by Joe Perry
relationship between drugs and, 47
sex and, 16
as source for making a living, 46, 47
See also specific musician, group, album, song, or type of music
Music from Another Dimension, 359–61
Mustaine, Dave, 277
“My Girl,” 255
NASA (National Aeronautical and Space Agency): Aerosmith tour of, 300
nature, 3, 71, 182, 245
See also water; woods
Navy Yard (Charlestown, Massachusetts): Aerosmith at, 77
Nelly (rapper), 324
Neve recording board issue, 277–78
New Orleans: Aerosmith in, 250–51, 321–22
New York Academy of Music, 89
New York City
Aerosmith showcasing in, 102–8
Aerosmith’s early gigs in, 89–90
and hiring of Leber-Krebs, 102–3
Sutton Place apartments of Tyler and Perry in, 297
Tyler and Perry’s trip to, 71–72
See also specific topic
New York Dolls, 102, 103, 125, 135–37, 138, 171
New York Yankees, 347
Newton, Massachusetts
Elyssa-Perry home (Villa Elyssa) in, 159–60, 171, 173, 178, 180–81, 220
Perry’s car accident in, 176–77
Night in the Ruts, 188–90, 195, 198, 199
Nine Lives album
as first Sony album, 282, 284, 285, 286–87, 288–89, 292, 297, 298–99, 301
Sony rejection of, 289, 292
tour for, 299, 301, 302
Nipmuc Regional High School (Hopkinton, Massachusetts): Aerosmith first gig at, 76–77
“No More, No More,” 148
“Nobody’s Fault,” 165
nonconformity, Perry’s, 12–13, 17, 28–35, 39, 40, 44, 54
See also long hair, Perry’s
nose art, fighter plane, 319
Nugent, Ted, 151–52, 187, 196, 203
“Number One,” 324
nunnery, Cenacle
Aerosmith recording at, 171, 172–73, 174–75
See also Draw the Line
Nylon, Judy, 84, 99
O, Yeah! CD collection, 320–21
“Oasis in the Night,” 361
O’Brien, Brendan, 272, 345
“Oh Yeah,” 360
Ohio: Aerosmith’s tours in, 123–24, 138–39
On the Road (Kerouac), 28, 211
Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker, 214
open tuning: Perry’s experiments with, 148
opening band, Aerosmith as, 124–25, 135, 152
Orpheum Theater (Boston): Aerosmith at, 135, 226
“The Other Side,” 256
O’Toole, John, 91–92, 93, 94, 95, 101–2, 119–20, 122, 123
“Out Go the Lights,” 361
outlaw life: rock-and-roll connection to, 15
Page, Jimmy, 34, 35, 45, 57, 258–59, 277, 299, 313, 343, 344
“Paint It Black,” 32
Palladium (New York City): Joe Perry Project at, 202
“Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag,” 28
“Paperback Writer,” 32
Paradise (Boston club), 180, 198
Parenteau, Mark, 210, 234
Paul, Les, 332, 346
Paul, Steve, 89–90, 327
PBS Studios, 278
Pentagon: Perry and Whitford families tour of, 319
performance anxiety, 134
Permanent Vacation album/video, 250, 251, 255, 257, 268, 271
Perry, Adrian (son), 205, 209, 210, 211, 212, 218–19, 244, 246, 282, 315, 317, 366
Perry, Anne (sister), 4, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 43, 266, 366
Perry, Billie Montgomery
and Aaron’s care, 246
Adrian and, 282
Aerosmith members relationship with, 219–20
Alexander and, 216–17, 218
at band meetings, 342
“Black Velvet Pants” video and, 215, 216, 217, 218
Boneyard activities and, 270, 271
childhood/youth of, 216, 218
codependency issue and, 263, 287, 291–92
Collins and, 220, 261, 265–66, 273, 274, 282, 283–84, 291–92, 295, 297
divorce of, 221
drugs and, 240
and “Dude (Looks Like a Lady)” video, 250
at first Aerosmith party, 227
in Florida, 269
on Gibson guitar, 319–20
Glenda’s attack on, 217–18
at Gore party, 336
Hagen and, 345
Have Guitar, Will Travel and, 345
as inspiration for “Heart’s Done Time,” 249
