<?php
$myJson = '{"Guitar":"Johnny","Vocals":"Stephen","Bass":"Andy","Drums":"Mike"}';
$myArray = json_decode($myJson, true);
print_r($myArray);
echo "{$myArray ['Vocals']}/n";
// and as an object
$myObject = json_decode($myJson);
print_r($myObject);
echo $myObject->Guitar;
?>