Steve Vai Interview “Use Your Creativity with Courage and No Excuses”
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- Опубліковано 20 січ 2020
- Here is my first in person interview with guitar legend and one of the most thoughtful human beings Mr. Steve Vai. “Use Your Creativity with Courage and No Excuses”
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That moment when Steve Vai tells you - You are brilliant musician. Rick.... this is your moment... :)
And well deserved!
Nice endorsement!
Because he is.
You know he was smiling endlessly in his head. Lol
Rick is a brilliant musician. If he was just a keyboardist or pianist he would be considered a virtuoso. But he's mastered bass, guitar, both electric and acoustic, drums and can record it, mix it down, master it, and teach it. That is generational talent, and we will be talking about him in the same way we talk about any of the greats. A rare specimen Rick is.
I like how Rick knows how to shut up and listen when interviewing.
Rick is well educated and from a generation that learned this. Something that many younger people with some "fame" don't have.
He’s a pro!
Yup. Unlike MANY interviewers, Rick understands who's the host and who's the "special" guest!
Thats the key to any good interview. If the object has a lot to say, let them talk and edit it later. When thats said, if Rick is editing this himself he could use some help. I`m a pro editor btw ;)
I think that is more a Steve Vai thing. Every interview, the host says one thing, and Steve hits is on button and talks endlessly. It's great, but it's always that way.
The best kind of interview: the guest does 90% of the talking.
That's what you get with a narcisst
@@tapiiRE Steve is the total opposite of a narcissist. He's one of the most humble people on the planet. I've gotten to meet him several times and he is both generous and kind to his fans.
Yes it is..just let them talk 🤘🤘
Steve: I wanted to change the grip
Rick: Why?
Steve: Because I can!
It looks nice anyway
@@dustybroke597 Ergonomic is a very commonly used word.
@@chippchipp1 Right? like anyone who's ever bought furniture or a keyboard or multiscale guitar would know
Pero no estás enojado, Steve?
@@hazardeur Yeah but you only hold the guitar that way like what, 50% of the time? LOL! (I'm joking of course... the monkey grip is an aesthetic thing in my opinion, it was never meant to actually be practical).
Vai is the college music professor you wish you had. So much wisdom and knowledge. Very succinct way of explaining/teaching.
his professor was frank zappa one of the best ever
@@anthem3560 - honorable mention to Joe Satriani for influence, but yes, Frank Zappa was definitely Sensei.- amen.
I'd love Rick Beato as a music professor too
I was a college professor :)
@@RickBeato And now you have a much larger classroom ;) I hope to see more head to head interviews of this nature -
Good way to bring together all that classroom theory with practical application. Thank you for making music cerebral again.
How the hell such an insanely talented individual survived the peak of the 80s metal scene without losing his mind and destroying his body is anybody’s guess. Vai isn’t just a great musician, he’s an inspirational human being.
Vai doesn’t drink nor do drugs, which quite exceptional indeed for a rock guitar legend from the 80s
You don’t get to be one of the worlds greatest guitar players by doing those things, you do it by being incredibly addicted to your instrument, no will to look outwards when the strings at your fingertips bring you the most joy.
His intentions were there, can’t say the same for other glam bands and musicians at the time.
He did three tours with Frank Zappa (no drugs allowed) and a couple years with David Lee Roth (plenty of jogging and general work outs to stay in shape).
He must've learned a lot from them to stay away from drugs and drink.
Was it just me, or was everyone just waiting for him to plug that thing in and PLAY SOMETHING! :-D
Yep that would have made the interview even more interesting
exactly
I kept waiting
John Lampe Not heard it once on all the NAMM videos
Oh hell yea .
Steve is an interviewer’s dream. He didn’t even wait for a question. Off and running.
Steve Vai is such a class act. From this interview alone you can tell he's the type of guy, regardless of how god-like people think of his guitar playing, that will openly express his respect and admiration. Just a regular type of guy who can be a blast to chat with.
I've seen a few interviews with him, plus I have one of his books. He's a really interesting guy.
@@jonathanwright8802 I agree with you, when I met him in Mexico city, he was very interested in share with us how to be successful in life, oh my..God!!!. We were in a theater, previous to a concert, and then one guy was working there and I think that guy didn't know who was Steve but he was kind of singing and whistling, working with joy then Steve realized about that, well all we heard the guy and Steve said in more or less words: he is a musician and enjoying life, that's what it is, enjoy what you do no matter if you are not a virtuoso guy but what you do, do it with your heart and soul. That was a gold lesson... for life no matter what you do.
