@@drdabsmore945have you seen the movie? If so, okay, now compare that to how Steve plays… alright.. you get what the original comment was trying to say yet?
WELL STEVE YOU MAY THINK THAT YOUR ACTING IS SILLY BUT THAT SCENE NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TOOK WAS SUPERB AND YOU REALLY BROUGHT JACK BUTLERS CHARACTER TO LIGHT BUT IN YOUR CASE THE DARK, IT REALLY FELT LIKE YOU WERE THE DEVILS ADVOCATE GREAT JOB
Not bad when you can create a legacy in 12 days even though you’re doing 15 hours a day. Look at the recognition you got from that. That’s still one of my all-time favorite movies. Good job!
You do realize he had played with frank Zappa at 18 the started doing his own music not long after that and was playing with David Lee Roth during the making of this movie. This movie had nothing to do with his “legacy”. 🙄
Wrong! Classic would imply he fit the mould of Classic Acting. No, that scene was ICONIC and many 'real' Actors after him will be trying to embody the essence of what only he could!
It might have been a painful process, but it was such a legendary scene! I don't think I'd be as much of a fan of Vai as I am if he wasn't in that scene.
As a guitar player myself, I like being live and in the moment. It's real. I hate being interrupted. I couldn't imagine barely able to get there and being told to stop. But Steve is a beast that I am not. He's the guy who makes impossible guitar parts look playable for beginners.
Dude he was absolutely amazing in that movie. He was the perfect character for the ace up the devils sleeve. I couldn't imagine anyone but him. Favorite movie scene of all time. I spent hours learning his and ry cooders parts
if acting is good, one never feels comfy...because its not YOU- just part of You! That is how it SHOULD feel. That's what my teacher told me, during acting classes....
Ain't gonna tell the man how to feel. I just want him to know I felt his acting in that whole process was awesome. You saw him go from cocky to impressed to frustrated to defeated and he never said a word.
Steve was PERFECT for that part BEST VILLAIN GUITARIST EVER!! 🤘🤘 The movie wouldn’t of been the same without him, the most memorable part in the movie is the dark crazy possessed guitar genius dueling it out with Eugene in a crazy guitar battle in a dark seedy looking building in the back woods Mississippi somewhere out of nowhere lol Now I want to watch that movie 🤘🤘
I just sent a Gmail 10 minutes ago to Mike Phillipov and mentioned Steve's Crossroads scene. Then this is the first short on my page. Love you Google! Im on your side 😅 lol
Lots of actors love live theater because of what he is talking about. Movies are a 'product', while theater is 'acting'. (Say it like Jon Lovitz for fun!)
Steve….. just stop. It is one of the best hero villain scenes ever recorded, my opinion, rock/music fans. I was just recommended this page because I just watched “Eugene’s trick bag”!!! From the movie. You did it, and we all understand it doesn’t define you as a musician, for me David Lee Roth did that, however, it is a really good hero villain scene and for me anyway, gives you that Mike Tyson, Chuck Norris American icon status. Your acting worked for the part. Your musicianship was stellar. It is one of my favorite scenes in post ‘79 cinematography. Ry Cooder got my attention with the movie “Streets of fire” by……. Yeah, Walter Hill. Same, same same. You fit that style man. As the glowing edge. The Last Man Standing had that same Visceral, electrified,Muddy Waters, blues, burn guitar. Be what you are. Be what you were. Be where you are. Be where you were. It’s all the same.
For a guy who didn't enjoy it, he was great. Never said a word, didn't have a single line, but you could feel that incredible emotional arc of Jack Butler, all the same. It was the best scene in the movie, and almost entirely because of him. If he could get over feeling silly and just let go and have fun with it, he could probably win an Oscar his next time out.
That's also why I love Eddy van Halen his studio appearance when Michael Jackson was there to record Beat It. They just asked him to do a solo. He did just the one and that was it. No 200 takes to get it right... just nailing it first try. That was a well known live recorded solo if there ever was one.
He was the best part of Crossroads and It's my opinion that he won the contest. He smoked Ralph Macchio (who was acting while Ry Cooder did the actual playing) like a cigar. Vai also did a good acting job by speaking only with his eyes without speaking verbally. I saw the film when it first came out only because I knew that Steve Vai was in it.
It takes long because the same scene is shot in several different angles, hes gotta do the same thing over n over until they get it to synchronize. Been in a Netflix series once, i had to do my little part over n over n over again. Exhausting. But yes the entertainment industry is no joke. Long hours.
Considering he didn't enjoy the acting, Steve did an amazing job of giving those facial expressions without a word spoken. He's awesome guitarist and this scene just shows all his skills in a short space of time.
