AEROSMITH guitarist Joe Perry spoke with Rob Fitzpatrick from Guardian.co.uk about the possibilities of a new album from the Boston rockers.

"Until a couple of years ago, fans would ask for more records like the old records, but that's all fallen off. New material is not that important any more. We've been at this for a long time. I think of some of the songs I've written or co-written and I think, why should I bother trying to top that? It's like Leonardo Da Vinci painting the Madonna again. Why should I paint the Madonna again?"

Read the entire interview here.

Aerosmith recently announced the dates for their North American Cocked, Loaded, Ready To Rock Tour. The itinerary can be viewed below. Tickets go on sale in select markets beginning Friday, June 4 at LiveNation.com.

The recently announced hometown Fenway Park date scheduled for August 14th sold out in a record breaking 23 minutes. Aerosmith will be joined at the Fenway show by THE J. GEILS BAND.

Steven Tyler said, "I thought it was time to get my MOJO back, by rockin South America and Europe with a little HOME RUN at Boston's Fenway Park thrown in and then off to the rest of America to do what we do best! We're gonna rock you into the middle of next week!"

This is a perfect time for us to tour North America as we are just completing a very successful tour of South America. We are looking forward to our European tour next month and then bringing our show back to our home soil. We are running on all cylinders and are "Cocked Locked and ready to Rock!" commented Joe Perry.

"We're having a blast tearing up South America. I can't stop thinking about how great it's going to feel bringing it home this summer," said Tom Hamilton.

"The band's tighter than ever, America we're coming to rock your World," said Joey Kramer.

SAMMY HAGAR AND THE WABOS will open eleven of the sixteen announced shows. Support in other markets will be announced shortly.

Confirmed shows are as follows:

July

23 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
26 - Paso Robles, CA - California Mid-State Fair
29 - Irvine, CA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
31 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena

August

3 - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Amphitheatre
5 - Woodlands, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
7 - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre
9 - Fort Lauderdale, FL - BankAtlantic Center
12 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
14 - Boston, MA - Fenway Park
17 - Toronto, ONT - Air Canada Centre
19 - Omaha, NE - Qwest Center
22 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
24 - Holmdel, NJ - PNJ Bank Arts Center
26 - Syracuse, NY - New York State Fair
28 - Atlantic City, NJ - Boardwalk Hall
31 - Detroit, MI - The Palace at Auburn Hills

September

2 - Cincinnati, OH - Riverbend Music Center
4 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena