{"id":854794,"date":"2023-09-07T18:37:58","date_gmt":"2023-09-07T17:37:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=854794"},"modified":"2023-09-07T18:38:29","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T17:38:29","slug":"interview-john-5-speaks-to-guitar-world-about-his-motley-crue-story-so-far","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2023\/09\/07\/interview-john-5-speaks-to-guitar-world-about-his-motley-crue-story-so-far\/","title":{"rendered":"[INTERVIEW] John 5 speaks to Guitar World about his M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce story so far."},"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>John 5 recently <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2023\/08\/11\/john-5-and-nikki-sixx-on-the-cover-of-the-latest-edition-of-guitar-world\/\" target=\"_blank\">shared the cover<\/a> of Guitar World magazine with fellow Cr\u00fcemate Nikki Sixx. <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/john-5-motley-crue\/?ref=john5website\" target=\"_blank\">Guitar World<\/a> have now shared this brand new, exclusive, interview where 5 talks about his journey to joining M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce, &#8220;<em>how it all went down, and what to expect from his future with the glam-metal mainstay<\/em>s&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote has-text-align-center is-style-tw-large-icon is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cThis is where it\u2019s going to sound funny, because it sounds like a dream. I\u2019m so worried that I\u2019ll wake up and tell my wife, \u2018Whoa\u2026 I had this dream that I was in M\u00f6tley Cr\u00fce.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>John 5 | Guitar World | 7 September 2023<\/cite><\/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 is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guitarworld.com\/features\/john-5-motley-crue\/?ref=john5website\" style=\"color:#ff0000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here to read the brand new John 5 \/ Guitar World interview NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John 5 recently shared the cover of Guitar World magazine with fellow Cr\u00fcemate Nikki Sixx. 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