Born Anthony Joseph Perry
Birth: September 10, 1950 in Lawrence, Mass.
Height: 5'11" Weight: 138 lbs. Hair: black Eyes: brown
Instruments: lead guitar, backup vocals
--> Has three solo albums (Let the Music Do the Talking, I've got the Rock 'n'
Rolls Again, Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker) with the Joe Perry Project
--> The album "Rocks" is dedicated to his father
--> His father is Portuguese and his mother is Italian
--> His father was an accountant and his mother was a P.E. teacher in school and then an aerobics instructor!
--> He has one sister, Ann Marie.
--> Used to work at and ice cream parlor called The Anchorage where Steven used to come in
--> In 1994, Joe Perry stated that these five bands would be his
"dream" festival...Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Deep Purple, ACDC, and of
course Aerosmith! He said Aerosmith would headline
--> He started playing guitar at age 6 and never had guitar lessons.
--> Worst airplane experience: "A 25 hour flight from Sydney to L.A. with no Grey Poupon
mustard."
--> What's always in his refrigerator: "Hot sauce"
--> Favorite item of clothing: "Pants. Don't leave home without them."
--> His speciality in the kitchen: "Indian curry"
--> His first guitar was a ukelele that his uncle made.
--> Also worked as a janitor in a Boston synagogue.
--> Is an amateur pilot. (and likes to hang out in the cockpit on his
flights)
--> In 1984, Joe Perry can be heard on the Sideman records release
"Dirty Water" by The Lines.
--> Joe Perry was in the band the least amount of time. Although Brad Whitford joined the group later than Perry, Perry was
away longer with his solo project.
--> Favorite song to play live during the Get a Grip Tour: "Livin' On The Edge"
--> Second best album of 1993: Tom Waits "Bone Machine"
--> If he couldn't live in Mass., he'd would live in Maui
--> Craziest thing he's ever done on stage is strip naked
--> Favorite venue to play: Orpheum Theater-Boston, MA
--> Favorite Simpsons character: Homer
--> Weirdest place he's ever been naked is on stage in Lubbock Texas
--> Best sight in Boston: Logan Airport
--> Collects/collected knives
--> Last thing he does before he goes on stage? "Pee"
--> Awesomest concert he's ever missed: Stevie Ray Vaughn and Jeff Beck
--> Bands he's been in: Flash, Pipe Dreams which evolved into the Jam Band (with Tom Hamilton)
--> When the Joe Perry project was over, he considered taking a sideman position with Alice Cooper
--> In 1984, he sued Leber-Krebs and won
--> Has a guitar shaped pool
--> Likes (and has performed onstage with) Melissa Etheridge and Carly Simon (NOT
at the same time!)
--> Also likes Deep Purple
--> Sings Walk On Down (off of Get a Grip), Bright Light Fright (off of Draw
the Line), and South Station Blues (off of Pandora's Box - from the Joe Perry
Project)
--> Wrote the music for the cartoon Spider-Man
--> Was so out of it that he had no idea that Columbia Records had released
Greatest Hits until a fan approached him in a supermarket and asked him
to autograph a copy.
--> Favorite albums of 1994: Voodoo Lounge from the Rolling Stones and Dirt from
Alice in Chains
--> Does he like reading Aerosmith reviews after a show? "Yes, particularly when
they talk about the music."
--> The last book he read was Timemaster by Robert Forward
--> Favorite resaurant in the world: Redbones in Somerville, MA (and the pizza in
Mama Kin's Bitchin' Kitchen).
--> What would he have done if he hadn't been in Aerosmith: Be in the Joe Perry
Project
--> Favorite designer: I'm not really attached to any one particular designer.
I'm more into t-shirts and jeans.
--> Adrian Perry (Joe's son) has a band called "The
Feds" They played their first show a few weeks ago; they are very young (14-15).
Adrian is the
singer/guitarist/songwriter.