Joe Perry album and, 332
Joe Perry Project and, 215, 216, 217
in Latin America, 277
in Los Angeles, 272
music interests of, 216, 219–20
and 9/11, 315, 316
“Oasis in the Night” and, 361
“Oh Yeah” and, 360
personality of, 215, 230
pregnancies of, 242, 243, 265, 266
professional background of, 217
psychiatric evaluation of, 287–88
in “Pump” video, 256
and rehab for Aerosmith members, 265–66
and Roman’s birth, 267
and Run-DMC video, 242
and Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars, 338
Sunapee vacation and, 296
in therapy, 283
and This Thing of Ours movie, 323
on tours with Joe, 220, 246, 253, 257, 277, 278–79, 339
Tyler and, 226–27, 290, 310, 324
and Tyler-Brady (Erin) relationship, 342
and Tyler-Perry relationship, 351
Tyler (Theresa) and, 231
and Tyler’s throat surgery, 332
in Vancouver, 247
in Vermont, 366
voodoo and, 322
and White House Correspondents Association dinner, 287
at Woodstock, 279
See also Perry, Billie Montgomery—Joe and; Perry (Joe) family
Perry, Billie Montgomery—Joe and
courtship and wedding of, 215–20, 239–40, 339
and financial affairs, 221, 227
first meeting between, 215–16
and Joe in rehab, 243, 357–58
and Joe’s Christmas visit with Elyssa and Adrian, 218–19
and Joe’s drugs/alcohol abuse, 225–26, 334–35, 336
and Joe’s fiftieth birthday, 311
and Joe’s knee injury, 325
and Joe’s return to Aerosmith, 229–30, 231
and Joe’s tattoos, 322
relationship between, 221, 225–26, 239, 243, 244, 249, 259, 263, 267, 274, 282, 283–84, 285, 287–88, 290, 291–92, 297, 310, 319–20, 334–36
Perry, Elyssa. See Jerret, Elyssa
Perry, (grandfather), 4, 5, 8, 9–10, 19
Perry, Joe
as addicted to excitement, 190–91
ADHD of, 6–7, 44
aloneness of, 156
anonymity of, 4
appearance of, 84
arrogance of, 204
and Billie’s courtship and wedding, 215–20, 239–40, 339
birth of, 4
birthdays of, 166, 258, 266, 311–12, 315
blue moods of, 46, 55, 57–58
as burned out, 171
childhood/youth of, 3–10, 11–26
conflicted psyche of, 178
depression of, 201
dreams of, 3–4, 14, 22, 34, 46, 53–54, 55
and Elyssa’s separation/divorce, 208, 209
Elyssa’s wedding to, 154–57
EMT incident of, 177
family background of, 4–6
health problems/injuries of, 179–80, 187, 325, 333, 336, 338, 341, 357
invincibility of, 179, 186
invulnerability of, 177
jealousy of, 164
lifestyle of, 159
personality of, 7–8,
12, 39, 58, 73, 83–84, 204
schooling of, 6–7, 14, 20, 21, 27–31, 39, 54
self-image of, 64, 84
self-reliance of, 10
as singer, 164, 200, 299, 331, 332, 359, 360, 361
in Songwriters Hall of Fame, 362
spiritual loneliness of, 43
threats against, 202
unforgetable moment for, 134
See also specific person or topic
Perry (Joe) family
bus of, 316–18, 321, 322, 331
at Disney World, 270
in Florida, 269, 270, 282, 285, 288, 291, 316
and Joe’s views about fatherhood, 205, 239
Pentagon tour for, 319
Sun Studios tour by, 322–23
Tyler family outings with, 270, 280, 324–25, 331, 337–38
Whitford family outings with, 321–22
See also specific member
Perry, Mary (mother)
appearance of, 4
and Beatles music, 17
and Billie-Joe wedding, 239
car of, 45
child-raising views of, 5
Elyssa and, 159
and Elyssa-Joe wedding, 157
family background of, 5
and Joe in rehab, 266
and Joe’s childhood/youth, 4, 9, 13, 14–15, 16, 42–43
and Joe’s early interest in music, 13, 14–15, 16, 24–25
and Joe’s factory job, 44
and Joe’s financial affairs, 56, 87–88
and Joe’s first guitars, 15, 17, 18, 19, 25
