Song Quotes by Steve Vai

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

— Steve Vai

It is only the most elite of elite musicians whose unconventional approach becomes convention.

— Steve Vai

I like my voice, but I can't deliver as much as I wish I could.

— Steve Vai

The guitar is the coolest instrument in the world.

— Steve Vai

When I was a teenager in the '70s, I was really into those great bands like Led Zeppelin and Queen and Jethro…

— Steve Vai

Reps once took chances on art, History's most treasured musicians were believed in and cultivated to reach their potential. Today, it would…

— Steve Vai

The older I get, the more I just like plugging directly into my amp. I'm tired of trying to impress myself with…

— Steve Vai

It's hilarious, because my guitar has what's known as a tremolo bar or a whammy bar. And the whammy bar is probably…

— Steve Vai

I loved the guitar, and I had all of this music in my head. My passion for the guitar and the ideas…

— Steve Vai

When Frank Zappa would get an idea for a song, he just did it. He didn't wait for anybody or expect anyone…

— Steve Vai

You can never deny the immense talent, rock credibility and iconic historical contribution that Van Halen made.

— Steve Vai

I can count on one hand the people who are legendary in my book, and Tom Waits is certainly right at the…

— Steve Vai

I have an independent record label called Favored Nations on which I released an album by an artist called Johnny A, who…

— Steve Vai

Jeff Beck is compelled by his inner artistic drive to keep evolving the instrument. He'll use the whammy bar with the volume…

— Steve Vai

It's always funny to me when people use the phrase 'Best guitar player in the world'. There are too many variables such…

— Steve Vai

When you get down to it, the way that the music affects you individually is the most important thing, and when you…

— Steve Vai

The classical guitar has a dynamic to it unlike a regular acoustic guitar or an electric guitar. You know, there's times when…

— Steve Vai

Most people are fascinated to see someone play an instrument in an inspired way. We are moved by witnessing musical brilliance, and…

— Steve Vai

Lenny Breau was a genius - inspired and really loose. I loved how he used the guitar as an extension of his…

— Steve Vai

I loved the idea of recording. The idea of sound-on-sound-recording captured me as a young kid, and once I realized what it…

— Steve Vai

Still to this day, I am deeply satisfied when watching a guitar player who is connected with their art and instrument. GuitarTV…

— Steve Vai

... you watch Jimi Hendrix literally reinvent the instrument. He was playing from somewhere else. He was really a kind of hybrid,…

— Steve Vai

I know it is common nowadays for artists to start labels but this is a thoroughly constructed vehicle for inspired talent. This…

— Steve Vai

I don't think I approach my songs differently from other artists. You get a big picture of it, and you imagine the…

— Steve Vai

I designed a guitar for Ibanez and then they started manufacturing it - it's called the Jem - it's 26 years old…

— Steve Vai