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Hamilton: My relationship with Joe was pretty difficult at one point because our wives didn't get along at all. And for me, the awkwardness came out of my WASP upbringing, where an awkward conversation is a drag. Every day there was potential for extremely awkward confrontations. "Hey, your wife said this about my wife," or vice versa, so we're not talking to each other right now and petty stuff like that. That's what I worried about. I didn't worry about whether the band was going to make it or not, I worried about, "Oh my God, what if tomorrow when we leave the hotel, Terry and I wind up in the same limo as Joe and Elissa?"
You may be having an argument with this person but yet he's one of only four other people in the entire world that understands how you experience things. With Joe and I, there's a lot of things that are kind of unspoken. Things that we find ironic or humorous about events that come along where you don't have that same reaction to those events as you would with another group of people. So it makes it like a secret society.
One thing that I have had to come to grips with in life is that I don't have that much natural musical talent or aptitude, which makes me feel good because that means everything I've gotten is because of wanting it so freaking bad I was willing to fight for it. There have been a lot of times where getting a musical nod from Steven really feels good. And it really spurs you on. Steven is the kind of person that is so blunt that they are beyond the realm of common courtesy, but that's exactly why they are so filled with value.
Whitford: I can hate these guys one day, or one moment or five minutes, but with the amount of things that we've done together, I love these guys, all of them. I love them deeply. I don't know how or when [Aerosmith] has to end, but when it does end, it's going to be a crushing blow. Because you put in so much time. And you finally learn to live with each other. I think for many, many years we looked at each other and went, "Boy, if I could just change this about him," and you finally realize you don't change anybody. If there's anything in the mix, it's you. That's the only thing you can control. And once you figure that out it makes life a lot easier.
Kramer: In the end, when I'm onstage and I'm looking out in front of me, and I see those four asses in front of me, that's my favorite place to be.
Tyler: It is so f---ing hard to come up with a song. It is so hard to be creative. It is so hard to put aside that I missed my daughter's function at her school. What do I say to her? And live the life and balance the two. And deal with managers that go public and say you're stoned again. Or go and tell your wife that you're screwing girls in Florida. It's so hard to keep it all in check and still come out with a song and a dance and want to be onstage. But I look over and see Joe and go, "Wow man, this is my brother." And I see Brad and go, "Wow man, this is the guy I love." And it's really all about those moments. All the rest pales.
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