It's funny, the power of music. I was watching 'Dracula,' the 1931 version with Bela Lugosi, and the only music you hear… — John 5 Beginning Copy Share Image
When I saw Kiss, and it was monsters with guitars, I thought this was the greatest thing that ever happened. — John 5 Greatest Copy Share Image
I started at such a young age learning every style of music, the country and the bluegrass and the western swing and… — John 5 Age Copy Share Image
I, like, prayed inside of my head as a little kid. I didn't grow up in a religious home, but we went… — John 5 Church Copy Share Image
Whenever you listen to a CD or an album, it gets tiresome hearing the same thing over and over and over again. — John 5 Again Copy Share Image
If my mom said, 'You better not do this!' I'm not one of those people who go, 'Well, I'm definitely going to… — John 5 Better 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 Brain Copy Share Image
Steve Vai had a unique style of playing. Steve Vai didn't sound like anyone else: Steve Vai sounded like Steve Vai. — John 5 Like Copy Share Image
Branching out to other genres - I think it's why people put me apart from other guitar instrumentalists. — John 5 Guitar 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 Guitar Copy Share Image
Nothing's changed from when I'm seven years old to now. Nothing's changed at all. I like the same stuff that I did… — John 5 Brady bunch Copy Share Image
I just try to go outside the box. In fact, I go outside the box so much I go... 'What box!' — John 5 Box Copy Share Image
I get starstruck... I don't know, because a lot of my heroes are my really good friends. — John 5 Friends Copy Share Image
I'm always up early. I have so much to do, it's unbelievable how much I have to do in a day. So… — John 5 Day Copy Share Image
Writing songs, especially with the instrumental stuff, it's difficult. — John 5 Difficult Copy Share Image
Slayer just goes from generation to generation to generation, because it's just so great. — John 5 Because Copy Share Image
A lot of bands, they take a lot of planning to do a live record. They have to hire a crew, and… — John 5 Equipment 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 Computers Copy Share Image
