Perry was a member of a band called The Kids with Bruce Witkin (later of the
Hollywood Vampires with
Johnny Depp) when he was 14. When Perry got his first gig in California, Depp replaced him in the band. who would join
Black Sabbath and
Dio. The trio apparently recorded an album that was two weeks away from release before the
A&R department at
Electra was fired and the album was shelved. He was noticed by
Billy Sheehan and joined his band Talas, He joined Australian band
Heaven in 1984, and
Graham Nash. He played rhythm and lead guitar as well as backing vocals on the bands debut album,
Perfect Timing. With McAuley Schenker he toured alongside
Def Leppard and
Whitesnake. He left the band in 1988 and was replaced by the returning Mann. Perry was guitarist for
Cher, he got the Cher gig after she decided that the person she had auditioned, she didn't like. A friend of his who was in her band recommended him, he toured for the '
Heart Of Stone' tour.''' Before going on tour with Cher he joined
David Lee Roth's band as a replacement for
Steve Vai for two weeks.'
which was later re-issued as No, No, Nikkie'' with drummer
James Kottak also contributing. Badd Boyz morphed into 7% Solution with Shortino being replaced by
Ralph Saenz (
Steel Panther,
L.A. Guns). and continued to tour with the band until August 2011 when he was replaced by former
Racer X, guitarist
Bruce Bouillet. During the 2010s he was a member if former
Runaways guitarist,
Lita Ford's band, appearing on her live album
The Bitch Is Back ... Live, In 2014 he left Lita Ford and joined
The Sweet with founding member
Steve Priest, a band which he continued to tour with until Priest's death in June 2020. In 2016 he joined
Bobby Blotzer's
Ratt as lead guitarist, the band at the time featured Blotzer on drums, Perry on lead guitar,
Stacey Blades (
L.A. Guns) on rhythm guitar,
Brad Lang (
Y&T) on bass and
Joshua Alan on vocals. Perry toured with Blotzer's Ratt until they dispanded in 2017. Perry also tours with his solo band the
Mitch Perry Group, which includes Keith England, Shelly Bonet and Kara Turner, who front the band, drummer Tal Bergman, bassist Dan McNay and keyboardist Ed Roth. == Discography ==