Friday knowledge-off: Aerosmith
Jul 13, 2012, 1:37 PM | Updated: Oct 11, 2024, 1:21 pm
 Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler, center, guitarist Brad Whitford, left, and drummer Joey Kramer, right, perform during the opening night of the Global Warming Tour at the Target Center in Minneapolis on Saturday, June 16, 2012. (Photo by Genevieve Ross/Invision/AP) |
1. Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia once called Aerosmith the druggiest people he’d ever seen. How did Steven Tyler describe his own drug problem after he cleaned up?
A. “I made Jim Morrison look like Andy Griffith”
B. “My veins were filled with more heroine than blood.”
C. “I hope they smoke me when I’m dead.”
D. “I must have snorted all of Peru.”
2. Why did Joe Perry leave Aerosmith in 1979?
A. His dog bit the bassist’s dog, and it led to a fight
B. His wife spilled milk on the bassist’s wife, and it led to a fight
C. His dad ripped off the bassist’s dad, and it led to a fight
D. His brother refused to drink with the bassist’s brother, and it led to a fight
3. The members of Aerosmith liked to have the doors of their dressing rooms decorated. Joe Perry’s door often said what?
A. The doctor is In
B. The fix is in
C. The admiral is on board
D. Joe’s not here, man
4. Steven Tyler wanted to name the band “The Hookers.” Why?
A. Because they’re his favorite people
B. Because they’d do anything for money
C. Because playing in clubs is like prostitution
D. Because he thought they’d all end up being gigolos after the band failed
5. In Aerosmith’s early days, their fans were called what?
A. Granite Rockers
B. Tylers
C. The Blue Army
D. The Hookers
6. What Beatles song did Aerosmith cover for the Sgt Pepper movie?
Answers: 1) D, 2) B, 3) C, 4) C, 5) C – Blue Army due to the prevalence of denim jackets and jeans, 6) Come Together.
