"If you want to be a virtuoso then……" — Steve Vai
"If you want to be a virtuoso then you have to set your sights above me. You have to go beyond what I'm doing. And that's for you to figure out. Because if you can do that, then I'm going to be trying to go beyond you."
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79 Quotes by Steve Vai
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Lenny Breau was a genius - inspired and really loose. I loved how he used the guitar as an extension…
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... you watch Jimi Hendrix literally reinvent the instrument. He was playing from somewhere else. He was really a kind…
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Jeff Beck is compelled by his inner artistic drive to keep evolving the instrument. He'll use the whammy bar with…
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In the physical universe, there are objects that include suns, planets, all life, and all matter in all dimensions. And…
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The level of achievement that we have at anything, is a reflection, of how well, we were able to focus…
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It is only the most elite of elite musicians whose unconventional approach becomes convention.
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It's always funny to me when people use the phrase 'Best guitar player in the world'. There are too many…
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The tone is in your fingers, not in your amp or effects.
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Play slow and perfect - that’s the way to becoming a virtuoso.
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The cool thing about playing is that the more you do it, the better you get.
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The insatiable thirst for everything which lies beyond, and which life reveals, is the most living proof of our immortality.
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