Top 14 Joey Kramer Quotes

I’ve always been a coffee-lovin’ fool, from the time I was a kid.

Having really good ideas comes from being able to listen to everybody else and see what their ideas are, because they’re coming from a completely different place. That’s always been important. It’s part of being in a band.

Boston will always be home to me.

I have memories of doing ‘Toys In The Attic’ and being on the floor next to my drums, on my back, laughing.

In my opinion, Slash is probably one of the last of the iconic guitar players carrying the torch of what it’s really all about.

I’m really into the love thing. When I relate to my guys in the band, I tell them where it’s at, and if I feel like telling somebody that I love them, I do.

There’s really no money per se to be made on records. We used to make a lot of money on records. Now, all of our money is made on touring.

I was a big Pretty Purdie fan. I have heavy rhythm and blues influences, and that is what I bring to the table with Aerosmith.

The roads in Boston suck. Highways included. There are potholes and bumps all over the place. It’s not a fun place to drive.

And when it comes to the music, the fans are the most important thing because they get you and put you where you are. And so often – too often – that whole idea gets cast aside.

I learned from my dad that there may come a time in life when you need to slow down and take a breath and deal with things, and that’s OK, but whatever you do… Don’t stop, and don’t quit. Even if it’s hard, you can’t be lazy.

Call it whatever you want, whether it’s hip-hop or cult music or pop music, but to me, it’s all pretty disposable. I don’t think that the music of Nikki Minaj or Justin Beiber is going to be played on the radio twenty-five years from now.

My playing is all about feel. I’m completely self taught: I never took any lessons or anything.

I’m not one of those celebrities that will just put my name on something and expect to get a check.