{"id":843710,"date":"2022-04-21T16:45:42","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T15:45:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=843710"},"modified":"2022-04-21T16:48:29","modified_gmt":"2022-04-21T15:48:29","slug":"john-5-speaks-to-cbs-news-i-just-love-going-out-playing-for-people-and-i-love-meeting-the-people-and-hearing-their-stories-it-really-is-a-dream-%ef%bf%bc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2022\/04\/21\/john-5-speaks-to-cbs-news-i-just-love-going-out-playing-for-people-and-i-love-meeting-the-people-and-hearing-their-stories-it-really-is-a-dream-%ef%bf%bc\/","title":{"rendered":"John 5 speaks to CBS News: &#8220;I just love going out playing for people. And I love meeting the people and hearing their stories. 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