Difference between revisions of "Steve Vai"
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| − | Steve Vai, born 6/6/1960 in Long Island, NY and raised in Carle Place, NY was a pupil of Joe Satriani as a teenager and studied at The Berklee School of Music (his father sold his life insurance policy to pay for the tuition. Vai graduated from Berklee in 1979) before moving to Los Angeles at age 19. He was a huge fan of Frank Zappa's and joined Zappa's band in 1980, after proving that he knew most of the repertoire and could transcribe orchestral pieces by ear. Zappa often credited Steve on albums as "stunt guitarist". | + | Steve Vai, born 6/6/1960 in Long Island, NY and raised in Carle Place, NY was a pupil of [[wikipedia:Joe Satriani|Joe Satriani]] as a teenager and studied at The Berklee School of Music (his father sold his life insurance policy to pay for the tuition. Vai graduated from Berklee in 1979) before moving to Los Angeles at age 19. He was a huge fan of Frank Zappa's and joined Zappa's band in 1980, after proving that he knew most of the repertoire and could transcribe orchestral pieces by ear. Zappa often credited Steve on albums as "stunt guitarist". Vai is a respected [[wikipedia:Beekeeper|apiarist]] who gives talks to schoolchildren about beekeeping. He has described his hobby as a "full-blown obsession". |
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Vai is also the subject of the song [[Stevie's Spanking]], in which Zappa documents actual events that were reported to Zappa at a breakfast meeting the following morning (according to FZ in [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]). | Vai is also the subject of the song [[Stevie's Spanking]], in which Zappa documents actual events that were reported to Zappa at a breakfast meeting the following morning (according to FZ in [[The Real Frank Zappa Book]]). | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.vai.com/home.html Steve Vai website] | ||
| + | *[[wikipedia:Steve Vai|Wikipedia article]] | ||
[[Category:Bandmembers|Vai, Steve]] | [[Category:Bandmembers|Vai, Steve]] | ||
[[Category:Musicians|Vai, Steve]] | [[Category:Musicians|Vai, Steve]] | ||
[[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Vai, Steve]] | [[Category:The Real Frank Zappa Book (The List)|Vai, Steve]] | ||
Revision as of 22:14, 4 August 2009
Steve Vai, born 6/6/1960 in Long Island, NY and raised in Carle Place, NY was a pupil of Joe Satriani as a teenager and studied at The Berklee School of Music (his father sold his life insurance policy to pay for the tuition. Vai graduated from Berklee in 1979) before moving to Los Angeles at age 19. He was a huge fan of Frank Zappa's and joined Zappa's band in 1980, after proving that he knew most of the repertoire and could transcribe orchestral pieces by ear. Zappa often credited Steve on albums as "stunt guitarist". Vai is a respected apiarist who gives talks to schoolchildren about beekeeping. He has described his hobby as a "full-blown obsession".
Vai provided guitar and/or vocal for
- Tinseltown Rebellion
- Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar set
- You Are What You Is
- Ship Arriving Too Late To Save A Drowning Witch
- The Man From Utopia
- Them Or Us
- Thing-Fish
- Frank Zappa Meets The Mothers Of Prevention
- Jazz From Hell
- Guitar
- You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 1
- You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 3
- You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 4
- You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 5
- You Can't Do That On Stage Anymore Vol. 6
- Buffalo
- The Dub Room Special
- Beat The Boots series disk As An Am (BTB)
Steve Vai can be seen in the following Zappa movies:
- Dub Room Special
- Does Humor Belong In Music? (The Film)
- Uncle Meat (The Film)
- The Amazing Mr. Bickford
- Video From Hell
- The True Story Of 200 Motels
Vai is also the subject of the song Stevie's Spanking, in which Zappa documents actual events that were reported to Zappa at a breakfast meeting the following morning (according to FZ in The Real Frank Zappa Book).
