“I got food poisoning. When I’d stopped throwing up, the first thing we did was the solo for Love In An Elevator”: Joe Perry on the unlikely origins of Aerosmith’s greatest guitar moments – and the big regret of his 600-strong guitar collection

The comeback album Done With Mirrors was not a huge success, but then you had the collaboration with Run-DMC on Walk This Way, which introduced Aerosmith to a whole new generation. And then you had multi-platinum albums with 1987’s Permanent Vacation and 1989’s Pump. Did the band feel at home in the MTV era?

“Well, you had to get a great video for your single and all that sh*t. The whole industry had changed. Touring was different. It had become more of an industry, so it wasn’t just about a great song but also having a great video. Then you could go out and sell tickets.”

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Andrew Daly