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 an effect that somebody's using, or a guitar sound, or something that kinda makes me open up. But the funny thing is i realise over time how sort of traditional i am.
John PetrucciGuitar players get inward and analytical about their playing but when you start to get positive feedback from other players it makes you think that it is coming together.
John PetrucciObviously [Black] Sabbath is definitely a huge name and of course deserving with Ozzy coming back.
John PetrucciThe only thing I had in my mind [when I was 17 ] was that I was going to be a professional musician. So it was just the right environment.
John PetrucciI experimented a bunch with Ernie Ball in getting the strings to not flop around too much, but at the same time not to be too thick to where you're playing telephone cables.
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