The success of “Jaded” also kept the band in good graces with its record label. In early 2001, Aerosmith performed the song during high-profile events like the Super Bowl halftime show, an appearance on Saturday Night Live and their induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The music video featuring a pre-fame Mila Kunis earned heavy rotation on MTV. The track became a Top 10 hit, peaking at No. Steve only viewed us as a team when it suited him.”Īs expected, fans lapped up “Jaded” after its December 2000 release. “When it comes to their band’s material, their partnership is paramount. Strong songwriting partners – like Lennon and McCartney or Jagger and Richards – have each other’s backs,” Perry explained. Still, Perry admitted the move “hurt,” noting that Tyler “had displayed a cavalier attitude that undermined our partnership. In his memoir Does the Noise in My Head Bother You?, Tyler confessed that “a little bit of that sideways anger I have toward Joe and his wife” can be found in “Jaded.” In his mind, Perry was skirting band duties to have a date night with his wife. Part of Tyler’s thinking may have stemmed from the circumstances surrounding that weekend.
“I would have called you, man," Frederiksen replied, "but Steve didn’t want to. Perry confronted Frederiksen and demanded an explanation. But what happened to Marti and Steven’s promise to call me if they’d begun to write?” "I heard it as a hit and saw it as the first single off the album. “The song was undoubtedly commercial," Perry admitted.
Much the Perry’s chagrin, Tyler and Frederiksen returned to the studio on Monday with “Jaded” already completed. “If you guys write something new,” the guitarist insisted, “call me and I’ll run up there.” Perry stayed behind to spend the weekend with his wife. One weekend during the process, Tyler decided to head to Sunapee, N.H., with Frederiksen to complete lyrics for their previously fleshed-out songs. At that point, “Jaded” entered the picture. “It was ridiculous that all five of us were never in the same room at the same time.”ĭespite these drawbacks, Aerosmith continued working on new material, with both producers becoming increasingly more involved in the songwriting. “A band like Aerosmith is about energy,” he later explained. In Perry’s eyes, the recording setup forced Aerosmith apart at a time when it needed to be closer than ever. There was also limited spontaneity and virtually no room for variation.” I started feeling disconnected from the other guys in the band, and thought they should have more of a chance to be involved. “That’s also when, in my view, things began to break down. “That bothered me, but that’s just how it evolved,” Perry recalled in his book Rocks: My Life in and out of Aerosmith. From there, the other members of Aerosmith (guitarist Brad Whitford, bassist Tom Hamilton and drummer Joey Kramer) would come in and individually record their parts. Most of the songs originated with Perry and singer Steven Tyler, with Frederiksen and Hudson aiding in the demo recordings. The nearby guesthouse was turned into a mixing room where coproducers Marti Frederiksen and Mark Hudson worked on the tracks. Aerosmith reconvened to work on the LP that would eventually become 2001's Just Push Play at guitarist Joe Perry’s basement home studio, dubbed the Bonetown.