In 1969, Steven Tyler found his musical soulmate. Together they sold 150,000,000 albums

Steven Tyler and Joe Perry’s musical partnership helped give Aerosmith its distinctive sound and lasting success. Their meeting in 1969 brought together two musicians who had been pursuing separate projects, setting the stage for a collaboration that would endure for decades.

Tyler was then playing drums in Chain Reaction, while Perry was in the Jam Band with bassist Tom Hamilton. Tyler recalled seeing Perry arrive in a sports car while he was mowing the lawn and imagining what they could make together. The article credits the later addition of Joey Kramer and Brad Whitford with strengthening the group, and points to the song “Movin’ Out” as an early sign of Aerosmith’s sound.