'As Long As I Know I'm Getting Paid' is a satire. Lyrically, I want to be direct. With my history in Fall Out Boy, there's some expectation that I'm going to be lyrically obtuse. But that song is a straight-faced satire of consumerism.
Patrick StumpMost producers get into it because they were just never handsome or charismatic or talented enough to be the star.
Patrick StumpWe wanted to wait until the music felt right. We didn't want to do it, just to do it. We didn't want to do it for money, I guess, is the thing that would have just bummed me out so much.
Patrick StumpSteven Tyler isn't in Aerosmith anymore, but his gravestone will probably say something about Aerosmith.
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