Steve Vai interview about wild parties with David Lee Roth, current projects and collecting guitars

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  • Steve Vai at the entertaim.net Interview with Dennis Rowehl about collecting guitars, current and future projects, party life and debaucheries with David Lee Roth, musical experiences and more.

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  • @easyx9mm
    @easyx9mm Před 6 lety +22

    What is amazing to me, is how Steve made every band he ever play in, better! There are not many musicians, if any on this earth, that had such an impact on work they did!

    • @andysixxlett2632
      @andysixxlett2632 Před rokem

      Every band except for Alcatrazz…. The albums with Yngwie are better than the one with Steve Vai

    • @mr.brenman2132
      @mr.brenman2132 Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@andysixxlett2632B.S. Disturbing the Peace is Alcatrazz best album.

  • @richf6111
    @richf6111 Před 7 lety +54

    Steve sounds like a lovely, sincere guy in lots of his interviews.

    • @pietropsalm7177
      @pietropsalm7177 Před 7 lety +8

      Rich F I met him at Mannys on 49th back in the day and he was such a gentleman and we chatted for nearly 10 min. He is a genuinely good man.

    •  Před 4 lety +2

      Worked with him briefly about 20 years ago, he is every bit the nice guy he seems to be!

  • @phenbuz
    @phenbuz Před 3 lety +14

    Stevie is absolutely professional and gentle guy. In a simple interview...with the most usual questions... he can talk easy and bring a lot of new informations inside the answers.

  • @adamtzsch
    @adamtzsch Před 7 lety +78

    Didn't realise Vai had been playing for four centuries. Legend!

    • @stevesin3981
      @stevesin3981 Před 7 lety +6

      adamtzsch That's why he's so good!

    • @guymorris1963
      @guymorris1963 Před 6 lety +18

      adamtzsch He was born four hundred years ago in the highlands of Scotland and his weapon is a rock guitar, not a sword.

    • @PerfectSense77
      @PerfectSense77 Před rokem +1

      1 hour a day + four centuries = rock god

    • @carloeffigiati7275
      @carloeffigiati7275 Před rokem +2

      He is the devil's guitarist, after all...

    • @mikea6710
      @mikea6710 Před rokem

      Were in his second century, the third and fourth were recorded in the 90s, yknow the alien ones

  • @donrutter6765
    @donrutter6765 Před 6 lety +3

    I saw Steve do a solo in Phila. for David Lee Roth, he went into a solo and fell on the floor like Hendrix , playing the solo I looked up at the camera monitor and Steve was puking while playing the solo. Maybe he was drunk, maybe he had the flu. I dont know but it was cool !

  • @blessed7927
    @blessed7927 Před 6 lety +4

    I like him. He’s so real and he doesn’t just answer off the cuff- he’s really says the truth and not what you’d think he’d say. Very well spoken and such a talent!

  • @rhythmista7707
    @rhythmista7707 Před 10 lety +37

    Interviewer-- So you play guitar for a few stars, for the last 4 or 5 centuries"...
    Steve-- Well, if you're talking about 4 DECADES"... Didn't make fun of him with that gargantuan mistake, had a smile on his face to show the camera that he's actually listening to what the interviewer is asking, says only one thing about Steve Vai--
    FUCKING CLASS ACT !

    • @actualzafra
      @actualzafra Před 9 lety +11

      blica 1 The poor guy was clearly nervous there. Thankfully Steve noticed too and didn't act like a douchebaggy rockstar.

    • @PatTheBatmanFan
      @PatTheBatmanFan Před 7 lety +3

      I think Steve understood English was not the guy's 1st language...

    • @dawsonmc.h.b.9676
      @dawsonmc.h.b.9676 Před 7 lety +1

      Rhythmista he corrected him but he's very humble

    • @greenmirror5555
      @greenmirror5555 Před 2 lety

      smooth hiding the fact he is 550-600 years old!

  • @MrUltraworld
    @MrUltraworld Před 6 lety +67

    Billy Sheehan said that when you're in DLR's band, Blow Jobs grown on trees.

