Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I'm from the school of putting a lot of hours of practice into playing. But at the same time you have to write original music - that's really important, because that's the things that's going to separate you from everybody else, that's going to give you your unique voice as a music that you create.

John Petrucci's Popular Quotes

When I think of a lot of the players I admire, they could always play their parts without hiding behind distortion and sustain. Put the time in. Hear…

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Dark master of sin, now my soul is yours.

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The only thing I had in my mind [when I was 17 ] was that I was going to be a professional musician. So it was just the right environment.

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Obviously the best way to retain the most profit is to not give any of it away. That's something that you certainly learn through the years.

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You try to play the song better than you had before.

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I remember feeling for the first time going somewhere where I was part of a community where I didn't feel like an outcast. I felt like I belonged. Ev…

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I don't have very eclectic tastes in music.

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Guitar players get inward and analytical about their playing but when you start to get positive feedback from other players it makes you think that i…

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If someone is feeling out of sorts or detached it's a great time to bring them in and restate why we are here and what we are trying to do.

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