A film crew took over half of the business where I worked. Took over half the back parking lot with trailers and equipment. They filmed for a few weeks. They ended up using a two second clip of the star walking out of our nondescript glass front door. Seems they just waste a lot of money. They should have better planning in advance.
Steve you weren't silly you were great ' maybe a little promiscous looking but not silly..you were still hidden behind the veil of secrecy... pretty classie stuff..
"I do 5 seconds of a scene and then wait 20 minutes to do the same scene." Meanwhile... Live action One Piece: "You are going to do a shot, which includes you and Emily Rudd falling 40 feet off a building at least 3 times using a crane."
Vai was awesome in that movie though. They couldn't have picked a better person first that character. Let's not forget the music he contributed to it either. I love hoe he the one who is truly playing g Macchios part then has to pretend he can't play it. One of my favorite movies and led me to go find the real crossroads a few years later.
Movie making is a "hurry up and wait" process. THAT is why they have star stand-ins while the stars are snug in their trailers eating their bowls of only green and yellow M&M's. LIVE of course YOU have to be right there on time and ready IN REAL TIME. I've done both.
Is there any tutorials with Steve talking about how he was inspired to writing that piece ? I would love to see some old footage of him breaking the parts down ! That song is way ahead but you get the taste of certain decades of riffs broken down in the song from classical to mainstream rock ! That song inspired me a million of other guitar players and key string players to dab at this lick !! Truly Amazing ! It sits on its own pedestal like Dee from Randy Rhoads and EVH with Eruption !!
He did the best acting in the movie and he never said a word. His choreography and facial expressions were amazing.
Dude for reals!!!!! 🔥
I’m sure Steve could have had a career in acting but im glad he stayed in music
Agree. He did a great job.
No, Seneca had by far the best performance.
He should have been nominated for Best Supporting Actor. Awesome performance
@phillipdevillephysics9096 of course, Seneca is a professional actor and was one of the main stars of the film.
It took so long because Steve just couldn't mess up.
This literally means nothing, what are you trying to convey here?
@drdabsmore945 right over your head
@@drdabsmore945have you seen the movie? If so, okay, now compare that to how Steve plays… alright.. you get what the original comment was trying to say yet?
@@drdabsmore945 insert ur brain in ,then come back and read it again😅
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I think we can all agree that Steve Vai's scene was absolutely superb.
i remember as a kid i use to watch that scene a millions times a day, very cool movie
Literally made me *have* to fucking learn how to play guitar. I watched it so many times I’m shocked that the tape didn’t fall apart.
You couldn't watch it a million times a year.
@@gustaafargoan no freaking way
my dad took me to see crossroads at the theater so we could see steve play on the big screen. there was nothing silly about it. he was awesome.
Jack Butler got his head cut!
@@phillipdevillephysics9096 Turns out Jack Butler did not like young Lightnin/Eugene
one of my all-time favorite movies.
WELL STEVE YOU MAY THINK THAT YOUR ACTING IS SILLY BUT THAT SCENE NO MATTER HOW LONG IT TOOK WAS SUPERB AND YOU REALLY BROUGHT JACK BUTLERS CHARACTER TO LIGHT BUT IN YOUR CASE THE DARK, IT REALLY FELT LIKE YOU WERE THE DEVILS ADVOCATE GREAT JOB
Remember that Vai is also the one who wrote & performed the soundtrack for Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
Though true, not sure how it’s related to this.
@kevinworley7096
Crossroads came out years before Bill & Ted, but he wanted to be more "serious."
*"Ironic, no?"*
@@VerdeMorte
Well, the first one is acting and the other is a soundtrack.
Not bad when you can create a legacy in 12 days even though you’re doing 15 hours a day. Look at the recognition you got from that. That’s still one of my all-time favorite movies. Good job!
Same 😊
Epic movie showed the cutting heads scene to a friend today we got blues festival here weekend I'm sure the film will be mentioned ❤
You do realize he had played with frank Zappa at 18 the started doing his own music not long after that and was playing with David Lee Roth during the making of this movie. This movie had nothing to do with his “legacy”. 🙄
I love the movie, especially the guitar playoff scene. Best make believe I’ve ever seen.
Nah bro that was a classic
CLASSIC!!❤
Wrong! Classic would imply he fit the mould of Classic Acting. No, that scene was ICONIC and many 'real' Actors after him will be trying to embody the essence of what only he could!
That was one of the movies that inspired me to play guitar, that final duel was better than the battles in 8mile
It might have been a painful process, but it was such a legendary scene! I don't think I'd be as much of a fan of Vai as I am if he wasn't in that scene.
