"Walk This Way" Inspiration

Anyone who's an Aerosmith fan has probably heard this song before. For all anyone knows, reading this has it playing in your head right now. But, aren't you just the least bit curious as to how the "Boston Bad Boys" got the idea behind their hit song? Here's how

In the 1970s, Young Frankenstein had come out, and the band had gone to see it. There was the famous part in the movie where Dr. Frankenstein arrives at his destination and he is met by cockeyed Marty Feldman, who plays Igor. He then said "Walk this way." And that gave them an idea for a song. Later, Joe Perry was toying around with some guitar riffs, so Steven Tyler walks over to Joey Kramer's drum kit and starts playing and let it behold, Walk This Way was born