{"id":863793,"date":"2024-05-28T16:18:00","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T15:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/?p=863793"},"modified":"2025-04-10T14:25:25","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T13:25:25","slug":"out-now-john-5-is-the-cover-star-for-guitar-play-magazine-july-2024-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/john-5.com\/main\/2024\/05\/28\/out-now-john-5-is-the-cover-star-for-guitar-play-magazine-july-2024-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"OUT NOW: John 5 is the cover star for Guitar Play Magazine, July 2024 edition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide has-primary-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color tw-cols-stack-md tw-cols-card tw-cols-card-gray wp-elements-6be36aa4f317d10ba8c06b6a4a990025 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d0b3c9c8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"background:radial-gradient(rgb(16,16,16) 0%,rgba(155,81,224,0) 100%)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"--col-width:66.66%;flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>John 5 is &#8220;<em>honored<\/em>&#8221; to be the cover star for Guitar Player Magazines July 2024 edition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In what is described as &#8220;<em>his most personal and revealing interview ever<\/em>&#8221; John talks about his &#8220;<em>fear of flying, OCD and a string of personal tragedies shaped him to become the guitar virtuoso he is today<\/em>.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking before the magazine was released John 5 said &#8220;<em>I\u2019m so honored that Guitar Player magazine, put me on the cover for the up coming issue. 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