I think I'm a father, but a father of three kids! :) John Petrucci More Quotes by John Petrucci More Quotes From John Petrucci When I think of a lot of the players I admire, they could always play their parts without hiding behind distortion and sustain. Put the time in. Hear your mistakes. Yeah, it sucks, it's humbling, it makes you want to throw the guitar out the window. But if you work on your mistakes, they'll eventually go away, and you'll become a strong player. John Petrucci strong player mistake Music is a communication. It's a two-way street. You need people to play to in order to make that connection complete. That's the way we look at it. John Petrucci communication two order Obviously the best way to retain the most profit is to not give any of it away. That's something that you certainly learn through the years. John Petrucci giving way years I remember feeling for the first time going somewhere where I was part of a community where I didn't feel like an outcast. I felt like I belonged. Everyone had a guitar strapped to their back. John Petrucci guitar community feelings A lot of people around the world were, like, very frustrated, you know "Why don't you just release the name? Why is it taking so long?" But the cool thing is that it brought people together, like you said, it brought our fans into the experience, it sort of exposed us, exposed the process, and I think it welcomed Mike Magini, because people saw what happened to get to that point. John Petrucci names long thinking You try to play the song better than you had before. John Petrucci play song trying Real thick strings - your hands start to get fatigued. As much as you practice, and as much experience as you have, and as long as you've been playing, there is a fatigue point during the show, as with anything that's physical. So I wanted to basically pace myself better. John Petrucci real practice hands Dark master of sin, now my soul is yours. John Petrucci sin soul dark Stay focused when you're playing alive, so you're not distracted by something going on. John Petrucci stay-focused distracted alive If someone is feeling out of sorts or detached it's a great time to bring them in and restate why we are here and what we are trying to do. John Petrucci why-we-are-here feelings trying I do a lot of the stuff that I started out doing that I think any guitar player that's concerned about the craft needs to do. It's basic practicing of the basic elements. I try to practice like a well rounded regiment of things where I can kind of do whatever I wanna do and I also have to practice the actual songs to keep that under my fingers as well. John Petrucci player song thinking If you bring somebody into the band you are going to be with them a lot whether it's in the studio, on the tour bus, or at dinner every night; you want somebody you enjoy being around. You don't want an annoying guy . John Petrucci band guy night I really rely a lot more on memory. I'm definitely not as good of a sight reader. John Petrucci reader sight memories We're always in that head space about the audience and less about us at that moment. John Petrucci that-moment space moments The Majesty guitar symbolizes the very reason why I am so proud to be a Music Man artist. I had the idea for this guitar a couple of years ago but it is because of their innovative spirit and dedication to the art of guitar building that it is now a reality. I am so grateful that I am able to collaborate with the best guitar company on the planet and so incredibly proud that together we have created what is to me, the perfect musical instrument for guitar players. I really hope you get a chance to play one and am confident that you will feel the same! John Petrucci grateful couple art I don't have very eclectic tastes in music. John Petrucci taste-in-music eclectic taste Guitar players get inward and analytical about their playing but when you start to get positive feedback from other players it makes you think that it is coming together. John Petrucci guitar player thinking The C+ amps is vintage at this point, and it definitely has a certain sound to it. I wanted something that was going to keep Dream Theater in more of a current musical landscape, as far as being the producer and producing the type of album I wanted to hear. John Petrucci vintage musical dream I have a lot of guitars. Yeah, I'm not like a guitar collector, I don't have all vintage instruments. I don't even own a Strat or Les Paul. I don't have one. John Petrucci vintage yeah guitar Usually we're all comfortable playing the songs, but during the song there might be one part where you're like „oh, this part's coming up, I have to really focus", a lot of songs have those moments in them. John Petrucci focus song might
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