Steve Vai overview
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When I Was a Little Boy(01:18)
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Ya-Yo Gakk(02:52)
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There's a Fire in the House(05:26)
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The Blood & Tears(04:26)
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Answers(02:56)
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Erotic Nightmares(04:15)
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The Animal(04:01)
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The Riddle(06:24)
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Call It Sleep(05:09)
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- Fried Chicken(02:30)
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Jibboom(03:46)
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For the Love of God(06:03)
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I Would Love To(03:41)
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Blue Powder(04:44)
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Eugene's Trick Bag(02:27)
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Steve Vai bio
Steven Siro Vai (born June 6, 1960 in Carle Place, New York, United States) is a Grammy Award winning guitarist, composer and record producer.
When growing up, the young Vai became interested in rock giants such as Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa, Alice Cooper (guitarist Glen Buxton), and Led Zeppelin (Jimmy Page), leading him to take up the guitar. Prior to attending Berklee College of ... Music, Steve frequently jammed with his teacher Joe Satriani and played in numerous local bands. He has acknowledged the influence of many guitarists, including Jeff Beck, fusion guitarist Allan Holdsworth and, of course, Zappa.
Steve's career was launched by his fascination with Zappa's music. A persistent rumour at Berklee tells how Steve would skip classes, spending time in the school's library transcribing Zappa's works by ear. Steve mailed transcriptions of Zappa's guitar solos to him, and after meeting Vai for the first time Zappa was so impressed with the abilities of the young musician, he hired him to transcribe his seemingly endless array of experimental symphonic rock. In these formative stages of his career, Vai's talent was showcased on such songs as "Moggi Full bioRead more
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