VAN HALEN, AEROSMITH and BILLY JOEL are set to headline the Stone Music Festival at ANZ Stadium in Sydney this weekend. David Lee Roth, Billy Joel, and the members of Aerosmith held a press conference at 11am today in Australia. In report from Yahoo!, the headliners discussed each other.

Here are some highlights:

Aerosmith' Steven Tyler: "We loved Van Halen in the beginning but they got so big so fast that we offset each other on tour and we never saw them. We've been following them ever since and I'm always honoured to see them backstage. Every time I look into their eyes I see a camaraderie that knocks me over so I love those guys. Billy is my idol because he's been around forever and every time I turn on the radio I hear him. I'm an old fan of people who write their own music."

Van Halen's Dave Lee Roth: "I always refer to what Billy Joel's doing on stage with his musical dynamic and his arrangements in terms of 'look how many folks he's worked with, listen to the loud and soft, listen to the fast and slow'. I went to school at the college of musical knowledge, the Aerosmith. We were reflecting that although we didn't serve together we've all been trained in the same road work, the same hotel mill, the same cutting of the various record companies and management agencies. Even though we haven't played together we certainly got educated by the same good guys and bad guys. I see me reflected in their eyes."

Billy Joel: "I tried to do the thing in 'Jump' but I split my pants. I couldn't do the move. The guys in Aerosmith we've been friends together because we're all from the same neck of the woods, from Boston and New York, and I've met them many times so we're good, good friends."

Check out video from the press conference below:

(Thanks VAN HALEN News Desk)