Joe Perry Gives New Aerosmith Album Details

Each record, Perry says, "always starts with the stuff left over from the last record." In the case of "Legendary Child," which will appear on the new album and in the film "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," the song dates back 21 years to the "Get a Grip" sessions.

"This record is different from the recent past, say the last 20 years, where everybody is getting in the studio and throwing down their songs," Perry notes. "Some of the songs are completed and some are just riffs. This record is a lot more band-written stuff than there has been in the recent past."