Interviewed On 107.7 THE BONE AEROSMITH Guitarist

Steven Seaweed of 107.7 The Bone, the San Francisco Bay Area's rock station, conducted an interview with legendary AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry on October 14, 2009. Watch the chat in eight parts below. AEROSMITH played their first shows since early August, when an injury to singer Steven Tyler ended the band's summer tour, on Sunday (October 18) in Honolulu and Tuesday (October 20) in Maui, Hawaii. The Maui gig was done partly to settle a class-action lawsuit filed by enraged fans when the band canceled a 2007 concert there. The shows come during a tense time for the veteran act, with Joe Perry claiming in recent interviews that Tyler has not spoken to the rest of the group since breaking his shoulder in a fall from a stage in Sturgis, South Dakota two months ago.Perry, who released a solo effort called "Have Guitar, Will Travel" earlier this month, has indicated in current interviews that Tyler is holding up AEROSMITH's future plans, including the recording of a new album. Perry told the Associated Press that Tyler has "got to get his act together."The Honolulu Advertiser saw no sign of tension between Tyler and Perry on Sunday night, adding that Tyler "took every chance to sidle up next to Perry . . . and declared he 'loved' the guys in the band. If there was any discomfort between the two, or any of the band, it didn't show on stage or in the music."Perry will hit the road next month in support of his CD, taking along his JOE PERRY PROJECT touring band.Newly announced Joe Perry tour dates (subject to change):

Nov. 10 - New York, NY - Fillmore New York at Irving Plaza

Nov. 11 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom

Nov. 14 - Boston, MA - House of Blues

Nov. 15 - Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights

Nov. 19 - Windsor, ON - Colosseum at Caesars Windsor

Nov. 21 - Indio, CA - Fantasy Springs Casino

Aerosmith officially postpone Canadian tour

Aerosmith have officially announced the postponement of their tour of Western Canada so that frontman Steven Tyler can recover from injuries he sustained after falling off the stage at a concert in South Dakota last week.

Newly rescheduled dates for the cancelled concerts in Winnipeg, Regina, Edmonton, Calgary and Vancouver have not yet been announced.Guitarist Joe Perry told Illinois radio station WXRX he believes it could be anywhere from four weeks to two months until the veteran rockers are able to hit the road again. Tyler broke his left shoulder in the fall and had to receive several stitches in his head.

After Aerosmith grounding takes off the project of Joe Perry

Future plans up with Aerosmith ( tickets )'s in the air following a show in Hawaii tonight (10/20), guitarist Joe Perry [ tickets ] will hit the road this fall in support of his latest solo effort.
The Joe Perry Project ( tickets ) kicks off the slate Nov. 10 in New York City, and will hit six cities during the brief outing, which concludes Nov. 21 in Indio, CA. Highlights include a Nov. 14 hometown Boston concert, and a Nov. 19 gig in Windsor, Ontario. Details are included below.
Prior to this week's group of Hawaiian concerts, Aerosmith had been on an unplanned hiatus after Tyler, 61, fell off the stage during an Aug. 5 performance in Sturgis, SD. The singer broke his left shoulder and suffered a cut on his head that required 20 stitches.
Perry has been vocal in his criticism of Tyler since the singer's fall. "I was pretty [upset], because right before that, he had pulled a muscle in his leg, and we had to take two weeks off and we missed probably seven dates," the guitarist told the AP last month.
"All I know is, he's got to get his act together," Perry added. "I mean, he and I haven't written a song together alone in the same room in over 10 years, so there's been some changes in paradigm of what Aerosmith is."
"Have Guitar, Will Travel," Perry's fifth solo album, surfaced earlier this month. The guitarist initially created The Joe Perry Project in 1979 following his departure from Aerosmith, releasing his debut solo album, "Let the Music Do the Talking," in 1980. Perry released two additional albums under the Joe Perry Project name before rejoining Aerosmith in 1984.
Additionally, Perry's self-titled 2005 solo set featured him playing every instrument except drums.

