Joe Perry is finally ready to give his side of the Aerosmith saga, reports RollingStone.com's Andy Greene. His long-awaited book Rocks: My Life In And Out of Aerosmith is slated to hit shelves on October 7th.

"It took about a year longer than I thought it would," says Perry, who co-wrote the book with David Ritz. "But it's finally done. We're just finishing up taking the pictures and going through all the little details that go with it."

The guitarist's book follows Aerosmith drummer Joey Kramer's 2009 memoir Hit Hard: A Story Of Hitting Rock Bottom At The Top and Steven Tyler's 2011 effort Does The Noise In My Head Bother You?.

"I've wanted to write one for a while," says Perry. "But Joey put his book out and I wanted to leave some room there and then Steven put his book out. I didn't want to make it seem like mine was an answer to his, so I waited a little longer."

Read the full story at RollingStone.com.

In the clip below, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry chat with Live Nation about taking Slash out for an epic Let Rock Rule summer tour. Don't miss out on this pairing of legends.

Confirmed shows are as listed:

July

10 - Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre - Wantagh, NY
13 - McLennan Park - Kitchener, ON
16 - Xfinity Center - Mansfield, MA
19 - Rock Fest - Cadott, WI
22 - Riverbend Music Center - Cincinnati, OH
25 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre - Tinley Park, IL
30 - The Forum - Inglewood, CA

August

2 - MGM Grand Garden Arena - Las Vegas, NV
8 - Lake Tahoe Outdoor Arena At Harveys - Stateline, NV
13 - Sleep Train Pavilion - Concord, CA
16 - The Gorge Amphitheatre - George, WA
19 - Pepsi Center - Denver, CO
22 - American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX
25 - The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion - Woodlands, TX
28 - Phillips Arena - Atlanta, GA
31 - Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall - Atlantic City, NJ

September

3 - Prudential Center - Newark, NJ
6 - Jiffy Lube Live - Bristow, VA
9 - DTE Energy Music Theatre - Clarkston, MI
12 - Open Hearth Park - Sydney, NS