  • @mikemb123
    @mikemb123 Před 8 lety +55

    when the enterviewer says at 4:28 "you play guitar for the last four centuries", Vai is looking at him like, I'm not THAT old man!

    • @michaelcraig9449
      @michaelcraig9449 Před 8 lety +1

      +mikemb123 it was 4 centuries!

    • @petemarr824
      @petemarr824 Před 8 lety +1

      +Michael Craig 4 centuries? you absolutely sure? as in.. 400 years? ;)

    • @evalex71
      @evalex71 Před 8 lety +4

      +Pete Marr Pretty sure he means 4 decades, not centuries

    • @LMDAVE29
      @LMDAVE29 Před 7 lety +3

      I knew he was a god

    • @Pimp-Master
      @Pimp-Master Před 6 lety +2

      He also says at the start, “you are a meager guitar player.”

  • @johnarchluleta
    @johnarchluleta Před 2 lety +3

    I really like the interviewers child like excitement. He comes across as very genuine.

  • @tubetea
    @tubetea Před rokem +2

    I'm in awe of Mr. Vai, everything I've ever seen him do on the stage and recordings is so good~!!! Plus he just seems like the most genuinely nice guy around. sure would like to be fortunate enough to see his studio one day.

  • @DevilMaskMedia
    @DevilMaskMedia Před 10 lety +157

    Now is the time on Sprockets when we dance.

    • @davidevans3175
      @davidevans3175 Před 10 lety +6

      LMAO

    • @moncorp1
      @moncorp1 Před 10 lety +11

      Now I am as happy as a little girl.

    • @badsanta518
      @badsanta518 Před 10 lety +5

      Caribou!

    • @Audfile
      @Audfile Před 6 lety +2

      DevilMaskMedia hahahahaha nice catch

    • @Ogscottyp
      @Ogscottyp Před 6 lety +3

      BooksElleRs I was looking for something witty to say that would fit this interviewer, and you nailed it. NOW WE DANCE.

  • @firstsergeantcandiobelleus6546

    Over the years, I have found Steve Vai to be a 'virtuoso" of guitar players. He is a perfectionist, but somehow he didn't have the press marketers many of the rock bands had. Everyone, especially the young crowd likes the fancy and the flashy. SV studies his craft to perfection.

  • @BigBass-xf5yi
    @BigBass-xf5yi Před 2 lety +4

    Steve is a virtuoso legend. One of the very best.

  • @CusterFlux
    @CusterFlux Před 10 lety +53

    You know you've made it when a bald German guy in a black turtle neck interviews you, asking: "How many guitars do you have?"

  • @therealericjackdaniels
    @therealericjackdaniels Před 6 lety +16

    "I feel silly because it's fake"
    nailed it

  • @evalex71
    @evalex71 Před 10 lety +44

    That scene in Crossroads is why I play guitar today

    • @metalheadprime2
      @metalheadprime2 Před 10 lety +1

      Yeah same with me also...When i saw that scene and heard Steve Vai's playing for the first time i knew at that point that i would be a guitar player :)

    • @JustK009
      @JustK009 Před 9 lety +1

      Jack Butler!!

    • @t.sewell1513
      @t.sewell1513 Před 3 lety

      Jack Butler is gonna love you!

  • @debsayler624
    @debsayler624 Před 2 lety +3

    like Steve said he's not an actor. HE'S A ROCKER !!! I love Steve .No matter what band he plays in ! 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎵🎶🎸🎸🎸🎸🎶🎵🎸🎸🎸🎸🎵🎶

  • @MrMatthiasSchneider
    @MrMatthiasSchneider Před 8 lety +14

    He seems like he might be the nicest guy in rock and roll.

  • @ska2dt
    @ska2dt Před 5 lety +4

    Always surprised by how humble he is.

