session veteran tells his greatest war stories: how he wrote the epic intro to Lou Reed’s Sweet Jane, what he taught Jason Becker for his stint with David Lee Roth, and why he believes losing his sight made him a better guitar player

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"It was the one were we felt, 'wow, we’re there'": Joe Perry settles an eternal debate between Aerosmith fans

Which is the better Aerosmith album, Toys In The Attic or Rocks? Let the man who made them decide…

Guitar World

“He loves you guys. He doesn’t like anybody, but he loves you guys”: Joe Perry on the time he met Kurt Cobain – and Aerosmith’s unlikely influence on Nirvana

The Aerosmith man once met Kurt Cobain backstage in Seattle, but says the Nirvana frontman was almost non-verbal

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“I looked at drugs as a short cut to the subconscious”: an epic interview with Aerosmith’s Joe Perry

Bust-ups, brotherhood, sword attacks and the future of Aerosmith – Joe Perry looks back on 50 years in rock’n’roll

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“An official Vampire now”: Tony Iommi played Paranoid with Joe Perry, Johnny Depp and Alice Cooper at The Hollywood Vampires’ recent UK show

The Black Sabbath legend dropped in on the band’s Birmingham, UK show and proved he has lost none of his chops since retiring from touring

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See Tony Iommi become an honoury 'Vampire' as he joins Johnny Depp, Joe Perry and Alice Cooper to perform Black Sabbath's Paranoid in Birmingham

The Sabbath legend guested with the Hollywood Vampires supergroup

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"I was working in a hamburger joint... when he left, I had to clean up after him": Joe Perry on the first time he met Steven Tyler

Joe Perry was working as a waiter in a fast food bar when Steven Tyler met him

Wales Online

Hollywood Vampires in Swansea review: Johnny Depp and friends are the weirdest bar band in town

The Hollywood megastar's supergroup is a weird and riotous celebration of 'dead, drunk friends'

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Who has the most all-time yards, touchdowns against the Packers?

Who was the biggest Packers nemesis of all-time? Here's a look at the numbers.

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Joe Perry: “I don’t know if there’ll be a new Aerosmith abum”

“If we get time to work on some new music, that would be great,” says Aerosmith guitarist of follow up to 2012’s Music From Another Dimension

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“He was pretty quiet. He just wanted to hang out”: Joe Perry remembers when Kurt Cobain met Aerosmith

Kurt Cobain may have had a reputation for ridiculing the classic rock bands who came before him, but he was actually a huge Aerosmith fan – Joe Perry remembers when the late singer came to visit the band backstage

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