Aerosmith’s Perry tweets 'doing well' after hospitalisation

Joe Perry is feeling the love from fans after he was hospitalised with breathing problems that began after a guest performance with Billy Joel in New York.

The Aerosmith guitarist on tweeted on Tuesday local time (Wednesday AEDT): "Doing well, thanks for the love and support."

Perry's publicists said in a statement that the 68-year-old felt short of breath after the Saturday performance at Madison Square Garden. Paramedics backstage gave Perry oxygen and used a tracheal tube to clear his airway before taking him to the hospital.

The statement said Perry is expected to return to the road this month.

Upon seeing Perry's health update, his bandmate and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler, 70, tweeted, "MY BROTHER," adding a heart and raised hands emojis.

Perry had joined the 69-year-old Joel on stage for a rendition of Aerosmith’s 'Walk This Way.'

In 2016, Perry's other band, The Hollywood Vampires, were forced to play several shows without him after he had become ill while performing at the Ford Amphitheater in Brooklyn's Coney Island. The Hollywood Vampires includes rock legend Alice Cooper and actor Johnny Depp.