and Joe’s interest in girls, 24
and Joe’s move to Boston, 55–56
and Joe’s nonconformity, 13, 14
Joe’s relationship with, 18, 40, 54, 55–56, 87–88, 159
and Joe’s schooling, 27, 28, 29–30, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42–43, 45, 54
and Joe’s spiritual loneliness, 43
and Joe’s work ethic, 46
and Joe’s youthful appearance, 12
and move to Hopedale, 5
personality and character of, 4, 6
professional life of, 4
and Sunapee summers, 8, 19
and Tony-Joe relationship, 158
and Tony’s cancer/death, 83, 106, 154, 158
Tony’s relationship with, 5, 107
on tour with Joe, 339
in Vermont, 366
Perry, Roman (son), 267, 268, 300, 315, 317, 335, 366
Perry, Tony (father)
and Beatles music, 17
cancer of, 7, 83–84, 106–7, 128, 149, 154, 157, 346
childhood of, 4
death/funeral of, 158, 159
Elyssa and, 157, 159
and Elyssa-Joe relationship, 156, 157
family background of, 4–5
father’s death and, 10
guns of, 180
harmonica playing of, 11
and Joe’s appearance, 35
and Joe’s childhood/youth, 4, 13, 14–15, 16
Joe’s concern about death of, 19
and Joe’s early interest in music, 13, 14–15, 16, 24–25
and Joe’s factory job, 44
and Joe’s financial affairs, 56, 88, 128, 204
and Joe’s first album, 128
and Joe’s first guitars, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20
Joe’s gift of Aerosmith gold record for, 157
Joe’s memories of, 5–6, 158–59
and Joe’s move to Boston, 56, 83
and Joe’s nonconformity, 13, 14
Joe’s relationship with, 18, 20, 39, 40, 54, 55, 87–88, 128, 154, 157–58
as Joe’s role model, 22
and Joe’s schooling, 27, 28, 29–30, 35, 39, 40, 41, 42–43, 45, 54
and Joe’s spiritual loneliness, 43
Joe’s visits with, 154, 157–58
and Joe’s work ethic, 46
Mary’s relationship with, 5, 107
and Mayall music, 22–23
nonconformity of, 5–6
personality and character of, 6, 10
professional background of, 4
and Sunapee summers, 8, 19
Perry, Tony (son), 243, 244, 245, 247, 253, 257, 321, 335, 366
Perry-Hirsch, Aaron (stepson), 216, 217, 219, 220, 221, 225, 226, 229, 240, 244, 246, 315, 317, 318
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Aerosmith in, 179–80, 187–88
photography: as Perry’s hobby, 30–31, 43
pilot, Perry as, 246, 258, 259
Plastic Glass, 33
“Please Don’t Go,” 331
Porch Ghouls, 323, 330
Prankstermobile, 87–88
Presley, Elvis, 12–14, 20, 134, 174, 178–79, 216, 311
psychiatric evaluations: of Aerosmith members and wives, 283–84
Pump album/tour, 254–58, 268
Queen, 169, 299
R. Crumb comics, 74
“Rag Doll,” 28, 249, 250–51, 255
rap music, 240–41, 246
“Rats in the Cellar,” 165
“Rattlesnake Shake,” 45, 76
“Ready on the Firing Line,” 199
Record Plant (New York City)
Aerosmith recordings at, 131–33, 146–48, 150, 163, 165, 174, 176, 177, 185, 204
Lennon-Perry meeting at, 202
recording studios, 116, 132
See also specific studio
Reed, Jimmy, 21
rehab/twelve-step meetings
Aerosmith members in, 262–66, 292–94
Collins and, 251, 261–66, 285
and Conflict and Resolution Week, 292–95
Joe in, 243–44, 335, 357–58
Kramer in, 286–87, 289
at Sierra Tucson care center, 261–62
at Steps, 286–87, 292–94
Tyler in, 244, 261–62, 285, 290, 293, 352
rehearsals
at Boston Garden, 107, 113
and Carne-Joe relationship, 111, 112
at Charles Playhouse, 98–99
at Drummer’s Image, 130
at Fenway Theatre, 91–92
in Framingham, 109, 110
at Hanover warehouse, 328
for Joe Perry Project, 198
Perry’s views about, 69–70
and rebirth of Aerosmith, 234
