{"id":841913,"date":"2022-01-11T14:02:08","date_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=841913"},"modified":"2022-01-11T14:02:17","modified_gmt":"2022-01-11T14:02:17","slug":"john-5-to-guitar-world-it-doesnt-matter-if-im-in-front-of-500-people-or-50000-as-long-as-i-have-a-guitar-in-my-hand-im-super-psyched-and-its-a-good-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2022\/01\/11\/john-5-to-guitar-world-it-doesnt-matter-if-im-in-front-of-500-people-or-50000-as-long-as-i-have-a-guitar-in-my-hand-im-super-psyched-and-its-a-good-day\/","title":{"rendered":"John 5 to Guitar World: \u201cIt doesn\u2019t matter if I\u2019m in front of 500 people or 50,000. As long as I have a guitar in my hand, I\u2019m super-psyched and it\u2019s a good day\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-primary-color has-background-background-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0b3c9c8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/john-5-sinner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Guitar World<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>John 5 really loves playing guitar. It might seem like a redundant statement; he\u2019s a professional guitarist being written about in a guitar magazine, after all. It\u2019d stand to reason he enjoys picking up the instrument every now and again.<\/p><p>But this can\u2019t be stressed enough: John 5 really, really, really loves playing guitar. Put aside the fact that instead of taking well-earned vacations when he\u2019s not on tour with Rob Zombie, he collaborates with artists as varied as Rod Stewart, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Ricky Martin and puts out solo albums, including his latest,\u00a0<em>Sinner<\/em>. Ignore the fact that his Instagram is peppered with tour preparations consisting of running scales while trotting on a treadmill.\u00a0<\/p><p>Let\u2019s put it this way: When most guitarists sit down for an interview, they get on the phone and answer the questions. Sometimes they gush about a new project or a new signature axe, but the format is consistent.\u00a0<\/p><p>When the man born John William Lowery sits down for an interview, he insists on a Zoom call and appears on the screen holding his signature frost gold\u00a0Fender Telecaster.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-100\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/john-5-sinner\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read The Interview in Full<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John 5 chats to Guitar World about &#8220;the story behind his new solo album, Sinner, and explains what everyone should do if they can&#8217;t sample James Brown \u2013 get Dave Mustaine instead&#8221;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":840505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-cover.php","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[848,620,13,559,14,945],"class_list":["post-841913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interview","tag-fender-telecaster","tag-interview","tag-john-5","tag-john-5-and-the-creatures","tag-rob-zombie","tag-sinner","tw-post-no-content"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/john_5_vlad_the_cat.jpg?fit=1980%2C1485&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qFj4-3x1f","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":843626,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2022\/04\/19\/interview-john-5-talks-sinner-tips-for-touring-and-new-gigs-with-rob-zombie-via-ghost-cult-mag\/","url_meta":{"origin":841913,"position":0},"title":"[Interview] John 5 talks &#8220;Sinner&#8221;, tips for touring and new gigs with Rob Zombie &#8211; via Ghost Cult Mag.","author":"Dillon - Team John 5","date":"April 19, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghost Cult Magazine chats to John about tour plans, tips for successful touring, his guitar rig, his playing regimen, the upcoming\u00a0\u201cFreaks on Parade\u201d\u00a0with\u00a0\u00a0Rob Zombie\u00a0 \u2013 \u00a0Mudvayne\u00a0\u2013 Static- X\u00a0\u2013 and \u00a0Powerman 5000 !","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Interview&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Interview","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/category\/interview\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"John 5 Ghost Cult Magazine","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/john_5_ghost_cult.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/john_5_ghost_cult.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/john_5_ghost_cult.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/john_5_ghost_cult.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/john_5_ghost_cult.jpg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":842845,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2022\/03\/11\/listen-john-5-on-the-latest-episode-of-the-talk-toomey-podcast\/","url_meta":{"origin":841913,"position":1},"title":"[Listen] John 5 on the latest episode of the Talk Toomey podcast","author":"Dillon - Team John 5","date":"March 11, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"John 5 returns to the Talk Toomey Podcast. 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