Saw Steve at a small venue when he did the P&W tour a couple of years ago. After the show, a couple dozen people were still hanging out at the front of the stage, perhaps waiting for the traffic of the small parking ramp to dissipate like I was, and he unexpectedly came back out on the stage in jeans and a tee, with a towel around his neck because he played his a** off, and just talked to everyone, answering questions and being as gracious as you could possible be.
That's something that really sets him apart I would believe. He's that genuine and humble. You just leave an indelible impression on people with that kind of grace and respect.
Matt Horan that’s one of the things that makes Steve so much better than nearly all other guitarists. He is still humble.
loaned him some gear in the mid 90's & had the same experience, really a super nice guy.
Having attended one of Steve's camps, I was blown away with his generosity, and genuine enthusiasm to still learn and grow but more importantly to instruct more. His lessons, while even dealing with music theory, were as just as applicable to non-musical aspects of life. Rick's description of "most thoughtful human beings" is not an exaggeration. It was your skype interview with Steve that was my first introduction to your channel - then I discovered another thoughtful human. Thanks to you both.
Absolutely true! I meet him in 2012 here in Portugal and he is such a genuine guy!!
Attended his masterclass here in Finland in early 2018 and I wholeheartedly agree! Steve Vai is one of the nicest guys I've ever met! He happily shares what he has learned and what he feels, he doesn't try to force anything down your neck.
So well said!!!
One of my favorite quotes ever is Steve in a random interview (Still trying to find the video again). He says in passing, "The quality of what's going to happen to you is based on the quality of what you're doing right now." Applies to music, but also to every aspect of life.
@@lr6884Hey did you find the video?
An interview like this makes a
"Sad old dude" just a little less sad.
Put on some bad horsie feel feel young again
@@joemorrow8411 fk yes. Or some passion and warfare. Or some Roth!
nice dog
@@sugarlife485 ?
@@matthias7455 pic
I love how Steve goes on for the first three minutes with all this incredibly deep and inspirational stuff when Rick hasn’t even asked him a question.
Wow i bet that felt good getting a big compliment from Steve Vai himself, great interview Rick.
Thank you for the interview!! I very much enjoyed it
Thanks Nahre!
Steve Vai is an awesome guitarist and a great human being. He's so wise and humble.
Hear what he said about you rick, it’s true.
I bet it was nice to hear somebody like vai confirm that to you. 🤘🏼
Can't think of another guitarist that has pushed the boundaries of what can be done on electric guitar further than Vai. More accomplished composer than most of his guitar-shredding contemporaries, and rather than simply showing off his technique, he's never been afraid to experiment or take chances in his playing. One of the greatest guitar virtuoso's of all time. A genuinely nice guy. And meant every word of high praise for Rick. Solid interview. Thanks
Jeff Beck.
Sunlion right he is just like ibanez CEO
@@1960taylor From a ''technique'' stand point, Steve Vai took it further down the road than Jeff Beck. And I hate to break this to you but...in the same league.
@@deepsix1827 Beck is one of the all time best. Now go and watch a live video of Steve Vai on a stage and see all the mans brilliance on the instrument he helped take into the future of electric guitar.
@@Anakoollbet Not quite the CEO. Nice try. 100% of the input & design is out of the head of Steve Vai. And a lot of those ideas are groundbreaking and completely original.
Rick Beato would make an _INCREDIBLE_ American Idol judge. Steve makes some great points about Rick's radar for talent.
Ricks too great for American Idol tbh.
I agree but Rick would actually make valid points about good music and that’s not really what American Idol is all about
Talent show judges don't need to be good at detecting talent, their job is to create sensation for the TV
Rick is too good for that garbadge.
Some very good points.
This man is so deeply interesting, i could listen to him for hours.... His vision of music and of the business is brilliant, possibly due to his past with great artists like Zappa etc... But i think Mr VAI is one of a kind, one of the greatest musician (and not just a guitar player) of modern music
I've been down a rabbit hole of any interview of his just to hear his thoughts on anything. Like I feel as if he knows the meaning of life and it's expressed thru his music.
He also played with Whitesnake and David Lee Roth. In fact Steve even played with Whitesnake live again i 2022.
I watched Steve live only 2 months ago.