Tabano and, 80–81
at Wherehouse, 160, 198
religion, 5, 17–18
See also Catholicism
REO Speedwagon, 135
Revere, Massachusetts: Aerosmith gig at, 118–19
Richards, Keith, 108, 310, 363
Ritz Carlton Hotel (Boston): Elyssa-Joe wedding at, 155, 156–57
“Road Runner,” 330
Robitussin, 28–29
rock
blues and, 47
entertainment element of, 51
and hard-core rock as essence of Aerosmith, 247
image of, 85
Perry’s views about, 33
relationship of clothes and, 84–85
See also rock and roll; specific musician or band
rock and roll
cultural revolution and, 64
in England/London, 23, 57
as global business, 168
image of, 17, 64
as old school, 343
outlaw life and, 15
Perry’s drive to play, 35, 51, 346
Perry’s early interest in, 13, 14, 15, 346
and Perry’s learning to play guitar, 18–19
Perry’s views about, 64
strength of, 364
See also specific musician or band
Rock in a Hard Place, 203
Rock for the Rising Sun (DVD documentary), 364
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 138, 277, 321, 329, 343
“Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo,” 90
Rock and Roll (Lennon album), 331
Rock Stars of Science project, 346–47
“Rockin’ Train,” 199
Rocks album/tour, 163–65, 166–67, 173, 177, 252, 349
Rodgers, Paul, 197, 351
Rolling Stone magazine, 118, 138, 167, 253, 337
The Rolling Stones
Aerosmith compared with, 125, 167
and Aerosmith as cover band, 76
Atlantic Records and, 105
and Block Island band, 50
at Boston Garden, 107–8
Connelly’s views about, 94
Decca deal with, 326
first album of, 21
influence on Aerosmith of, 125
Meters as opening band for, 147
New York Dolls as new, 102
Perry’s enthusiasm for, 21
Perry’s-teacher’s discussions about, 41
and Sgt. Pepper movie, 184
songs on Anchorage jukebox by, 32
and Strangeurs band, 36
tours of, 23
Roman Records, 323, 350
Root of All Evil tour, 333
Rose, Axl, 252, 253
Rose, Steve, 25–26
“Round and Round,” 337
“Route 66,” 76
Rubin, Rick, 238, 240–41, 242, 243
Run-DMC, 241–42, 246, 251, 313, 321
Sally (Perry’s Block Island girlfriend), 49–51
“Same Old Song and Dance,” 130, 200
San, Nobu, 364
Santo, Paul, 346
Sartori, Maxanne, 80, 116, 133
Saturday Night Live (TV show), 299
Scarborough Fair (Revere, Massachusetts club), 118–19
Schaefer Music Festival (Central Park, New York City), 139
“School Days,” 18
science: Perry’s interest in, 346–47
Scott, David “Pudge,” 32–33, 51, 52, 55, 57, 65
“Seasons of Wither,” 132
Seattle, Washington: Aerosmith in, 276
security, for Aerosmith, 88–89, 316–17
September 11, 2001, 315–16
sex
Anguilla vacation of, 280
on Block Island, 49, 50, 51
and blues, 23
in the car, 45
Carne-Perry relationship and, 114
and Catholicism, 18, 20, 45
cultural revolution and, 34–35
and early Aerosmith gigs, 77–78
hard rock and, 23
“Love in an Elevator” and, 256
and Midler’s comment about Perry, 112
music and, 16
and Perry at Vermont Academy, 30
Perry’s interest in, 20, 211
Perry’s views about, 188, 211
and Perry’s virginity, 22, 30, 45
and tours, 122
Tyler and, 74, 261–62, 273, 285
See also girls/women; specific person
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (movie), 184–86
Sha Na Na, 127
Shaffer, Paul, 277
“Shame, Shame, Shame,” 330
Shaw, Tommy, 271
“She Loves You,” 16
Sheraton Hotel (Manchester, New Hampshire): Aerosmith at, 104
Shirley, Kevin “Caveman,” 297, 298
“Shooting Star,” 199–200
Shrewsbury (Massachusetts) high school: Aerosmith at, 133–34
