Joe Perry is "alert and responsive" after a reported collapse: rep

Joe Perry is alert and responsive after his hospitalization Saturday night, PEOPLE can confirm it.

"Following a performance at Billy Joel's show at Madison Square Garden last night, Joe Perry was out of breath and was treated behind the scenes by paramedics who gave oxygen to the guitarist and used a probe. Tracheal before taking him to the hospital "A representative of Aerosmith's guitarist, aged 68, told PEOPLE in a statement.

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"This morning, Perry stays in the hospital where he is alert and responsive," the statement said, adding that Perry "will not be able to appear today at the Rock and Roll Fantasy Camp in Florida and present his apologies to those who attend. "

"Perry should hit the road later this month," said Perry's representative.

An Aerosmith spokesman added that "he had breathing problems but he was fine".

The musician collapsed behind the scenes shortly after the performance of "Walk This Way" on stage, reported TMZ.

Eddie Trunk, host of Sirius XM, tweeted Saturday hearing Perry be "do well today. "

"Send my best to the rock icon and my friend @ Joe Perry," wrote Trunk. "Joe was right with me on my last special show in Los Angeles. I hear it's going well today, thankfully! Be good Joe !!

Joe Perry plays with Billy Joel on stage at Madison Square Garden

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RELATED: Joe Perry in a stable state after collapsing during a performance with Johnny Depp

At a concert in 2016 with his other group, the Hollywood Vampires (which also includes Johnny Depp and the legendary rocker Alice Cooper), Perry stumbled backstage and collapsed.

Perry told PEOPLE last year that "everyone is good" for health.

"Every time I appear before an audience, I enjoy," he said about the return on stage. "I started out being a fan and then slowly passed the other side of the ramp."

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In August, Aerosmith announced a new series of residencies expected to take place in Las Vegas in April 2019. Nicknamed "Deuces Are Wild", after their 1994 success, the show will take place at the Park Theater, located in the new MGM Park, in the legendary downtown. gang.

"We decided to do Vegas. Viva Las Aerosmith! "Said the leader Steven Tyler. "We will keep it raw, we will keep who we are. There will be no change. It will not be Flory-Dories, it will be beautiful and breathtaking and we will have the opportunity to use special effects that have never been used before. "