John Petrucci is known as one of the best guitarists in the metal scene today
best guitarists in the metal scene today
best guitarists in the metal scene today and arguably of all time hi I’m Rebecca
and arguably of all time hi I’m Rebecca
and arguably of all time hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com our
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com our
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com our host eric Burnett got the chance to
host eric Burnett got the chance to
host eric Burnett got the chance to speak with Petrucci about how he stays
speak with Petrucci about how he stays
speak with Petrucci about how he stays so awesome
I want to ask you more personally you’re
I want to ask you more personally you’re regarded as one of the best guitar
regarded as one of the best guitar
regarded as one of the best guitar players in the scene what do you do
players in the scene what do you do
players in the scene what do you do aside from practicing Dream Theater
aside from practicing Dream Theater
aside from practicing Dream Theater songs to stay at that level and keep
songs to stay at that level and keep
songs to stay at that level and keep your chops I do a lot of the stuff that
your chops I do a lot of the stuff that
your chops I do a lot of the stuff that I started out doing that I think any
I started out doing that I think any
I started out doing that I think any guitar player that’s concerned about the
guitar player that’s concerned about the
guitar player that’s concerned about the craft needs to do basic practicing of
craft needs to do basic practicing of
craft needs to do basic practicing of the basic elements I try to practice
the basic elements I try to practice
the basic elements I try to practice like a well-rounded regimen of things
like a well-rounded regimen of things
like a well-rounded regimen of things sway I can kind of do whatever I want to
sway I can kind of do whatever I want to
sway I can kind of do whatever I want to do
I also have to practice the actual songs
I also have to practice the actual songs just to keep that under my fingers as
just to keep that under my fingers as
just to keep that under my fingers as well
well
well it’s said that you guys try to keep all
it’s said that you guys try to keep all
it’s said that you guys try to keep all of your repertoire ready to go for
of your repertoire ready to go for
of your repertoire ready to go for whatever show you played how challenging
whatever show you played how challenging
whatever show you played how challenging is that I mean you have a lot of albums
is that I mean you have a lot of albums
is that I mean you have a lot of albums to remember it tends to be a little bit
to remember it tends to be a little bit
to remember it tends to be a little bit overwhelming in the preparation stage
overwhelming in the preparation stage
overwhelming in the preparation stage like for example we’re including the
like for example we’re including the
like for example we’re including the dance of eternity on this tour and I
dance of eternity on this tour and I
dance of eternity on this tour and I hadn’t played that song in a really long
hadn’t played that song in a really long
hadn’t played that song in a really long time so it was home before the tour
time so it was home before the tour
time so it was home before the tour started and I’m listening to it and it
started and I’m listening to it and it
started and I’m listening to it and it was like I was listening to somebody
was like I was listening to somebody
was like I was listening to somebody else’s music I couldn’t remember you
else’s music I couldn’t remember you
else’s music I couldn’t remember you know what part followed what and how I
know what part followed what and how I
know what part followed what and how I played it sometimes I’ll even like go to
played it sometimes I’ll even like go to
played it sometimes I’ll even like go to YouTube and like look at videos and I
YouTube and like look at videos and I
YouTube and like look at videos and I can’t remember like exactly the
can’t remember like exactly the
can’t remember like exactly the positioning where it was you mentioned
positioning where it was you mentioned
positioning where it was you mentioned YouTube do you ever see any videos of
YouTube do you ever see any videos of
YouTube do you ever see any videos of you know kids showing that they’re
you know kids showing that they’re
you know kids showing that they’re trying to do what you’re doing how do
trying to do what you’re doing how do
trying to do what you’re doing how do you feel about that I see it all the
you feel about that I see it all the
you feel about that I see it all the time I see kids playing stuff better
time I see kids playing stuff better
time I see kids playing stuff better than me too which is scary
there’s always been a great community of
there’s always been a great community of guitar players and I think that YouTube
guitar players and I think that YouTube
guitar players and I think that YouTube and the internet and things just kind of
and the internet and things just kind of
and the internet and things just kind of brings people even you know closer
brings people even you know closer
brings people even you know closer everything is way more readily available
everything is way more readily available
everything is way more readily available and people are trading stuff immediately
and people are trading stuff immediately
and people are trading stuff immediately you know right after we’re finished
you know right after we’re finished
you know right after we’re finished playing it’s out there there’s a whole
playing it’s out there there’s a whole
playing it’s out there there’s a whole string of videos where somebody
string of videos where somebody
string of videos where somebody voice-over this you know incredibly deep
voice-over this you know incredibly deep
voice-over this you know incredibly deep boys and they did it with my
boys and they did it with my
boys and they did it with my instructional video and some video
instructional video and some video
instructional video and some video moments from g3 and it’s it’s terrible
moments from g3 and it’s it’s terrible
moments from g3 and it’s it’s terrible whenever I do this I go into world
whenever I do this I go into world
whenever I do this I go into world domination mode and that means I can
domination mode and that means I can
domination mode and that means I can play over 4 million notes per second but
play over 4 million notes per second but
play over 4 million notes per second but I don’t play that fast cuz people die so
I don’t play that fast cuz people die so
I don’t play that fast cuz people die so I keep it low around 2000
I keep it low around 2000
I keep it low around 2000 [Music]
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