Brad Whitford has been in Aerosmith for 45 years, except for a short break in 1981 when he released an album with then ex-Ted Nugent guitarist Derek St. Holmes. Thirty-five years later, they're back with a great new album, Reunion, and just kicked off a national tour that runs through the summer.

I talked with Brad about music, the music business, and working on a project, Whitford/St. Holmes, that is much more like a startup than the corporate behemoth that is Aerosmith!