“Hometown Aerosmith fans are different from other Aerosmith fans, and that mainly has to do with Joe Perry. It's tough to overstate his strange grip on the local psyche. Tyler is a star who belongs to the whole world, but Perry, that dude belongs to Boston.”

American music journalist and author

Rob Sheffield is an American music journalist and author. He is known for writing about music with a close, personal voice that connects criticism, memory, and pop culture. His work appears in print as both journalism and books. He writes about songs and the culture around them, drawing on the perspective of a long-time music critic and writer.