This past week, Aerosmith announced their summer “Global Warming” Tour, which kicks off June 16 in Minneapolis, MN with special guests Cheap Trick.
The Boston band also held a press conference in Los Angeles to promo the tour and the fact that they have a new record on the way (watch full video here.)
Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry spoke with Billboard to provide an update on the status of the new album, which is expected this summer.
Each record, Perry says, "always starts with the stuff left over from the last record." In the case of "Legendary Child," which will appear on the new album and in the film "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," the song dates back 21 years to the "Get a Grip" sessions.
"This record is different from the recent past, say the last 20 years, where everybody is getting in the studio and throwing down their songs," Perry notes. "Some of the songs are completed and some are just riffs. This record is a lot more band-written stuff than there has been in the recent past.”
"We probably have two songs to write to finish. Or certainly there are slots to fill. We don't sit there and listen to the songs as a bunch. First time we did that was two weeks ago. The record company came in and wanted to hear what's happening and that gave us a chance to listen to everything as a bunch. We get a sense of where we're at and we'll do that again very soon."
For a list of Aerosmith tour dates, click here.
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