Aerosmith is a mess. Now for something you might not already know...

As the band prepares to reconvene for the first time since frontman Steven Tyler fell from a stage in South Dakota at the beginning of August and shattered his collarbone, Perry admits he's keen to get back on the road and show fans how much he cares.

The band was forced to scrap a summer tour because of Tyler's injuries - and they've been out of action ever since.

Just hours after the fall, crew members started talking to the media about Steven Tyler's heavy partying backstage before the fall. Then days later, he was videotaped buying a bottle of booze, his arm in a sling. Tyler explained in an interview with Rolling Stone that it was just a misunderstanding and he's sober - except for painkillers he shouldn't be taking.

Perry ain't buying it and little by little, he is becoming more vocal about the situation, even as the other members say nothing.

In a new Billboard.com interview, Joe Perry says, "The thing that bothers me the most is how it (time off) affects the fans... The only reason you're there is because of the fans. You owe them a lot, and when you start taking them for granted it's just wrong.

"I think that a lot of what happened with Aerosmith over the last two or three years has been a case of that. And I'm not talking about everybody in the band. I think at this point the four band members are willing to not play for a while until the fifth member gets together and decides to come and join us again."

His comments come just weeks after Perry revealed he and injured frontman Tyler hadn't spoken for a month, but last week the guitarist insisted the band isn't close to splitting up, despite reports to the contrary and obvious friction among bandmates. He said, "Aerosmith is taking a breather."

The band is set to perform a private concert at a San Francisco, California software convention this week and the bandmates are scheduled to play two shows in Hawaii later this month.

Perry has also confirmed the band will perform at a Formula One race meeting in the United Arab Emirates on November 1 November.

He states, "We're getting our visas together and the papers drawn up and everything."

Meanwhile, Joe's newest solo album, "Have Guitar, Will Travel" hit stores last week and he played a show near his hometown filled with tunes from the album as well as Aerosmith classics. See footage here.

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