  • @philiprea8340
    @philiprea8340 Před rokem +2

    I wish I had his gift to play guitar... the guy is incredible

  • @benjiarehart2878
    @benjiarehart2878 Před 4 lety +5

    Saw the Eat Em and Smile tour. Talk about a group of great musicians. Vai, Shennan, and Bissonnet could Rock together. I'm a drummer, and Greg is one of the best drummers I've ever seen live.

  • @noone-t8y
    @noone-t8y Před rokem +2

    Fabulous person. Amazing musician. Dazzling live performer. Accomplished composer. A true pioneer.

  • @B0yardigi0rn0
    @B0yardigi0rn0 Před 10 lety +63

    I like the guy doing the interview, even though his questions are simple he has a nice attitude. Funny how he fits the stereotype of the German guy wearing a black turtleneck.

    • @chizmo7
      @chizmo7 Před 10 lety +6

      His name is Dieter.

    • @B0yardigi0rn0
      @B0yardigi0rn0 Před 10 lety

      I didn't know, very cool, thank you :)

    • @rhythmista7707
      @rhythmista7707 Před 10 lety +4

      SnL-- Sprokets !!

    • @bluescruiser
      @bluescruiser Před 9 lety

      Meter Pangs
      last 4 centuries, jaja! ;-)

    • @j_freed
      @j_freed Před 8 lety

      +bluescruiser Sometimes decades can feel like centuries, you know?? That's what Herr Sprocket was saying.
      :)

  • @davedouglas2816
    @davedouglas2816 Před 3 lety +1

    Steve,you the man. Peace

  • @pozzobasso
    @pozzobasso Před 8 lety +17

    No matter how stupid interviewers are, Steve Vai is always a gentleman: kind and willing to answer to any of them as if it's the first time. "You're quite a busy man i guess" ... ... ...

    • @j_freed
      @j_freed Před 7 lety +1

      Yeah. If you are a good interview subject you listen for what would actually be a good answer, rather than be too much of a bitch about the question.
      Politicians do this when they don't like to answer directly. Entertainers do this to provide better content than the question alone permits.

  • @crisprtalk6963
    @crisprtalk6963 Před 4 lety +1

    I just cant get over the microphone.

  • @slipyourhips
    @slipyourhips Před 2 lety +3

    Great interview. Steve is such a good dude.

  • @warriorcycles1569
    @warriorcycles1569 Před 10 lety +3

    this man stands out for me as one of the best. level headed. good vid

  • @porkypie8714
    @porkypie8714 Před 11 lety +2

    Mr. Vai, I will happily take one of your guitars that you give away. Been listening to you since Flex-able and your music has brought me through a lot of rough patches in my life.
    I thank you from the bottom of my heart.

    • @philomelodia
      @philomelodia Před rokem +1

      Can you just imagine? A guitar that had actually been played by that guy hanging on your wall. Dude! I think that would be my most prized possession.

  • @tatassin2
    @tatassin2 Před 11 lety +2

    God Loves you and blesses you.

  • @MarshallAmpMan
    @MarshallAmpMan Před 6 lety +18

    hey I didn't know Andre Agassi was an interviewer!!

  • @redhead5150
    @redhead5150 Před 11 lety +4

    Stevie Vai is such a masterful guitarist. Not taking away from any great guitarist out there but Vai creates alot of instumental work. Not alot of air play but it's what he does. My guitar hero, Jeff Beck, paved the way for instrumental rock guitar. Beck could have joined a rock band and made a fortune but didn't want that. The Rolling Stones wanted Beck years ago.

    • @douglasmccomb2029
      @douglasmccomb2029 Před rokem

      Where did you hear that the Stones wanted Jeff Beck? I am just curious.

  • @cameronsmith8730
    @cameronsmith8730 Před 2 lety +2

    Steve made DLR's career blossom after Van Halen,he was better to watch than Dave not to mention the licks

  • @67foxcharlie
    @67foxcharlie Před 6 lety +3

    Interviewer actually asks some good questions.

  • @tymanngruter1808
    @tymanngruter1808 Před rokem

    Steve stays Steve! Every second!

