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John Petrucci is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on July 12, 1967 in Kings Park, New York, United States. A well-known guitarist who formed the progressive metal group Dream Theater. He was named the 17th greatest guitarist by Guitar World Magazine.
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He was a childhood friend of Dream Theatre keyboardist He was childhood friends with Dream Theatre keyboardist Kevin Moore, whose cover band he joined growing up. who was the cover band he was a part of when he was a kid.
John Peter Petrucci (born July 12, 1967) is an American guitarist, composer and producer. He is best known as a founding member of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. He produced or co-produced (often with former member Mike Portnoy before he departed the band in 2010) all Dream Theater albums from 1999’s Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory to 2019’s Distance Over Time. He has been the sole producer of the band’s albums released since Portnoy’s departure in 2010. Petrucci was named as the third player on the G3 tour seven times, more than any other invited guitarist and he’s arguably one of the most highly regarded guitarists of all time. He was voted “The Best Prog guitarist” by The Prog Magazine and “The Greatest Guitarist” by the Burrn magazine and Mariskalrock. Guitar World magazine lists Petrucci among the Fastest Guitarists of All Time and calls him “the most celebrated and popular guitarist in the world of progressive metal” and “arguably the most versatile and proficient player in his realm, with a highly developed melodic sense and an alternate picking technique that is virtually untouchable as far as speed and precision.”, also ranking him among the top 5 Best Guitarists of the Decade. In 2019, Petrucci won the SENA Performers European Award. Joel McIver’s 2009 book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists ranks Petrucci second, after Dave Mustaine. He was also named as one of the “Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time” by GuitarOne magazine. In 2012, Petrucci was ranked the 17th greatest guitarist of all time by a Guitar World magazine reader’s poll.. Petrucci’s signature guitar model “Majesty” (by Ernie Ball Music Man) is the best selling signature guitar model of all time, according to Forbes.
In 2001, Joe Satriani and Steve Vai invited Petrucci to tour with them on the popular G3 guitar tour, which exposed him to a massive number of new fans and inspired a solo album. The album, Suspended Animation, was released on March 1, 2005, and was available for order from his web site. Petrucci also appeared on the 2005 and 2006 G3 tours, and in 2007, went on G3 tour again, this time with Paul Gilbert and Joe Satriani. In a recent video with Larry DiMarzio, Petrucci announced that he is working on a follow-up to his 2005 album, Suspended Animation and a new Dream Theater album.
He got married to Rena Sands on the 23rd of November 1993. She is a guitarist with the all-female metal group Meanstreak. They have three children , Samantha, Renato, and Kiara.
| Name | John Petrucci |
| First Name | John |
| Last Name | Petrucci |
| Occupation | Guitarist |
| Birthday | July 12 |
| Birth Year | 1967 |
| Place of Birth | Kings Park |
| Home Town | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Cancer |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Rena Sands |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
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Dream Theater bandmate Jordan Rudess revealed in an interview that Petrucci is a practicing Catholic. He currently lives in St. James, New York, with his wife Rena Sands, a guitarist in the all-female heavy metal band Meanstreak, and they have three children—twins Samantha and Renato, and Kiara. He is the uncle of Jake Bowen, a guitarist in the progressive metal band Periphery. He is also an avid fan of bodybuilding and dedicates much of his off time to weight training. He is a voting member of NARAS.