Aerosmith's Joe Perry defends 'Duck Dynasty' star's 'right to express opinions'; Nikki Sixx responds

After asking his Twitter followers what they think about the “Duck Dynasty hoopla,” Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry weighed in:

@JoePerry Seems to me people have a right to express their opinions & religious beliefs. But that doesn't mean we have to agree.

— Joe Perry (@JoePerry) December 22, 2013

Perry, who once called himself a lifelong “hardcore Republican,” retweeted these responses:

https://twitter.com/wpbdiver1/status/414829677706874881

https://twitter.com/HammerMustGo/status/414830081672892416

@JoePerry Freedom of Speech working. He just has to deal with the consequences of that speech. It's not gov't punishing him. It's the people

— Dogs (@TylerDogs83) December 22, 2013

Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx also replied to Perry.

@JoePerry Agreed

— xxıS ıʞʞıN (@NikkiSixx) December 22, 2013

“Agreed”? That’s quite a departure from the now-deleted rant in which Sixx questioned whether “Duck Dynasty” patriarch Phil Robertson should have “freedom of H8 speech.”

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