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John Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is the guitarist and a founding member of the progressive metal group Dream Theater. He is a popular musician in the progressive metal genre and utilizes a mixture of styles when playing, such as shredding and flamenco.
John first played guitar at age 8 when he noticed his sister (who was taking organ lessons at the time) was allowed to stay up past her bed time to practice. He soon dropped it when his plan failed. At age 12, he began playing again when he was invited into the band of his friend Kevin Moore, who would later become the keyboardist of Dream Theater. John began to practice in earnest whilst also working out so that his body could absorb the ultimate brunt of true shred. He was a largely self-taught guitarist who developed his skills through attempts to equal the chops of his idols, who included Steve Morse, Steve Howe, Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, Alex Lifeson, and Allan Holdsworth. He has jokingly referred to his guitar idols as “the Steves and the Als”.
John attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts with childhood friend John Myung (bass), where they met future bandmate Mike Portnoy (drums). These three in addition to another childhood friend of Petrucci and Myung, Kevin Moore (Keyboards), formed the band Majesty, which would later become Dream Theater.
While Dream Theater is what John is most commonly associated with, he was also a part of the band Liquid Tension Experiment and has appeared as a guest on several records by other artists such as the Age of Impact album by the Explorers Club.
John first played guitar at age 8 when he noticed his sister (who was taking organ lessons at the time) was allowed to stay up past her bed time to practice. He soon dropped it when his plan failed. At age 12, he began playing again when he was invited into the band of his friend Kevin Moore, who would later become the keyboardist of Dream Theater. John began to practice in earnest whilst also working out so that his body could absorb the ultimate brunt of true shred. He was a largely self-taught guitarist who developed his skills through attempts to equal the chops of his idols, who included Steve Morse, Steve Howe, Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, Alex Lifeson, and Allan Holdsworth. He has jokingly referred to his guitar idols as “the Steves and the Als”.
John attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts with childhood friend John Myung (bass), where they met future bandmate Mike Portnoy (drums). These three in addition to another childhood friend of Petrucci and Myung, Kevin Moore (Keyboards), formed the band Majesty, which would later become Dream Theater.
While Dream Theater is what John is most commonly associated with, he was also a part of the band Liquid Tension Experiment and has appeared as a guest on several records by other artists such as the Age of Impact album by the Explorers Club.
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seshir0 wrote:
Genius...
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maturehead wrote:
daha iyisini düşünemiyorum.
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tmangia wrote:
The Shaggs >>>>> John virtuoso Petrucci
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dodothebird wrote:
MOAR SOLO PROJEKTzZzZzZ!
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dawkirst wrote:
Very very impressed, even if I don't have a technical appreciation of his skills.
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MHDMETAL wrote:
john petrucci is epic
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donquique wrote:
why is that thephoto since.... forever, while other are much better ranked??
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Smooooooth wrote:
-\m/_(O.o)_\m/-
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Rikibarrola wrote:
One of the guitar´s masters
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SandsDunes wrote:
GOD, JP is GOD and yess, its time for another solo album Johnny
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carolinashdz wrote:
Muito bom!
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BrownWithoutSun wrote:
Yeeees, you are my God...
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mazza79 wrote:
Time for a new solo album, Johnny! :-)
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Research- wrote:
Obey your Master! :D
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SoheilOlfat wrote:
Praise be to master John Petrucci !
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dtismajesty wrote:
So boring....
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Tremster wrote:
<3 the best!
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opeth99 wrote:
Good guitarist, just big-headed!
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Rektologen wrote:
I hope he does a new solo album soon
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Pelipe93 wrote:
awesome guitar masturbator <3
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