Joe Perry Biography
Joe Perry, born in the United States as Joseph Anthony Pereira is a musician and songwriter, well known as the founding member, lead guitarist, backing, and occasional lead vocalist of the American rock band Aerosmith.
How old is Joe Perry? – Age
He is 70 years old as of September 10th, 2020. He was born in 1950 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States.
Joe Perry Family
He is the son of Anthony D. Perry, a former accountant of Portuguese descent from Madeira, and Mary S. Perry, a high school gym teacher of Italian descent. He has a sister Anne-Marie Perry.
Joe Perry Wife
He has been married twice. He has two sons, Tony Perry and Roman Perry, with his second wife, Billie Paulette Montgomery, whom he married in 1985. The rock band Dead Boots was formed by Adrian and Tony Perry. Perry and his wife lived in Vermont, Massachusetts, Florida, and Los Angeles. From 1975 to 1982, Perry was married to Elyssa Jerret, they have a son Adrian Perry, who is a musician.
What is Joe Perry Worth? – Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $140 Million.
Joe Perry Guitar (s)
Perry has about 600 guitars in his collection. He favors Gibson guitars, particularly the Les Paul, with a few versions being recreated as part of the company’s Signature series. Perry had to sell one of them, a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, after his divorce in 1982. Later, Perry enlisted the help of his guitar tech and equipment managers to locate the instrument. Someone handed him a guitar magazine one day, and in the middle of the centerfold was Slash, holding the Les Paul. Perry called Slash right away and bugged him for years, promising to pay more than the guitar’s value, which had nearly tripled after Joe sold it. He eventually gave up because it was putting a strain on their relationship. Slash eventually gave Joe the guitar as a present at Joe’s 50th birthday party, several years later. He also has a number of Gibson ES guitars and Gibson Firebirds in his collection.
Joe Perry The Joe Perry Project
Following this tour, the band underwent a significant reorganization: Charlie Farren, David Hull, and Ronnie Stewart left, and Columbia Records scrapped the Joe Perry Project. The Joe Perry Project released the follow-up, Once a Rocker, Always a Rocker, in 1983, with a new record label and three new band members in singer Mach Bell, bassist Danny Hargrove, and drummer Joe Pet. These albums didn’t sell quite as well as The Project’s debut, with each selling just 40,000 copies. Despite the album’s weak sales, The Project embarked on a farewell tour in support of it, which included former Aerosmith guitarist Brad Whitford. The Project performed a series of co-bills with Huey Lewis and the News during this tour.
Joe Perry Aerosmith
Both Perry and Whitford reunited with their old Aerosmith bandmates in February 1984, and two months later, they re-joined the band. When Perry returned to the band, he brought in his manager, Tim Collins. Perry and Tyler collaborated with Run-D.M.C. in a remake of their 1975 hit “Walk This Way” in 1986, which helped to establish rap as a mainstream genre. Pump in 1989 and Get a Grip in 1990 were two of Aerosmith’s three multi-platinum albums in the 1990s in 1993 Throughout the 1990s, the band won several awards, including four Grammy Awards and ten MTV Video Music Awards.
Aerosmith’s manager circulated misleading details to the band members in 1996, almost leading to the band’s disbandment. In 1999, Perry and Tyler reunited with Run–D.M.C. for a live performance of “Walk This Way,” which included Kid Rock. Nine Lives, a double-platinum-certified album, was released in 1997. Perry assisted in the creation of the group’s first number one hit, “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing,” in 1998. Just Push Play, Aerosmith’s platinum-certified album, was released in 2001. Joe Perry debuted as a solo artist in May 2005 with the self-titled Joe Perry album. Perry and Steven Tyler arranged a three-song medley with the Boston Pops Orchestra in 2006.
In January 2013, the single “Can’t Stop Lovin’ You” was released. In April 2013, Aerosmith extended their Global Warming Tour to Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines, and Indonesia. They performed as part of the “Boston Strong” benefit concert for Boston Marathon bombing victims in May 2013. Perry’s autobiography, Rocks: My Life in and Out of Aeros Smith, was published in October 2014. The band joined Perry on the Blue Army Tour in June 2015. Since 2015, Perry has collaborated on the side project Hollywood Vampires with Alice Cooper and Johnny Depp.
Perry collapsed onstage at a show on July 10, 2016, and was rushed to the hospital. Later that night, he was transferred to stable condition and returned to the tour the next day. Perry revealed the release date for his fourth solo album, Sweetzerland Manifesto, in November 2017. Perry joined Aerosmith for a residency in Las Vegas in 2019, dubbed “Aerosmith: Deuces Are Wild,” after the band’s 1994 single of the same name.
Joe Perry Albums
♦ 2005 – Joe Perry
♦ 2009 – Have Guitar, Will Travel
♦ 2014 – Joe Perry’s Merry Christmas
♦ 2018 – Sweetzerland Manifesto