It's has to make you feel good when Steve singles out your work for such high praise.
This really takes me back. Steve Vai might just be the reason I play guitar and try to play with confidence and creativity. A true guitar hero if you will. Bless you for this interview
I'm watching this in 2023. I'm glad the fabulous Steve Vai is giving Rick a big rap up. I love both of these guys.
Vai is an inspiration, one of the greatest guitarists to exist
dude plays guitar too...just what are you?!
Steve always strikes me as very humble. Brilliant musician and interview!
Rick: Wow! It is such a treat to hear Steve wax poetic on the channel and the work you've been doing. A real testament to the impact you have. Also, it was a great segment and conversation. Thank you!
Steve is open to talk when interviewing him and if you know how to pause and let him express as he does playing is a true pleasure , so much truth on what ever he says .
I love what he says about you at the beginning-so true! You are a music world treasure!
I'm here to interview a big fan of mine, this guy Steve Vai.
Thanks Rick. Steve is as down to earth as they come. Always loved his playing.
Got to love Vai! He always treat people with respect! I learn something EVERY time i see a interview with him. Just one hell of a guy with all the skill and knowlege in the world. You are fantastic Rick.
Steve is so damn genuine. It's nice to hear all the honesty with no pretension.
Great job Rick ! Well deserved accolades. I remember seeing a teen or not far removed Steve being introduced to the world by Zappa around 1980 at New York’s Palladium. Frank called him “our little Italian guitar virtuoso”. Frank never called anyone a virtuoso. I knew this green haired local product was going places !! Just like compadre Vinny Colaiuta has been introduced by Frank a couple years before. Can you imagine ? Steve snd Vinny coming out of the same Zappa boot camp ? I said of Vinny early on “this is my favorite drummer” ! What great memories and great to see Steve become a legend !
Great interview. Steve breathes creativity, it's insane.
Congrats Rick. High honor guest. And he, like us appreciate your work and more so the person you are. I live 60 miles from you and dream to meet you one day.
Vai is the Hugh Cry of guitar virtuosity. His often premeditated attempts at butter-touch and his supreme amalgamation augmented into individual sentences on his Ibaneth instrument/s is immense!
That was such a great interview. I could tell how humbled you were at his compliment
This is such a great combo of minds. Love Rick and love Steve. Both are huge inspirations
Hands-down, my favorite guitarist, bar none.
Steve is just so chill and cool dude
Steve is a captivating speaker with insight beyond music. I really enjoy his interviews.
Steve Vai really understands the psychology behind a great connection with his audience.. When you begin with Man, you're such a brilliant ***, you own the crowd ! It's also a big help to have a fundamental knowledge about what you are going to discuss.. Steve knows these things, and, he happens to be a master of his craft.. It's always a pleasure to hear him up close and personal, as he always has something valuable to say.. Thanks, Rick, for another opportunity to catch up with this inspiring man.... Lary
That's the setup I've been dreaming about full versatility even having real effects right in between preamps and the power amp, and multiple! preamps! Steve knows what he's doing
The two of you are the personification of humble class. Two of the greatest ears in music.
Rick: 'Why?"
Steve Vai: "Because I can"
LOL
Of course Rick is brilliant. I’ve probably learned more listening and watching his educational vids in the last 2 years then all the years I’ve spent playing (40 years). One of the best channels on UA-cam hands down.
Thanks Rick. You both are so nice and kind. Just beautiful.....
Love listening to Steve Vai! What a genuine person! Gifted and generous - a rare combination!
While I'm not personally interested in the equipment itself, this is an informative conversation. An articulated interviewee.
Great interview. Make it a regular thing, chats with Rick and Steve!
"The constant is creativity", brilliant. Thanks Rick & Steve.
That's amazing to interview Steve Vai! You're living the dream Rick! Keep up the amazing work and thank you for sharing all valuable insight.
Beato is such a friggin' good interviewer -- he let's people talk!! And Steve Vai (probably unnecessary to say) is like... the best. He's so high on my favorites list (even now that I don't listen to his type of music as much) This is GOLD -- kiddos today: watch Beato, and watch Vai!!!
Me watching one of THE best: "We're not worthy! We're not worthy!!!" 😮😮😮
Steve Vai: opens with numerous compliments and positive statements...
Wow. Just excellent!
Loved it, Rick. Steve Vai is my favorite guitarist and living musician. Great job.
thank you rick!! bless you and your family
Enjoyed that - two incredibly talented gentlemen!
