Quotes by Steve Vai

About Steve Vai:

Steven Siro Vai is an American guitarist, songwriter, singer, and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. After starting his career as a music transcriptionist for Frank Zappa, he recorded and toured in Zappa's band from 1980 to 1982. He began a solo career in 1983, and has released eight solo albums and won three Grammy Awards.
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When you get down to it, the way that the music affects you individually is the most important thing, and when you let things like the location of a band get in the way or have an effect on your overview, you're cheating yourself out of a really good...

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I can count on one hand the people who are legendary in my book, and Tom Waits is certainly right at the top. It's funny, though: When I tell people that I like Tom's music, it surprises them.

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I'm always pursuing knowledge; I'm a seeker of spiritual equilibrium - and music is a big part of that.

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I knew that I was going to have a life as a musician, because I always felt the pull. I don't remember ever having to make a choice.

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I have a deep love for life and my fellow human beings. I try to understand everything that everybody does, even if it seems wrong to me.

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I've been approached many times to write all sorts of books about my past and my personal life. I get interest from people who want to do reality shows, and somebody just offered me a huge amount of money to write my spiritual memoirs. I'm just not i...

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My main calling in life is to seek and achieve spiritual balance, and to express that through my instrument. Everything else is here today, gone later today.

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When I was young, I wasn't a misfit or anything. I had friends in all the different social groups. But I had issues - just personal issues, insecurities and other things that had happened in my life.

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Possessing a healthy imagination is a necessary ingredient for creativity.

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The only time I'm miserable is when I can't keep an instrument in tune.

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If I remain true to what's in my heart, that's all the success I need.

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Besides being a guitar player, I'm a big fan of the guitar. I love that damn instrument.

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I loved the guitar, and I had all of this music in my head. My passion for the guitar and the ideas for what I could create musically were equal. So that's where I was.

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All musicians practice ear training constantly, whether or not they are cognizant of it. If, when listening to a piece of music, a musician is envisioning how to play it or is trying to play along, that musician is using his or her 'ear' - the unders...

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I'm a big fan of cultural music, and that's how I try to expand my playing, by listening to music that is not conventionally American.

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What I look for in music is artistry, sincerity, and simplicity, and Tom Waits has all of that. I want to make a connection to the creator.

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Ray and I do not draw salaries, Any profits will be re-invested into marketing the music we believe in.

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I've always considered transcribing to be an invaluable tool in the development of one's musical ear and, over the years, I have spent countless glorious hours transcribing different kinds of music, either guitar-oriented or not.

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I was always one of those guys who was a seeker after truth. I want to know what's going on.

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As far as Deep Purple goes, I mean, they're iconic. Their contribution is unquantifiable, and as far as the politics involved in things like awards, you know, I don't think anything, because I know what they mean to me, and I know what they mean to t...

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Author Bio

  • NameSteve Vai
  • DescriptionAmerican guitarist, songwriter, and producer
  • BornJune 6, 1960
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionGuitarist; Actor; Composer