Joe Perry is a Selfish Bastard

According to an AP story, Aerosmith rocker, Joe Perry is pissed off at Steven Tyler for sidelining their tour.

Tyler, 61, is normally quite agile despite his age. Though he apparently fell backwards off the stage onto a couple of fans on Wednesday night during the band’s show in Rapid City, South Dakota. Apparently the sound system malfunctioned during Love in an Elevator performance, and Tyler was amusing the crowd with his dancing when the fall happened.

“He does a lot of dancing on the stage and he does a lot of stuff with his mic stand. He put his stand down and twirled around and stepped backwards off the stage,” said Mike Sanborn, spokesman for the Buffalo Chip Campground, which hosted the outdoor concert.

He was airlifted to the hospital, but was said to be in good spirits, even with a broken left shoulder 20 stitches in his head. He was joking around with the doctors. He was ordered by doctors to take some time off to recover.

After the incident, Perry Tweeted to ticket holders, “Sincere apologies out 2 all Aero Fans regarding the canceled shows. It really bums me out too- you have no idea. Pray 4 Stevens speedy return,”

However, Perry responded to the media a little more candidly, “I was pretty (upset), because right before that, he had pulled a muscle in his leg. And we had to take two weeks off and we missed probably seven dates.”

I’m not sure why Steve Perry is so upset. He has been busy promoting his upcoming , album, “Have Guitar, Will Travel.”

It would seem that he would show a little more concern for his injured co-worker. I can understand being frustrated that the tour is cancelled, but why do you have to being an ass about the whole thing? It’s not like Tyler asked for the injury. I would hope that if Perry were to get injured, Tyler wouldn’t respond in like manner.

It would also not seem uncommon for health issues to be interfering with Aerosmith’s plans. They are in their 60s, after all.

“All I know is he’s got to get his act together. I mean, he and I haven’t written a song together alone in the same room in over ten years, so there’s been some changes in paradigm of what Aerosmith is,” he said.

Perry said that he hasn’t spoken to Tyler recently.

c. 2009