I, like, prayed inside of my head as a little kid. I didn't grow up in a religious home, but we went to Midnight Mass. That was the only time I'd go to church, but when I did, I prayed that I wanted to be a successful musician. I got my wish. John 5 More Quotes by John 5 More Quotes From John 5 I know it sounds corny, but I think the meaning of life is to do what you love and be happy. John 5 be-happy you love life If you go out to dinner with a group of people, pay for the dinner at a nice restaurant, for the amount of money for that dinner, you can get a John 5 Squier Telecaster and have it for the rest of your life. John 5 you money life people I just try to go outside the box. In fact, I go outside the box so much I go... 'What box!' John 5 box just try go Ever since I was a kid, I've been a Fender connoisseur. And to have my name associated with greatness like that, it's amazing. I couldn't be more proud of anything. My children, and then being associated with Fender. In that order! John 5 name amazing proud children I always look for inspiration. If I find something that's inspiring, I'm so excited because it is very hard to find something inspiring. John 5 find look always hard Nothing's changed from when I'm seven years old to now. Nothing's changed at all. I like the same stuff that I did - Kiss, Van Halen, 'Happy Days,' 'Laverne & Shirley,' 'The Brady Bunch,' monsters and all that stuff. John 5 kiss nothing like happy Oh my God, Guns N' Roses - it's like, jeez, that's what made me move out to Los Angeles. 'Welcome to the Jungle,' you know - it's been a huge inspiration for me. John 5 me you welcome god I like streaming music. I'll be in the car going, 'I want to hear Scotty Anderson.' He's a great guitar player not many people know about - maybe me and two other dudes know him. But I love him, and I can pull him up on Apple Music, and there it is, right there in my car. John 5 me car music love I always play so many different styles that I don't think anything I do surprises anyone. John 5 think always different play I wanted to do this so badly, to be a successful musician. John 5 badly musician successful wanted I want to make money playing guitar. John 5 playing guitar money want I love doing it. It's great. I love doing the sessions, 'cause you're kind of like in a different band every day. I used to do them all the time. I think my first one was John Wetton from U.K. and Asia and all that stuff, King Crimson. It was so great. Really a lot of fun. John 5 day you time love Inspiration is a really hard thing to describe, but it's something that triggers your brain, like the first time I heard a certain guitar player that I loved or the first time that I saw a monster or the first time that I saw anything that really was an epiphany for me. It just stays with you your whole life. John 5 me you time life I love talking to people, and I'll listen to what they have to say, and if they have ideas or something like that, I'll put you to work. John 5 you work love people How it's been with me, it doesn't really matter what kind of music it is as long as it's good and catchy and I enjoy it. That's why I know all these different styles of music, just because it's fun. Whatever is good, I like it. John 5 good me music long I was such a sponge with music. John 5 sponge music Sometimes if you're in the studio for a very long time, you want to get out and play live shows and vice versa. John 5 you time sometimes long I was a valet for celebrity parties. John 5 parties celebrity valet I started at such a young age learning every style of music, the country and the bluegrass and the western swing and the rock - everything. John 5 style learning music age I'm always happy with a guitar in my hand. John 5 hand always guitar happy
