Steve Vai says he learned something very important from his years of playing guitar in Frank Zappa's band. “Frank did whatever he wanted," says Vai in a call from a soundcheck in Ontario, Canada.

After kicking off 2024 beside old G3 pals Eric Johnson and Joe Satriani, Steve Vai hopped on tour with Satch for the aptly titled SatchVai tour. Then, alhough he's avoided supergroups for most of his ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Guitarist Steve Vai is known for his stint in English rock band Whitesnake (1989-1991) — not to ...

Steven Siro Vai (born 6th June, 1960 in Carle Place, New York) is a Grammy Award winning guitarist, composer and record producer. When growing up, the young Vai became interested in rock giants such ...

Steve Vai has always paid attention to the sounds in his head. Though the guitar virtuoso from Carle Place found international stardom 30 years ago when he joined David Lee Roth’s band to help create ...

In the fifth episode of UCR’s Bold as Love Recalled and Celebrated video series, Steve Vai notes that Jimi Hendrix and Axis: ...

While rock guitar hero worship may have begun its ascendancy with Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix, and exploded beneath the fingers of Eddie Van Halen, it was arguably Joe Satriani’s 1987 release ...

When he was a kid, Steve Vai did not like to admit how much he loved the guitar. "I secretly had this fetish about the guitar, but I never really played it because it seemed out of my reach," he said.

He also has a massive, unannounced tour. Legendary guitarist Steve Vai really wants to make music that isn't so focused on shred. In an interview with The Cassius Morris Show, Vai reveals he's working ...

Steve Vai has revealed the mix of tenacity and luck that helped him get his break in music while he was still a teenager. It was that combination that led him to his big break working with Frank Zappa ...