I STILL watch that scene TIL THIS VERY DAY! He KICKED ASS in that scene! Hell yea!🤘🏽
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Considering that Vai isn't a professional actor, his performance in Crossroads is very impressive.
.."Oh I can get us there Real Quick"...
Incredible line!
lol man n great stuff
Ya, Jack Butler gonna LIKE you.....
A man in it for the art.....not the money.❤❤
The Feelin' Bad Blues remains one of the finest things ever made with a guitar. Top marks, Sir.
Every guitar player that is among their top 5 movies.
No it's not.
@@drdabsmore945get over yourself dude
As a guitar player myself, I like being live and in the moment. It's real. I hate being interrupted. I couldn't imagine barely able to get there and being told to stop. But Steve is a beast that I am not. He's the guy who makes impossible guitar parts look playable for beginners.
Dude he was absolutely amazing in that movie. He was the perfect character for the ace up the devils sleeve. I couldn't imagine anyone but him. Favorite movie scene of all time. I spent hours learning his and ry cooders parts
Feeling silly or not, it’s still one of the best scenes in American movie history !!!
I just watched crossroads again the other night. His part is the best part of the movie.
if acting is good, one never feels comfy...because its not YOU- just part of You! That is how it SHOULD feel. That's what my teacher told me, during acting classes....
yeah but that 7 min is iconic. will last forever.
best of both worlds.
I get where he is coming from but he was so so good in it I loved Steve Vai's scene
Ain't gonna tell the man how to feel. I just want him to know I felt his acting in that whole process was awesome. You saw him go from cocky to impressed to frustrated to defeated and he never said a word.
Steve was PERFECT for that part
BEST VILLAIN GUITARIST EVER!!
🤘🤘
The movie wouldn’t of been the same without him, the most memorable part in the movie is the dark crazy possessed guitar genius dueling it out with Eugene in a crazy guitar battle in a dark seedy looking building in the back woods Mississippi somewhere out of nowhere lol
Now I want to watch that movie 🤘🤘
I just watched crossroads!!! A great movie, so underrated.
What a scene that be involved in! It has stood the test of time!
Best movie scene ever! Made me want to learn to be better at guitar. Still working on the guitar piece. I'll get it soon enough!! You're awesome
Just saw him at Eastman Theater LIVE. FABULOUS!!
This is no diss on the brilliant movie that is Crossroads..its movies in general
But you are Jack Butler, it's awesome man, own it!!!!!
My favorite guitarists ever. STEVE VIA RULES. NUFF SAID
The best
Totally worth it. If you ask me, that was one of the best 11 minutes in all of cinema. Makes me smile from ear to ear every time.
Nah Vai, you're not silly and it is the best part of the movie, without you in it, I definitely would not watch it.
Steve, you're a living legend ❤
I just sent a Gmail 10 minutes ago to Mike Phillipov and mentioned Steve's Crossroads scene. Then this is the first short on my page. Love you Google! Im on your side 😅 lol
You didn't like it, but it was a freaking good scene, Steve!!!
His acting was on point
It's a great scene. Was worth it to us, Steve!
Lots of actors love live theater because of what he is talking about. Movies are a 'product', while theater is 'acting'. (Say it like Jon Lovitz for fun!)
GORGEOUS STEVE
Yeah but that 10 minutes was amazing. I literally watched it last night on UA-cam..and I'll continue to watch that until I'm gone.
He was the coolest, chill rockstar dude in Crossroads
Super Excellent Movie!🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼🎼👍👍👍
Steve….. just stop. It is one of the best hero villain scenes ever recorded, my opinion, rock/music fans. I was just recommended this page because I just watched “Eugene’s trick bag”!!! From the movie. You did it, and we all understand it doesn’t define you as a musician, for me David Lee Roth did that, however, it is a really good hero villain scene and for me anyway, gives you that Mike Tyson, Chuck Norris American icon status. Your acting worked for the part. Your musicianship was stellar. It is one of my favorite scenes in post ‘79 cinematography. Ry Cooder got my attention with the movie “Streets of fire” by……. Yeah, Walter Hill. Same, same same. You fit that style man. As the glowing edge.
The Last Man Standing had that same
Visceral, electrified,Muddy Waters, blues, burn guitar.
Be what you are. Be what you were. Be where you are. Be where you were. It’s all the same.
Get over yourself. "Be where you were."
His role as Jack Butler in the movie crossroads was literally the greatest non-speaking role in cinematic history
played the devils guitar player
an in your face guitar player. perfect casting.
For a guy who didn't enjoy it, he was great.
Never said a word, didn't have a single line, but you could feel that incredible emotional arc of Jack Butler, all the same.
It was the best scene in the movie, and almost entirely because of him.
If he could get over feeling silly and just let go and have fun with it, he could probably win an Oscar his next time out.
