“It will never stop – thank God”: John 5 names three modern guitarists who are ensuring that the guitar will “keep evolving”
While conversations about typical guitar heroes generally tend toward the likes of Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, there are plenty of modern players pushing the envelope.
And in a new interview with We Wreck Records, Mötley Crüe and Rob Zombie guitarist John 5 names some of the guitarists he feels are keeping the instrument exciting.
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John 5 – real name John William Lowery – is quick to rattle off the names of Polyphia (guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage), as well as English guitarist Guthrie Govan and Animals as Leaders founder Tosin Abasi.
“It will always keep evolving. And you know what? Thank God for it,” he says [via Ultimate Guitar]. “There’s so many incredible guitar players. And even before Jimi Hendrix, we had Chet Atkins, we had Roy Clark, all these people that were just ripping it up on guitar.”
John 5 believes the widespread adoption of social media has led to the emergence of talents who would have otherwise stayed hidden.
“I love anybody that is ripping it up,” he says. “And that’s why I love Instagram so much, because you can see people all over the world. But before, you just would see people in Hollywood or hear about them in Guitar Player magazine. But now I can hear about somebody in Russia or someone in Brazil, and it’s wonderful.”
Asked to name three guitarists who have had a big impact on him personally, John 5 names some more traditional guitar heroes: “The three guitarists that changed music…
“I think where I was really taken aback and it really changed my life, I would say Eddie Van Halen definitely was that for me. And when I heard Eddie, I loved it so much, just like everybody else. He really took it to the next level.”
“Then I would say Yngwie Malmsteen, because I just love that… That ‘less is more’, I’ve never gotten that. I’ve always gotten the, ‘No, more is more.’ And that’s what I loved about Yngwie. And then I’m gonna go with even Guthrie for today, modern. I just love him so much. I just love how he creates his solos and how he plays live.”
“I appreciate great guitar players so much, and it’s so hard to find inspiration, but I’m always looking. But I really, really love when I find these certain guitar players that are super inspiring, to me and the world.”
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