LOIC VENANCE/AFP/Getty ImagesAerosmith guitarist Joe Perry was reportedly rushed to a hospital after collapsing in his dressing room Saturday night following his performance with Billy Joel at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
According to TMZ, paramedics worked on 68-year-old Perry for 40 minutes before taking him to the hospital. The website quotes unspecified witnesses as saying paramedics appeared to be working to clear Perry’s airway before he was placed on a stretcher and taken away. As of late Sunday morning, Perry’s condition was unknown.
Perry had just finished performing the Aerosmith hit “Walk This Way” with Joel before his backstage collapse. Joel was apparently unaware of what was transpiring as he continued performing. Concert goers tell ABC News Radio Perry showed no noticeable signs of distress during his performance.
Perry previously collapsed onstage on July 10, 2016 during a Brooklyn, New York show with his side band, the Hollywood Vampires. It was believed then that he suffered cardiac arrest, from which he apparently made a full recovery.
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