John Petrucci
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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 talented and popular musician in the progressive metal genre and utilizes a mixture of styles when playing, from shredding to flamenco and everything in between.
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Born July 12, 1967, John first played guitar at age 8 but soon abandoned it. 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. He was a largely self-taught guitarist who he developed his skills through attempts to equal the chops of his idols, who included Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Morse, Steve Vai, Al Di Meola, Alex Lifeson, and Allan Holdsworth. (John has jokingly referred to his guitars idols as the "Steves and the Als".)
John attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts, where he met future bandmates John Myung (bass) and Mike Portnoy (drums). These three 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.
In 2001 he was chosen by Joe Satriani and Steve Vai to tour with them on the popular G3 guitar tour, which exposed him to a massive number of new fans and inspired him to record a solo album. "Suspended Animation" was released on March 1, 2005, and made available for order from his web site.
John is also notable as one of relatively few users of the 7-string guitar. While he uses a conventional 6-string guitar in the majority of his compositions, he has used the 7-string in such songs as "A Change of Seasons", "The Glass Prison", "New Millennium" and "Lie."
John currently endorses Ernie Ball/MusicMan guitars and has two signature guitars on the market, a 6-string and a 7-string.
External links
- John Petrucci web site (http://www.johnpetrucci.com)
- John Petrucci forum (http://www.petrucciforum.com)
- Dream Theater web site (http://www.dreamtheater.net)
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