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> [So that's the challenge for me and that has always been the challenge - finding that melody, that riff, that thing that just lights me up and makes me feel like it's Christmas.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/so-that-s-the-challenge-for-me-and-that-has-always-been-the-challenge/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

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## More by Steve Vai

> [I designed a guitar for Ibanez and then they started manufacturing it - it's called the Jem - it's 26 years old and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/i-designed-a-guitar-for-ibanez-and-then-they-started-manufacturing-it/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [You can never deny the immense talent, rock credibility and iconic historical contribution that Van Halen made.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/you-can-never-deny-the-immense-talent-rock-credibility-and-iconic/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [I can tell you this: I'm an extremely passionate individual. I try to be careful how I display it because you never know how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/i-can-tell-you-this-i-m-an-extremely-passionate-individual-i-try-to/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [I don't believe in 'greatest'. I believe in favorites.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/i-don-t-believe-in-greatest-i-believe-in-favorites/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [Along with its enchanting and exquisite melodies, West Side Story has attitude and a tremendous amount of frenetic energy. It's emotional, theatrical and technical.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/along-with-its-enchanting-and-exquisite-melodies-west-side-story-has/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [I have a deep love for life and my fellow human beings. I try to understand everything that everybody does, even if it seems…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/i-have-a-deep-love-for-life-and-my-fellow-human-beings-i-try-to/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [I've never really heard anybody imitating anything of mine the way they do with Edward Van Halen's stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/i-ve-never-really-heard-anybody-imitating-anything-of-mine-the-way/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [The only thing that's holding you back, is the way you're thinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/the-only-thing-that-s-holding-you-back-is-the-way-you-re-thinking/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [My main calling in life is to seek and achieve spiritual balance, and to express that through my instrument. Everything else is here today,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/my-main-calling-in-life-is-to-seek-and-achieve-spiritual-balance-and/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [There's very notable dynamics in all of the collaborations I've done. It's hard to say if one is more important than the other, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/there-s-very-notable-dynamics-in-all-of-the-collaborations-i-ve-done/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [I awake, I meditate, get the kids off to school, go to the gym, go to the Favored Nations office, and usually at around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/i-awake-i-meditate-get-the-kids-off-to-school-go-to-the-gym-go-to-the/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [I think every artist subconsciously wants to evolve themselves. Sometimes they get stuck in ruts because of pop culture, peer pressure, stuff like that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/i-think-every-artist-subconsciously-wants-to-evolve-themselves/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [Baby don't wake me, let me take you on an endless journey. We touch and the softest kiss explodes with lust. It's real and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/baby-don-t-wake-me-let-me-take-you-on-an-endless-journey-we-touch-and/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [We have the insight and the tools to identify and bring to fruition the dormant talent that our artists possess. Favored Nations will be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/we-have-the-insight-and-the-tools-to-identify-and-bring-to-fruition/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

> [That's the thing about great artists: They find the thing that's most obvious to themselves, what's most conscious and natural, and they put it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-vai/that-s-the-thing-about-great-artists-they-find-the-thing-that-s-most/)

[Steve Vai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-vai/)

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