For those of you thinking Sunday's concert at the Blaisdell Arena and Tuesday's on Maui may be the last for Aerosmith, guitar icon Joe Perry has a message.

Dream on.

Although Perry and frontman Steven Tyler haven't spoken since Tyler injured himself falling off the stage during an Aug. 5 concert in South Dakota, Perry says Hawaii won't be their last show.

"All I can say is despite what's been written about our not talking to each other the past few months, we're not breaking up," Perry said. "We've always had our ups and downs, but the minute the curtain drops and we're together on stage, we're back to like we were in our 20s, and it's all about playing for the crowd and putting on a show."

In other words, we have time to get all of the cheesy references to Aerosmith songs out of the way before getting into the heart of how the breakup rumors started — and why Blaisdell Arena will be the center of the music universe Sunday night:

• It's "Amazing" to think a band can be as popular now as it was nearly 40 years ago, when it came together in Boston. But when PlayStation released "Guitar Hero: Aerosmith" during the summer, it generated more than $25 million in sales within the first week. "'Guitar Hero' introduced us to a new generation of fans," Perry said. "It's brought in about as much money as our last seven albums combined."

• It's "Crazy" to think that Tyler, 61, and Perry, 59 — once known as the Toxic Twins for their legendary, hard-partying, rock-star lifestyle — have survived so many years of "Living on the Edge."

• We would be "Crying" if the rumors turned out to be true, and Hawai'i really did turn out to be the band's last hurrah.

• We admit we're filled with "Sweet Emotion" when we think of Tyler venturing out on the runway at Blaisdell and belting out "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)."

• We're so stoked the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers are playing here, we even plan to get to the concert earlier than usual because "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing."

You shouldn't, either.

• We hope Aerosmith will continue to "Walk This Way," even if, as Perry says, he and Tyler have only been communicating through Tyler's manager's e-mails since Tyler's fall in Sturgis, S.D.

• We think the rock world is a bit "Jaded" for paying more attention to Tyler and Perry's silent treatment than to bass player/Aerosmith co-founder Tom Hamilton's recovery from throat cancer. (He's good now; thanks for asking.)

Toss in "Love in an Elevator," "Janie's Got a Gun," "Angel" and, well, you get the idea: After more than three decades of partying and making music, Aerosmith is one of the few iconic bands big enough to survive a summer of silence between friends/business partners/bandmates right?

Probably, but you can't blame the music world for paying special attention to what happens at Sunday's concert. Will Tyler and Perry finally talk? Will they interact? Is Tyler fully healed from his fall? Will this be the last time we see Aerosmith on stage together?

All questions are legit, in part because they are in Hawai'i this week, first and foremost, to comply with a court order (see accompanying story).

Because of the court order, there's no real way to know if Tyler is fully healed until he says so, and he declined all interviews for the Hawai'i concerts. In other words, we'll have to wait and see how he performs.

Questions also need to be asked, because one of the reasons Perry agreed to interviews is to promote his solo album with the Joe Perry Project, "Have Guitar, Will Travel."

The CD dropped Oct. 6 and is a testament to Perry's desire to move on with his music career with or without Aerosmith. He wrote and produced the album in the 47 days following Tyler's injury that forced the cancellation of their tour with ZZ Top.

To mini-review his CD, "Have Guitar, Will Travel," you could say it's very guitar-driven, with many Aerosmith-sounding tracks. It's also a nod to how well Perry remains connected to his fans. He came up with the name of the album through a contest on Twitter, and his wife discovered the CD's lead singer, Hagen, on YouTube.

"We're looking at doing some gigs after the first of the year, maybe back in Hawai'i," Perry said of the Joe Perry Project. "We'll play where they'll book us."

Asked if we'd hear any of the songs at the Aerosmith concerts, Perry said he doubted it.

"It would be up to the band, but I also don't think it would be fair to Aerosmith fans who come to hear our songs," he said.

While Perry has dutifully plugged his new CD, he's also taking the time to talk openly about his strained relationship with Tyler and his desire to have the band's lead singer rein in his hard-partying lifestyle. (Did we mention Tyler's 61?)

Another reason we're not completely sold on Aerosmith being fully committed to continuing to rock on is Perry's recent gigs at The Viper Room in Las Vegas with former Guns 'N' Roses guitarist Slash and a host of other top-notch musicians. Twitter either of them, and each Tweets the praises of the other.

Flirtations? Breakup?

In reality, the Silent Summer is probably just another bump in Aerosmith's long road as the Greatest American Rock Band of All Time.

They've been together for nearly 40 years in an era where most marriages don't seem to last past five. Perry himself left the band several years ago only to come back because, well, why mess with perfection?

And Perry, for all the tongue lashings he's given Tyler publicly over the past two months, took the final minutes of our quick interview to elaborate on his relationship with Tyler and Aerosmith as a whole.

As of Oct. 5, he said the band hadn't spoken to Tyler because he's asked to be left alone while he recovers. While Perry respects that wish, he's perturbed and disappointed that the only contact he's had has been via text messaging and e-mails through Tyler's management team.

The band was scheduled to play a private gig last Wednesday in San Francisco for Oracle co-founder and billionaire Larry Ellison, so by this Sunday night, all talk of their lack of communication may be a moot point.

Or not.

"I'm really looking foward to seeing how well he is," Perry said. "You know, it's been 10 years since we've written together without anyone else in the room. We need to do that again.

"I do care about him and his health. We've worked with him 40 years. We've gone our separate ways before, but I always look foward to getting back and playing any show with Aerosmith and being part of that legend and legacy.

"I came to the realization about 15 years ago that as much as you want to count on everything going smoothly, we're as fragile as humans can be. I hate to say it in this context given what's happened lately, but I always play each show as if it's my last one. This (Tyler's injury) is an example why."