Berry's On Top is probably my favorite record of all time; it defines rock and roll. A lot of people have done Chuck Berry songs, but to get that feel is really hard. It's the rock and roll thing-the push-pull and the rhythm of it.

Over the years, when you're in a band with a catalog like Aerosmith's, you accumulate a lot of instruments to duplicate those songs.

A lot of people don't listen to the albums. They just listen to the singles.

Describing certain sounds, there's a common language that guitar players have.

There are definitely things about 'Legendary Child' that echo the music we did earlier in our career. It's got the right stuff.

When I plug in my guitar and play it really loud, loud enough to deafen most people, that's my shot of adrenaline, and there's nothing like it. That's what it's always been for me - to be the flame the tribe dances around.

I don't want fans to think we're clean, upstanding American boys, but we are Americans, and we do stand up.