  • @jesseascriven
    @jesseascriven Před 7 lety +1

    One of the most informative interviews!!!
    Really cool questions getting answered.

  • @edsphone6952
    @edsphone6952 Před 2 lety

    when DLR was in Fl. practicing, Steve was kind enough to talk to a friend of mine about guitar playing, etc.

  • @vortexgen1
    @vortexgen1 Před 6 lety +2

    The double neck heart guitar is in the Vegas Hard Rock Cafe.

  • @tehf00n
    @tehf00n Před 5 lety +8

    He can play all of those 263 guitars at once.

  • @vcp93
    @vcp93 Před 6 lety +12

    Holy shit, this is like a freakin' SNL skit. Poor Steve.

  • @tommccarron324
    @tommccarron324 Před 2 lety

    Wow, I can't believe all this stuff really goes on... but I will partake!

  • @woodysdrums8083
    @woodysdrums8083 Před 2 lety

    Great interview really good questions.

  • @wtangodelta1715
    @wtangodelta1715 Před 6 lety

    Yo Mike Murphy~I know that I have seen this interview before because I remember your comment! Thanks for helping me navigate!

  • @danbenkert
    @danbenkert Před 11 lety +1

    brother you sure have that right!! He will stop and talk to any fan hes just a great human being!! Hes a role Model so is Vai I mean I think Vai is a little I should say Eccentric but you know what he deserves and has the right!! Most people dont realize but Steve when he is not touring he is writing full compositions for the greatest Orchastra/Symphony in The World Hes a composer of all instruments and damned good!! When it comes to theory hes a master!!! Probably the best!!

  • @Megamare1
    @Megamare1 Před 6 lety

    Good ol’ vai Sick guitarist and yet soo humble‼️💫🤙🏽

  • @philomelodia
    @philomelodia Před rokem

    Amazing guitar player. Tender surrender and for the love of God are my favorite pieces by him. Beautiful stuff.

  • @pnutbutrncrackers
    @pnutbutrncrackers Před 2 lety

    Actually liked this interviewer (for a change), and I think Steve did too.

  • @johnnyenglishguy1
    @johnnyenglishguy1 Před 10 lety +5

    I rarely like watching interviews...i liked this one. interviewer was great..asked simple straight to the point interesting questions..

  • @joedirt902
    @joedirt902 Před 6 lety +6

    STEVE VAI IS a GREAT GUITARIST

    • @Audfile
      @Audfile Před 6 lety

      JOE DIRT not as good as Billy Joe tho

    • @joedirt902
      @joedirt902 Před 6 lety +2

      who is that?

  • @bakersfieldmusicnow
    @bakersfieldmusicnow Před 10 lety

    steve..one of the best..much love bro.!

  • @derrickcunliffe8152
    @derrickcunliffe8152 Před 6 lety +1

    vai always comes across really well

  • @yngwiemartin5638
    @yngwiemartin5638 Před 7 lety +12

    "You play the guitar since 3 -4 centuries..." lol

  • @Quinkermarine
    @Quinkermarine Před 11 lety

    Thanks very much, I have always found Steve to be a very open and very interesting guy. No exception here!

  • @toobmaniac
    @toobmaniac Před 7 lety +13

    Lol he sure looks young for being around for the past four centuries lol

  • @anybodysguess960
    @anybodysguess960 Před 2 lety

    what a lovely interview

  • @eclecticx
    @eclecticx Před rokem

    If only Steve Vai and Randy Rhoads could have been on one stage at the same time cutting heads and then jamming together. Damn.

  • @janetdungan2878
    @janetdungan2878 Před 3 lety

    I'm German, speak German, grew up in Germany and this guys accent is intense

  • @LordBelialTheOne
    @LordBelialTheOne Před 11 lety

    Thank you for the InterView!:)

  • @tannerslomko
    @tannerslomko Před 3 lety +1

    Steve Vai is yakked up big time here. He’s got big time cash register jaw going.

  • @sukarnasidik
    @sukarnasidik Před 10 lety

    Vai...come to Indonesia again will you...great show...