Aerosmith Has Been Taking Fans For Granted, Joe Perry says

To his credit, Joe Perry looks determined these days to shake his bandmates in Aerosmith to their senses. In a new video interview posted on Billboard.com, the guitarist says some members of the band or, rather, one in special have been taking their fans for granted.
"The thing that bothers me the most is how it (time off) affects the fans ….,” Perry told Billboard. “The only reason you're there is because of the fans. You owe them a lot, and when you start taking them for granted it's just wrong.”
Perry continued: "I think that a lot of what happened with Aerosmith over the last two or three years has been a case of that. And I'm not talking about everybody in the band. I think at this point the four band members are willing to not play for a while until the fifth member gets together and decides to come and join us again."
Perry’s comments come on the heels of revelations that he and frontman Steven Tyler haven’t spoken for weeks. Nonetheless, he insists that Aerosmith is nowhere near the point of splitting up.
“Aerosmith is taking a breather,” he said.
The veteran guitarist went on to confirm that Aerosmith will perform at a Formula One race event in the United Arab Emirates on November 1. The group is also scheduled to perform a private concert at a software convention in San Francisco later this week, to be followed by two shows in Hawaii later this month.

Aerosmith's Venezuela gig hobbled by bad knee

Aerosmith's Joe Perry won't be walking this way to Venezuela.

Instead of heading to a Feb. 1 show in Caracas, the 58-year-old lead guitarist detoured to a hospital for emergency knee surgery, forcing the Hall of Fame band to cancel what would have been its first gig in the country.

A band rep says Perry had a total knee replacement last March. But due to complications, he required a second operation, stat.

The "Sweet Emotion" purveyors are planning to reschedule the concert as soon as Perry's bum knee heals and the band has room on its calendar.

“Playing Venezuela was my idea of a perfect way to start the New Year," frontman Steven Tyler said in a statement. "But having heard Joe had to revisit the hospital this month, the band are truly disappointed we can’t be in Caracas, and we hope to see everyone there soon.”

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Perry upset over Aerosmith tour

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has spoken of his frustration at the cancellation of the band's tour after Steven Tyler fell off stage last month.

Last month, the group announced they were sidelining the rest of their North American tour, due to finish on 16 September, because of Tyler's injuries.

The singer, 61, broke his left shoulder in Sturgis, South Dakota, on 5 August.

Perry said he had not spoken to Tyler for five weeks. "I don't know what's going on with him," he said.

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The Sturgis concert where Tyler sustained his injury had already been delayed by heavy thunderstorms.

The rest of the tour was cancelled after doctors told him he needed time to recuperate from his fall.


I hear he's getting better but I don't really know what's going on with him

Joe Perry on Steven Tyler
Perry told the Associated Press news agency he was upset by the cancellation because "the tour was building up to a great tour".

He added: "Right before that, he had pulled a muscle in his leg.

"And we had to take two weeks off and we missed probably seven dates."

He said: "I hear he's getting better but I don't really know what's going on with him."

But, despite hinting at differences within Aerosmith, Perry said he was there was "still life left in the old band".

"All I know is he [Tyler] has got to get his act together.

"I mean he and I haven't written a song together alone in the same room in over 10 years so there's been some changes in paradigm of what Aerosmith is."

A representative of the band was not available for comment.

Speaking after the accident, the singer said he was doing "the Tyler shuffle" when he slipped and fell.

"I'm plain grateful that I didn't break my neck," he added.


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House GOP used the Aerosmith song

GOP's they were attractive yesterday about that new troops-rallying video from Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-VA) that used old song Aerosmith's "Back in the Saddle" to declare that "The House GOP is back" thanks to the party's common opposition to the incentive. But unluckily, Aerosmith wasn't feeling the love. Cantor's clip has been pulled from YouTube after a copyright violation claim made by Stage Three Music, which owns the rights to "Back in the Saddle."The GOP's use of the tune "was a little we, as the publishers, didn't approve and would not have accepted without going to the writers," Connie Ashton, director of copyright and licensing at Stage Three, told me. "Aerosmith did not supported of its use and also wanted to have it taken down," she added.Ashton added that House Republicans never contacted Stage Three to put in a request for use of "Back in the Saddle." Maybe they assumed it was okay because Joe Perry authorized McCain last year.