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John Petrucci Biography

John Peter Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is an American virtuoso guitarist, composer and producer. He is best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. With his former bandmate Mike Portnoy, he produced all Dream Theater albums from 1999's Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory to 2009's Black Clouds & Silver Linings. He has been the sole producer of the band's albums released since Portnoy's departure in 2010. Petrucci was named as the third player on the G3 tour seven times, more than any other invited guitarist. Joel McIver's 2009 book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists ranks Petrucci second, after Dave Mustaine. He was also named as one of the "Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time" by GuitarOne magazine. In 2012, Petrucci was ranked the 17th greatest guitarist of all time by a Guitar World magazine reader's poll.

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We're always in that head space about the audience and less about us at that moment.

Audience, Head, Moment, Moments, Space, That Moment

I experimented a bunch with Ernie Ball in getting the strings to not flop around too much, but at the same time not to be too thick to where you're playing telephone cables.

Balls, Strings, Telephone, Telephones, Thick, Too Much

The style of music that we're playing, this progressive metal style, has always been an upstream battle for us. We don't usually get a lot of commercial exposure.

Battle, Playing, Progressive, Style, Upstream

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.

Community, Feelings, Guitar, Part, Remember, Strapped

Songs like "Spirit Carries On" really gets the audience moved and on the same page. It's challenging and all so much fun to play.

Carries, Fun, Moved, Play, Song, Songs

I'm a hopeless tone chaser!I love it and get into the whole thing.

Chasers, Hopeless, Love, Tone, Whole

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.

Band, Bus, Enjoy, Guy, Night, Somebody

Stay focused when you're playing alive, so you're not distracted by something going on.

Alive, Distracted, Playing, Stay, Stay Focused

The only thing I had in my mind [when I was 17 ] was that I was going to be a professional musician. So it was just the right environment.

Environment, Mind, Musician, Professional, Right, Thing

Since I'm in a band, and I'm not usually in situations where I need to read, it doesn't come up as often, and I don't rely on it as much.

Band, Come, Come Up, Needs, Situations

When I first started, it was the real basic stuff that was being played on the radio, so I was into Zeppelin, and Sabbath, and AC
DC, and all stuff like that. I grew up in New York, on Long Island, so the local radio stations played all that kind of thing.

Islands, Like, Local, New York, Real, Zeppelin

You might pick up some influences from another type of music that you wouldn't normally think of, but, you know, maybe as a guitar player, it will come out in your improvisational style, maybe as a song writer it might come out in your note choices, or in your melodic choices, and it just helps to making your music that much more original and unique.

Making, Music, Song, Style, Thinking, Unique

Now that we're established and we have a history we know that we can expect people to show up and to have a good time.

Expect, Good, Good Times, Having A Good Time, People, Time

I almost rely on other people to say, "Hey, you ever hear of this band?" And I'll say, "Oh, I've never heard of that!" And I listened to them and thought, "What the hell?"

Band, Hear, Hey, Listened, People

My main objective with a home studio - I could get into doing full band demos - but my first objective is to cut things like guitar tracks and solos at home.

Cutting, Guitar, Home, Like, Tracks

We've seen progressive rock all over the world, in South America, Europe, Asia, across the US and North America and Australia. There's huge audiences for this stuff. For me it's always been there and it's just a matter of time before the people have more of the means to spread the word.

America, Asia, Australia, Mean, Spread

You might be able to get a certain sound, and in the studio you certainly look at things under a microscope a lot more. You might hear more warmth out of a thicker string gauge. But in the practical world, like with us, we're playing An Evening With. . . so it's three hours of music, and our music is pretty challenging as far as the technical aspect. And I found after awhile that I was killing myself.

Able, Aspect, Challenges, Microscope, Might, Warmth

I've been fortunate to work with companies that I endorse because I love their gear. Whether Music Man, Dunlop, or DiMarizo to me these companies have supported me in such a way that's invaluable.

Dunlop, Gears, Love, Men, Way

The good thing about playing this style that we play, you know, the progressive element of it, is that we can add in different elements of different styles. And that creates a more interesting overall sound.

Interesting, Know, Play, Playing, Style

Many times we talk about the people that have come to enjoy the show. They went through a lot to get here, whatever they needed to work out in their lives; they got babysitters, they traveled, and purchased the tickets. So it's up to us to deliver the goods!

Babysitters, People, Show, Tickets, Work, Work Out

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