  • @frankmorris2603
    @frankmorris2603 Před 2 lety

    Love the Vai.
    Legend.

  • @karabrodsky2852
    @karabrodsky2852 Před rokem

    I love that heart guitar.

  • @mikemurphy3820
    @mikemurphy3820 Před 7 lety +7

    Steve Vai...interviewed by the host of Schprockets.

  • @johnmcfayden9641
    @johnmcfayden9641 Před 6 lety

    I had flexable when it 1rst came out, i couldnt get enough of the attitude song.😁

  • @chrisryan477
    @chrisryan477 Před 11 lety

    man I watched crossroads about a million times as a kid..

  • @cathleenmusser
    @cathleenmusser Před 3 lety

    I like this guy.

  • @forrallofusplenty4342
    @forrallofusplenty4342 Před 5 lety +1

    Steve is magically gifted and brilliant
    he and Dave both have reverse-sex-skeletal-structures

  • @mariebarlow955
    @mariebarlow955 Před 7 lety

    he can give me a guitar. love this interview.

  • @wizardlvl5124
    @wizardlvl5124 Před 4 lety +7

    Wow he must have taught Mozart a thing or two having 2 to 3 centuries under his belt lol.

  • @donalddegaetano9502
    @donalddegaetano9502 Před 3 lety

    He is a busy man! Life is as you get older more so than young

  • @Kapricorn
    @Kapricorn Před 9 lety +4

    I think crossroads need a sequel.... Crossroads Jack Butler Rising

    • @prototek4187
      @prototek4187 Před 5 lety

      Jack Butler Rising?!!! Best title to a sequel EVER!!

  • @jonathannyberg7310
    @jonathannyberg7310 Před 8 lety +2

    Good interview.

  • @redazionealdoziogiorgio4311

    Journaliste is a genius... 1 question really engaging. God Job man :-(

  • @bigraviolees
    @bigraviolees Před 7 lety

    He was really asking also if Vai would score movies, that Is a road every serious pro should go down and have management actively working for movie tracks

  • @foodog777
    @foodog777 Před 6 lety +2

    3:09 Perfect opportunity of ask Steve for a specific road debauchery story... Changes subject to “Crossroads” movie! Gah! 🤦‍♂️

  • @guacadu
    @guacadu Před 11 lety

    awesome!!.... Vai is one of the few americans that know the difference between south america and mexico which is north america as well

  • @jasondownsnet
    @jasondownsnet Před 6 lety

    The heart guitar is currently in the Hard Rock Cafe in the vegas strip.

  • @MGM-xf7js
    @MGM-xf7js Před 6 lety +1

    That's a badass turtleneck.

  • @TruthSurge
    @TruthSurge Před 11 lety +10

    pause at 5:41 damn american werewolf in london hand. That's why he shreds so easily. just wraps around that skinny neck with room to spare.

  • @electricdon1
    @electricdon1 Před 3 lety

    Top bloke.

  • @Quadrider50
    @Quadrider50 Před 11 lety

    Satche's Protege.. On fire.. Go Steve!

  • @HeartcoreBass
    @HeartcoreBass Před 7 lety

    Very good interviewer!

  • @ulusulu
    @ulusulu Před 5 lety +1

    263 guitars! Now I don't feel so bad I've only got like 14 or 15 or something

  • @igotdaforce9784
    @igotdaforce9784 Před 7 lety +2

    My uncle looked like this months before he was dying of HIV, but many people that have cancer also look like this months before the die from Cancer. Is Steve ok? has he been through cancer treatment that we are not aware of?

  • @Blues4Winter
    @Blues4Winter Před 6 lety +1

    "Yeah, I remember " LMAO! "And 'member when you like took your guitar and shook it in the karate kids face?, member that?... That was awesome "

  • @willieboy8798
    @willieboy8798 Před 4 lety

    orchestra, yes! you should see him CV it is a monster.

