Following a guest performance during Billy Joel’s show last night at Madison Square Garden, Joe Perry experienced shortness of breath and was treated backstage by paramedics who gave the guitarist oxygen and used a tracheal tube to clear his airway before taking him to a hospital.
This morning Perry remains in the hospital where he is alert and responsive. The Aerosmith guitarist will be unable to appear today at Rock And Roll Fantasy Camp in Florida and apologizes to those attending.
Perry is expected to return to the road later this month
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Get well ASAP, Joe. Godspeed Home Tonight.
I HAVE A CLOSE FRIEND WHO STRUGGLED WITH ADDICTION IN HIS YOUTH , AND HE IS STARTING TO PAY THE PRICE NOW , HE HAS HEALTH ISSUES RELATED TO HIS DRUG USE , CIRCULATORY , AND LUNG SPECIFICALLY – I KNOW JOE HAS DONE A CRAZY AMOUNT OF DRUGS IN HIS YOUNGER DAYS , AND I HOPE THAT WHATEVER IS GOING ON IS NOT TOO SERIOUS , AND HOPEFULLY NOT RELATED TO HIS PAST BEHAVIOR , BUT I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED-
Just glad it wasn’t a heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack!
Hmm… Which Movin’ Out is better? Billy Joel’s Movin’ Out? Or Aerosmith’s Movin’ Out? Both great songs, but I’m gonna go with…
these guys just cant stop,he has health issues in the past,so heres a thought ,stop going out on the road,it seems to be to much for the guy,but these guys are fame junkies,they cant stop having people fall over themselves everytime they take the stage,at home where its nice and quite,there is no one falling over themselves for them,and godforbid they stay home and live like a normal person right,but when he finally does push it to far ,because of his own nonsense everyone will crying for him
Same thing with McCartney, do you really think he needs the money? He lives for the adulation.
However, is some other cases, they clearly need the money.
In Joe’s case, I don’t believe it’s for adulation, definitely not for the money. I believe he’s just a rockaholic! A 28 year old rock star trapped in the body of a 68 year old man, who just can’t slow down. However, he really needs to, for his own good. Keith Richards, 75 next month, still rolling, and still smoking! Heaven doesn’t want him, and hell’s afraid he’ll take over! I guess he’ll never get his “Satisfaction!” And neither will Joe! This is what they do, it’s all they know.
You’re just jealous Jeffrey.