| Dream Theater Biography |
James LaBrie | John Myung | John Petrucci | Mike Portnoy | Jordan Rudess
John Petrucci - Guitars
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Born on July 12, 1967, John Petrucci was raised in a musical family in Long Island, New York. Although his parents do not play instruments, his older sister played piano and organ, his brother plays bass and his younger sister plays clarinet. While his sister inspired some of his interest in music, John says the main reason he picked up the guitar was because all the kids in his neighborhood were playing and it looked like fun. John started taking guitar lessons when he was 12 years old and has since become one of the world's most recognized new guitar players. He currently contributes a regular column for Guitar World Magazine and was involved with the transcriptions for the "Images and Words" and "Awake" sheet music books. He has an instructional video that is available in stores. John's other influences (coincidentally all names Steve or Al) include Steve Vai, Al DiMeola, Alex Lifeson, Steve Howe, Alan Holdsworth and the late Stevie Ray Vaughan. John started experimenting with a seven string guitar on the album "Awake" which he believes made the album a bit heavier. He does a lot of writing at home in his four track studio and brings a sequencer on the road with him. When not wrapped up with music, John enjoys exercising, boating, biking and eating. John and his wife Rena live in Long Island with their cat Little Girl. |
John Petrucci's Discography
Year |
Artist/Band | Album title | |
| 1989 | Dream Theater | When Dream And Day Unite | |
| 1992 | Dream Theater | Images And Words | |
| 1993 | Dream Theater | Live At The Marquee | |
| 1994 | Dream Theater | Awake | |
| 1995 | Dream Theater | A Change Of Seasons | |
| 1996 | Working Man (Rush Tribute) | ||
| 1997 | Dragon Attack (A Tribute To Queen) | ||
| Dream Theater | Falling Into Infinity | ||
| 1998 | Liquid Tension Experiment | ||
| Explorers Club | Age Of Impact | ||
| The Jon Finn Group | Wicked | ||
| Dream Theater | Once In A LIVEtime | ||
| 1999 | Liquid Tension Experiment 2 | ||
| Dream Theater | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory | ||
John Petrucci's Videography
Year |
Artist/Band | Album/Movie title | |
| 1993 | Dream Theater | Images and Words (Tokyo) | |
| 1995 | John Petrucci | Rock Discipline | |
| 1998 | Dream Theater | 5 Years In A LIVEtime |