Aerosmith‘s Joe Perry was recently a guest of SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” and talked about the status of Hollywood Vampires, the supergroup with Joe, Alice Cooper and actor Johnny Depp. “Well, we’re working on a documentary. It’s got some great stuff on it. I just saw a rough cut. And it’s pretty amazing.
Perry added, “I’m still pinching myself this band actually got moving, ’cause everybody’s got other things going on, especially Johnny. (For Johnny), it’s not, like, ‘I can’t do it this day’; it’s, like, ‘I can’t do it this month.’ When he’s on a project, he’s gotta carve out months. And even then, he has to be available for things. So, when I’m in L.A., I’ve seen him work, and it’s, like, man, that’s tough. I mean, talk about putting a band on the road. Doing a movie, the kind of movies he does, it’s a lot. It’s a real lot. It takes a lot out of you, and you’ve gotta give up your life 24-7 for anywhere from a month to a year, whatever. And Alice is always working. If you don’t book something almost a year ahead, he’s gonna be booked.
“I know that everybody would love to play some more with that band,” Joe continued, “And I think the last record we did was amazing. It was so much fun. But we get into that in the documentary. So I don’t know. Right now everybody’s tied up. But I know that in the back of everyone’s mind, it’d be great to get back together again. So anyway, we’ll see how that goes.”
“That band is something else, man. Alice got to be the lead singer of a rock band and he didn’t have to be Alice Cooper… He’s Alice Cooper through and through. But when he was with the VAMPIRES, he got to talk to the audience in real time and he didn’t have to take on a character. And I know he loved it. But listen, he still went out looking like Alice Cooper. And that part of him is through and through. And everybody had a great time.”
You can watch the trailer for the forthcoming Hollywood Vampires doc, “Unleashed Spirits – The Rise Of The Hollywood Vampires”, below.
The doc has been described in a press release as “an exhilarating and heartfelt film that takes viewers on a captivating journey through the formation of Hollywood Vampires and the profound impact they’ve had on their devoted fan base.”
Hollywood Vampires released their first live album, “Live In Rio”, in June 2023. It’s their performance from Rock In Rio festival in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil in September 2015. More than 100,000 people were in attendance!
Honestly, here’s a pretty damn cool band. What’s your favourite supergroup?
