I never wished to be a 'rock star.' I just wanted to be a working musician. My dreams didn't even go past… — John 5 Dreams Copy Share Image
I love watching documentaries on people like 'clean freaks,' because it's just so interesting to me for some reason. — John 5 Documentaries 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
I liked what any other kid did back in the day. You know, Bob Seger, Alice Cooper, and everything else that was… — John 5 Day Copy Share Image
I'm still obsessed with Kiss. I'm still obsessed with Van Halen. I guess we don't change that much from being kids. Either… — John 5 Change 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 Anything 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 Guitar 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 Always Copy Share Image
I truly enjoyed my time with Manson and have the greatest respect for the incredible fans. I am grateful to have contributed… — John 5 Enjoyed Copy Share Image
I remember where I was when I heard Yngwie Malmsteen for the first time. It was such an epiphany for me, and… — John 5 Amazing 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 Education Copy Share Image
I remember this vividly: It was 1977, and I was in Sears with my mom. And I saw this display, and it… — John 5 Gun 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… — John 5 Business 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
When I was touring with Ozzy, you know, when I was with Manson, we toured with Ozzy, so many times, we did… — John 5 Always Copy Share Image
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
I would hear Steely Dan on the radio all the time, and I listened to 'Aja' a lot. I mean, 'Black Cow'… — John 5 Blues Copy Share Image
I always look for inspiration. If I find something that's inspiring, I'm so excited because it is very hard to find something… — John 5 Always 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
Personally, I like records that are very varied in sound. Not just like, 'Oh, here's 12 super heavy tracks,' and they're all… — John 5 Heavy Copy Share Image
