I’m a Republican, but I’m a Republican from the old school. I was taught that you get what you put into it. You can be anything you want to be if you work hard enough at it, and you can earn your place. That’s the old way. Joe Perry Read Quote
The Beatles just changed everything right across the board. They just had that right combination of clean-cut good looks – a cute band – but under that they had a real rock n’ roll thing going on. Joe Perry Read Quote
L.A. was just an inspiring kind of place to be. It felt like going to Paris in the Twenties and Thirties. Everybody’s there. Everybody’s hanging around. Everybody’s talking about music. Joe Perry Read Quote
Take life on life’s terms – one day at a time. And have fun while you’re doing it. Joe Perry Read Quote
I love Indian food – it’s my favourite cuisine. I love the mixture of spices and the subtle flavours. It’s really erotic; the spices are so sensuous. Joe Perry Read Quote
I’ve been going long enough to prove what I wanted to prove, to get the girl I wanted to get, to make the money I wanted to make, to drink all the beer I wanted to drink. I’ve played – not exactly everywhere, but I’ve played enough places. Joe Perry Read Quote
AC/DC is a prime example of taking that blues rock thing and just living in that world. They only really move the furniture around a little on each album, but it still works. Joe Perry Read Quote
Whenever I hear somebody cover a song, I don’t like to hear it stray too far from the original. I like to hear some of the new energy that a band will put into it, but you kind of want to hear some of the basic parts of the song. I mean, that’s what makes it the song that you like. Joe Perry Read Quote
I’m turned off by the groupie thing. I’m a romantic; I like finding the right woman, and if it works, it works. Joe Perry Read Quote
