I'll watch the Grammys and think, 'You hardly even see people playing guitar,' and it freaks me out. — John 5 Copy Share Image
In my eyes, and in my opinion, the guitar is strong and powerful and will never die. — John 5 Copy Share Image
There's not many crazy guitar instrumentalists out there that put on a crazy monster show. — John 5 Copy Share Image
I think I'm always writing, and I'm always working, and I'm always trying to be creative. It's just something that I do… — John 5 Copy Share Image
I know it is one of the most important instruments and inventions, the electric guitar, to me, since television or movies or… — John 5 Copy Share Image
When I came to California, I came from such an upper scale neighborhood, I was so sheltered, but I always knew I… — John 5 Copy Share Image
When my parents gave me that first guitar, I became totally obsessed. I would stay in my room all the time with… — John 5 Copy Share Image
Jimi Hendrix is one of the main influences on why I wanted to play guitar. He really shook me. I think it… — John 5 Copy Share Image
Branching out to other genres - I think it's why people put me apart from other guitar instrumentalists. — John 5 Copy Share Image
I love instrumental guitar records, but I also understand that, as a listener, it can be difficult to get through a whole… — John 5 Copy Share Image
I wanted to be a guitar player and musician so badly, and I prayed to get this the very few times I… — John 5 Copy Share Image
I love to learn, and I started doing a lot of studying of Spanish-style music and really started getting into it and… — John 5 Copy Share Image
I like streaming music. I'll be in the car going, 'I want to hear Scotty Anderson.' He's a great guitar player not… — John 5 Copy Share Image
You know how kids will wait outside after a gig and try to get an autograph from the band? I would do… — John 5 Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I had a horrible flight. Horrible. It was well before I was 10 years old. So I always… — John 5 Copy Share Image
I really truly love all styles of music. A lot of people say that, but the first station they turn to when… — John 5 Copy Share Image
What I do is, I look at rock guitar players, and I say to myself, 'What is this guy doing? What does… — John 5 Copy Share Image
I like people writing great songs on guitar or piano or what have you. I miss people getting on stage with real… — John 5 Copy Share Image
Inspiration is a really hard thing to describe, but it's something that triggers your brain, like the first time I heard a… — John 5 Copy Share Image
I think there are so, so, so, so many things you have to be... to do this... you know, to keep going in the… — John 5 Copy Share
Jimi Hendrix is one of the main influences on why I wanted to play guitar. He really shook me. I think it was his… — John 5 Copy Share
There's not many crazy guitar instrumentalists out there that put on a crazy monster show. — John 5 Copy Share
When I was younger, I had a horrible flight. Horrible. It was well before I was 10 years old. So I always thought to… — John 5 Copy Share
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… — John 5 Copy Share
I always play so many different styles that I don't think anything I do surprises anyone. — John 5 Copy Share
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… — John 5 Copy Share
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… — John 5 Copy Share
You can go pretty much anywhere in the world, and people know 'Beat It.' When I was growing up, you heard it everywhere. I… — John 5 Copy Share
All my life, I've really enjoyed music: making music, playing it, and recording it. It's such a relief and a joy to do what… — John 5 Copy Share
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 Copy Share
