- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 52
- Birth Place: Kings Park, Long Island, New York, United States
- Height: 5′ 11″ (1.8 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Rena Sands)
- Full Name: John Peter Petrucci
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: July 12, 1967
- Ethnicity: Italian
- Occupation: Songwriter, Guitarist, Producer
- Education: Berklee College of Music in Boston
- Children: 3 (Renato, Samantha, Kiara)
John Petrucci was born on July 12, 1967, at Kings Park, Long Island, New York. He is a songwriter and guitarist from the US with an estimated net worth of $8 million. He has earned this wealth from “Dream Theater”, the metal band.
He has been included in the list of the “Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of all time”. This title was offered to John by the famous “Guitar One” magazine. Along with Mike Portnoy, John has come out with all the albums of “Dream Theater”. The first album of the band was released in the year 1999. John Petrucci was named as the 3rd player in the G3 tour. He has received this title six times. In 2009, he was named the #2 best metal guitarists. He has also been included by Joel McIver in his book “The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists”. In 2012, Petrucci ranked 17th in the greatest guitarist of all times list. That’s certainly a huge honor. He was ranked by a Guitar World magazine reader’s poll as well.
John was born to an Italian-American family. He first picked up the guitar when he was just eight years old and has been playing the instrument since then. He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston.
He is the only band member to have written lyrics for every album. He has written at least 3 songs for every album that the band has released. He has written “Metropolis”, “The Miracle”, “The Sleeper”, “Through Her Eyes”, “The Spirit Carries On”, “A Nightmare to Remember” and many others. Petrucci has been the backing vocalist of Dream Theater since the Awake Tour.