What a Legend...
He crushed that role.
I didn't knew that Jean Claude Van Damme played in crossroads.
Undoubtedly and forever in my Top 5 as a product of an 80’s childhood. Thx Stevie for tolerating all the cinematic bullshit to make it happen.😁👍
Totally copy that, Steve. Rock on Brother! You’re the best. An Icon and Legend forever.
The greatest acting in crossroads was him acting like he couldn’t play those notes on guitar 😂
I agree with him
11 minutes played repeatedly for eternity
That's also why I love Eddy van Halen his studio appearance when Michael Jackson was there to record Beat It. They just asked him to do a solo. He did just the one and that was it. No 200 takes to get it right... just nailing it first try. That was a well known live recorded solo if there ever was one.
El místico guitarrista el gran Steve Vai
Theater is closer to what he's used to.
Wisdom from the master. Got-it.
Love Steve in Crossroads it's the reason I learned guitar. The reason I learned Eugenes Trick bag.
Steve's guitar is so amazing that he doesn't have to say anything. Cross Roads shows his power
A real guy imo
He was the best part of Crossroads and It's my opinion that he won the contest. He smoked Ralph Macchio (who was acting while Ry Cooder did the actual playing) like a cigar. Vai also did a good acting job by speaking only with his eyes without speaking verbally. I saw the film when it first came out only because I knew that Steve Vai was in it.
Steve Vai is too real for Hollywood.
It was still very good acting. The look on his face at the end of witnessing the 'the box of tricks' was priceless.
crossroads is a serious part of the rock and roll cannon.
Canon
💥💥💥
I coyldnt imagine acting,man..never been my Forte
Vai looked like he was having the best time making that movie. Apparently he is a great actor.
That standing-around for 15 hours, even the idea of it, really gets to me.
That was an amazing scene. You weren't acting you were rockin out. I get what he is saying.
He actually did a really good job in Crossroads.
Epic
I agree with you a thousand percent. I wish everyone understood the “silly and make believe” part of acting.
That’s why there is theater
It takes long because the same scene is shot in several different angles, hes gotta do the same thing over n over until they get it to synchronize. Been in a Netflix series once, i had to do my little part over n over n over again. Exhausting. But yes the entertainment industry is no joke. Long hours.
Considering he didn't enjoy the acting, Steve did an amazing job of giving those facial expressions without a word spoken. He's awesome guitarist and this scene just shows all his skills in a short space of time.
A film crew took over half of the business where I worked. Took over half the back parking lot with trailers and equipment. They filmed for a few weeks. They ended up using a two second clip of the star walking out of our nondescript glass front door.
Seems they just waste a lot of money. They should have better planning in advance.
It makes sense. From my understanding, film acting specifically is a very tedious process
Yes this is the most important thing that you can know as a human being. Live and perform in the moment.
Think about the story..not many people in Hollywood enjoy watching God win...
Steve, you're acting was top class.
Steve you weren't silly you were great ' maybe a little promiscous looking but not silly..you were still hidden behind the veil of secrecy... pretty classie stuff..
Didn’t he beg to play Lestat in Neil Jordan’s Interview with the Vampire?
Facts
Aren't music videos practically the same thing?
Probably felt silly playing Hank
"I do 5 seconds of a scene and then wait 20 minutes to do the same scene."
Meanwhile... Live action One Piece:
"You are going to do a shot, which includes you and Emily Rudd falling 40 feet off a building at least 3 times using a crane."
Vai was awesome in that movie though. They couldn't have picked a better person first that character. Let's not forget the music he contributed to it either. I love hoe he the one who is truly playing g Macchios part then has to pretend he can't play it. One of my favorite movies and led me to go find the real crossroads a few years later.
I thought this what a white eazy e talking about bonethugs n harmony crossroads
Movie making is a "hurry up and wait" process.
THAT is why they have star stand-ins while the stars are snug in their trailers eating their bowls of only green and yellow M&M's.
LIVE of course YOU have to be right there on time and ready IN REAL TIME.
I've done both.
👍
Is there any tutorials with Steve talking about how he was inspired to writing that piece ? I would love to see some old footage of him breaking the parts down ! That song is way ahead but you get the taste of certain decades of riffs broken down in the song from classical to mainstream rock ! That song inspired me a million of other guitar players and key string players to dab at this lick !! Truly Amazing ! It sits on its own pedestal like Dee from Randy Rhoads and EVH with Eruption !!
I want to him doing that on live stage with the same licks.. 😊
Why is someone presenting Steve with a fur baby? He doesn't appear to be hungry.
I enjoyed the movie, but make believe or not, if you can’t run with the big dogs don’t get off the porch.