{"id":843564,"date":"2022-04-19T15:06:56","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T14:06:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=843564"},"modified":"2022-04-19T15:12:04","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T14:12:04","slug":"listen-john-5-talks-to-sonic-perspectives-as-long-as-i-have-a-guitar-in-my-hands-im-happy-im-happy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2022\/04\/19\/listen-john-5-talks-to-sonic-perspectives-as-long-as-i-have-a-guitar-in-my-hands-im-happy-im-happy\/","title":{"rendered":"[Listen] John 5 talks to Sonic Perspectives: &#8220;As long as I have a guitar in my hands, I&#8217;m happy.&#8221;"},"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.sonicperspectives.com\/interviews\/interview-with-john-lowery\/?ref=john5website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sonic Perspectives<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-default is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong>John 5<\/strong>&nbsp;is one of the hardest working musicians on the planet, and to prove it, he will be heading out on his Spring\/Summer 2022 Sinner North American Tour before a<strong>&nbsp;Rob Zombie<\/strong>&nbsp;tour this summer.&nbsp;<strong>Johns<\/strong>\u2018 tour starts in California on April 19th and takes him through June, ending in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Supporting many of his shows along the way will his&nbsp;<strong>Rob Zombie<\/strong>&nbsp;touring partner&nbsp;<strong>Piggy<\/strong>&nbsp;aka&nbsp;<strong>Count D<\/strong>, with his solo band,&nbsp;<strong>The Haxans<\/strong>. With dates already selling out, fans need to get their ticket quickly&#8230;.Correspondent&nbsp;<strong>Robert Cavuoto<\/strong>&nbsp;had an in-depth conversation with&nbsp;<strong>John 5<\/strong>&nbsp;about his upcoming tour, the preparation that goes into it, his secret to surviving any tour, and some surprise&nbsp;<strong>KISS<\/strong>&nbsp;members who may be appearing with him on stage!<\/p><cite>Sonic Perspectives | April 19, 2022 | JOHN 5 Reflects on His Touring Routine, and Shares Excitement Towards Upcoming North American Sinner Tour 2022: \u201cAs Long As I Have A Guitar In My Hands, I\u2019m Happy!\u201d<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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.sonicperspectives.com\/interviews\/interview-with-john-lowery\/?ref=john5website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to listen to the interview<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\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:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get your tix\/M&amp;Gs for Sinner Tour 2022 here<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Photo by&nbsp;<\/em><strong>Robert Cavuoto<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Cavuoto of Sonic Perspectives chats with John 5 before he and The Creatures head out for their Sinner 2022 tour.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":843565,"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":[964,620,13,559,287,945,963,17],"class_list":["post-843564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interview","tag-fozzy","tag-interview","tag-john-5","tag-john-5-and-the-creatures","tag-kiss","tag-sinner","tag-the-haxans","tag-tour-2","tw-post-no-content"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/john-5.com\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/john_5_robert_cavouto.jpg?fit=1980%2C1485&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1qFj4-3xrS","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":839213,"url":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2021\/10\/12\/john-5-speaks-to-sonic-perspective-about-his-new-album-sinner-this-records-show-who-i-really-am\/","url_meta":{"origin":843564,"position":0},"title":"John 5 speaks to Sonic Perspective about his new album Sinner; 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