Guitar Quotes by John Petrucci

If you can't play as good or as fast as me, just give up, sell your guitar on eBay and kill yourself.

— John Petrucci

As a guitar player, you never stop learning, never stop honing your skills.

— John Petrucci

As a guitar player, playing instrumental music is a blast.

— John Petrucci

The guitar is the ultimate vehicle for expression and composition for me. It's a part of my DNA!

— John Petrucci

I went straight out of high school, and when I was 17, all I wanted to do was play guitar.

— John Petrucci

In Japan they're definitely more over the top. They had four Boogie stacks and 20 guitars. But otherwise it's pretty much the…

— John Petrucci

I'll never forget when I heard Steve Morse and the Dixie Dregs for the first time. I was just blown away, and…

— John Petrucci

A violin neck is much smaller than the guitar's, so it's much easier to play wide intervals on one violin string. On…

— John Petrucci

I'm grateful that as part of the Ernie Ball family, I'm able to connect with my fans in such a meaningful way…

— John Petrucci

It's much better to play the guitar a half hour a day, every day, than not practice for a week and then…

— John Petrucci

I didn't try out for bands when I was younger. I got into guitars intensely a couple of years into playing so…

— John Petrucci

I often think about my Music Man guitars being 100 million percent tailored to my needs as a player and how lucky…

— John Petrucci

I remember feeling for the first time going somewhere where I was part of a community where I didn't feel like an…

— John Petrucci

To be in Boston, which is a great city and which is full of many colleges and young kids, and to be…

— John Petrucci

When I think of a lot of the players I admire, they could always play their parts without hiding behind distortion and…

— John Petrucci

You might pick up some influences from another type of music that you wouldn't normally think of, but, you know, maybe as…

— John Petrucci

Oftentimes, whenever I do interviews with guitar magazines and we discuss my influences, I mention people like Steve Morse, Alex Lifeson, Al…

— John Petrucci

I think it's a good way to sort of build your career and even when I was a young kid, I did…

— John Petrucci

One very important side of my playing lies in rhythm; I have a very percussive style. It's one I've developed with Dream…

— John Petrucci

Sometimes I'll hear a certain approach that kinda cathes my ear, like „It's kinda cool what that guy's doing there", or maybe…

— John Petrucci

For a band like us, one that you don't necessarily hear on the radio, it's our fans that keep us alive and…

— John Petrucci

The Majesty guitar symbolizes the very reason why I am so proud to be a Music Man artist. I had the idea…

— John Petrucci

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…

— John Petrucci

My main objective with a home studio - I could get into doing full band demos - but my first objective is…

— John Petrucci

When I was younger, and Iron Maiden and Def Leppard and all that stuff was coming out, I was learning all those…

— John Petrucci

I love playing live, but our tours generally last about a year. I could never do this without the understanding and support…

— John Petrucci

Almost 15 with music, we have so many guitars that we developed over the years. The latest one is 'The Majesty' guitar,…

— John Petrucci

In order to become a well-rounded musician, you have to master the three major aspects of guitar playing: the technical side, the…

— John Petrucci

Guitar players get inward and analytical about their playing but when you start to get positive feedback from other players it makes…

— John Petrucci

I used to have these reoccurring dreams that I played guitar, which I thought was so bizarre. It all sort of fit…

— John Petrucci

We have a storage close by where I live, that's very organised. My guitar tech, Matty organised it all, labeled everything.

— John Petrucci

When we make those guitars we make tons of prototypes, I have all those. And once a guitar has come out there's…

— John Petrucci

Many kids and parents ask me, 'What kind of guitar can I buy?' It's a great opportunity for those people to be…

— John Petrucci

The guitar is a funny instrument because you have bendable strings and distortion - there's a potential for noise. It is more…

— John Petrucci

I started playing guitar when I was 12, and I started getting into more metal, like Maiden and Metallica... Of course, as…

— John Petrucci

You can approach the guitar like a voice. That's the best way of looking at it. If you are singing, you can't…

— John Petrucci

I've always employed a melodic style with my leads, placing strong emphasis on infusing romantic sensibilities into what I'm trying to say.…

— John Petrucci

Instead of buying a guitar for $2,000 or $2,500 - I'm not sure how much these are going for - but it's…

— John Petrucci

There's successes you have in your career. For me, for example, as a guitar player, as somebody in a band putting out…

— John Petrucci

There were some initial instruments I had when I was young and made some trade-offs. Maybe a guitar I bought in a…

— John Petrucci