  • @pauldubyna2243
    @pauldubyna2243 Před 8 lety

    These guys are lucky to be alive

  • @judithmagill1449
    @judithmagill1449 Před 5 lety +1

    The title is a teaser.......I was hoping for some dirt on those "wild parties w/DLR".

  • @Aaron-ro9vr
    @Aaron-ro9vr Před 6 lety

    Reminds me of Chris Farley interviewing Paul McCartney on SNL

  • @joshuanewburger
    @joshuanewburger Před rokem

    Vai awesome

  • @MichaelGrecoGuitar
    @MichaelGrecoGuitar Před 11 lety

    wow! dude is living it

  • @CaryChilton
    @CaryChilton Před 11 lety +1

    "there's no cut..." priceless

  • @davehenry7262
    @davehenry7262 Před rokem

    The interviewer looks like he's holding a miniature Buckingham Palace guard. 🙂

  • @Teesi68
    @Teesi68 Před 11 lety

    Okay Steve! Good Luck!

  • @danbenkert
    @danbenkert Před 11 lety

    By The way Petrucci taught you amazing man absolutely amazing!! He is a beaston guitar!! ive been playing on and off for 25 yrs mainly on as of the past 6 yrs or so. I had put the guitar down for a while and one day was like what am I doing. I had to buy a new Amp and that was it and 9 or 10 guitars later and many preamp and several Head Amps I just love to play. How well did taking lessons from Petrucci help you ??? Amazing Talent has come from NY just amazing!!

  • @luvpants2012
    @luvpants2012 Před 8 lety +5

    Just a genius doing his thing.

    • @ShadovvV
      @ShadovvV Před 8 lety +1

      +James C
      A gay genius. He hasn't came out of the closet yet. Wait and see..

    • @DefMode66
      @DefMode66 Před 8 lety +4

      +ShadowⓋ he's been married to Pia Maiocco since '88 and they have a few kids. He's not gay although you may want him to be.

    • @ShadovvV
      @ShadovvV Před 8 lety

      DefMode66 A man can be married with kids and still be bisexual, imbecile. His piercings also clearly prove it to be fact. Wake up, fool. Steve is obviously gay.

    • @DefMode66
      @DefMode66 Před 8 lety +3

      What proof do you have that he's gay,
      fool?

    • @ShadovvV
      @ShadovvV Před 8 lety

      DefMode66 I guess it's just because of how Steve usually sits, meaning, I'm just not seeing a pair of balls in those pants. He does look like he has AIDS though. It actually looks like it's progressing too. These type of things don't always go public you know..

  • @matthewmaki
    @matthewmaki Před 8 lety +11

    did the interviewer kill a chinchilla before the interview?

  • @danbenkert
    @danbenkert Před 11 lety

    Ok Carle Place is this Long Island ? Because i know the whole story of Vai showing up at Joes with a busted guitar and strings when in school and Joe began to teach him. They play similar you can see Joes been the biggest influence on Steve yet they are unique. I noticed that Satriani never does Finger tapping and Vais an absolute master. Steves amazing my favorite of the 2 comes down to one song and Flying In A Blue Dream By JS I have to this day never heard something so emotional ever.

  • @dollarrecordswithjosh795
    @dollarrecordswithjosh795 Před 8 lety +56

    Is it me or is a German in a black turtleneck such a lame stereotype, LOL. Sprockets!

    • @yagotrillo
      @yagotrillo Před 8 lety +5

      Yeah, it's a lame stereotype, and a complete tasteless interviewer. What a way to waste an interview !

    • @bluenotebigbends
      @bluenotebigbends Před 8 lety +9

      People who critisize others on how they look are pretty much kids. Who cares if hes wearing a turtleneck or not. How does it change his personality?

    • @abigailsockeye1586
      @abigailsockeye1586 Před 7 lety +2

      Yaz, dis is truz

    • @bradmeade4949
      @bradmeade4949 Před 7 lety +1

      Josh Done zay av ways of making u talk.

    • @67foxcharlie
      @67foxcharlie Před 6 lety +5

      Bet your dumb ass can’t speak another language.