Passion and Warfare is still one of my favourite albums of all time.
OMG, love this interview, so refreshing to hear Steve Vai! Thanks Rick!
I LOVE Steve Vai.. this is so great.. Thank you for coming on this show here
I'd be interesting to watch Steve do a blind comparison between a Kemper and the real thing to see if he can tell which is which consistently.
Maybe you should re-watch the entire interview. He doesn't like it. Now accept it and move on.
Ahh he’d nail it for sure.
He has issues with latency. More likely all psychological. We are creatures of emotions beliefs etc
Two of my favorite "music men". Never clicked so fast!
Steve has always seemed so humble, awesome interview.
Rick, I’m so happy your channel has grown so radically. You deserve all the success brother man.
(female teacher voice) "Oh Steve Vai, what a nice little boy ..."
He used to cut the grass.😁😁
@@davedecker1725 he was a very nice boy
Steve Vai is an insanely influential guitarist.
I'm better than him with my opposite hand.
This video made me smile from start to finish. Two good people doing good things for others.
I love this video’s title, it’s how I try to approach the writing of my music. Steve Vai has been the perfect example of that since day one. Flexable is off the wall.
7:58 That was the money question right there. It was interesting to hear Steve's opinion of modelling amps.
he says latency is an issue, then shows his tube rig thats always running through an axe fx :P
OMG ....steve sir ..
You are so lucky rick...
Love from India..
Always inspiring to hear this man talk!
Crazy good. This is my second viewing of this interview. It only gets better. Thanks to you and Steve for letting me inside a world I’ve dreamed about for 60 years.
Steve shows off his brand new guitar, and he’s already nodded it.
Yeah, he put a Sustainiac in the neck lol. The signature Dimarzio in the neck was not good enough apparently.
Ever considered doing a "What Makes This ALBUM Great?" Passion & Warfare \m/
Matthew Phillips yes! But that would be just listening to it about 45 minutes 😉
The answer is "because it is". Roll credits!
Amen - period, dot.
@@ChrisBrooksGuitar Or as Steve said...."Because I can!"
Whao!
What an outstanding interview! That new guitar sure does look beautiful indeed! Glad to hear how much passion he put into designing it! Also, thanks for sharing your interviews with these artists! Inspiration comes from many vectors! Beato Rocks!
Great interview. Thanks. Steve is so amazing as a person...he's such a big star and yet always seems so approachable.
Interview with a man who once had a guitar duel with Ralph Machio.
He did lose though.
If I'm not mistaken, Ralph defeated him at end with a crane lick.
@@lomarsweed6604 if I'm not mistaken Steve vai played both parts in the movie 😁
What Miagi forgot to the tell world ... wax on, wax off also works for the guitar.
@@hesch-tag Nobody beats Ralph Machio. To even dual him is the ultimate honour.
Cool interview Mr. Beato with the wizard! These "new" Synergy modules are actually pretty much the same tech that Egnater / Randall was selling pre 2008 in the MTS series. Glad to see them making a comeback, as I thought they were a really cool (albeit expensive) idea and ahead of their time back then.
They have greatly improved, since. 2 channels per module. Actual manufacturers make the modules with Synergy. I am saving my $2,800 to build a new rack setup. This tech is a lot more exciting than digital models.
@@JRP3music I agree with you on that, have yet to find a digital model that really turns my crank. It is cool that they are incorporating dual channels on the modules now and actual collaboration with the companies who preamps they used to infer (aka blackface, british, etc) is very cool! Excited to see where this goes and hopefully get one.
Listened to an interview with The Used's Joey Bradford and apparently the Synergy is licensing the Randall patent. It's a great idea for the touring musician, so much nicer to have it in a flight rack.
@@OhNoNotThis Egnater created the modular system. Randall licensed from Egnater. Synergy has Fryette, Egnater and other partnering companies working together with Synergy. Big improvements since Randall's version. The other modules are backward compatible.
@@JRP3music Rad, thanks for the clarification and I didn't know about the compatibility!
Really warms my heart how humble and respectful the two of you are, Two super talented people with they feet on the ground. I really enjoyed this interview and found the content very interesting.
I always enjoy listening to Mr. Vai. He's well spoken, intelligent and able to get his ideas across. Thank you Rick for providing us this interview.
I saw him play with Frank Zappa, 1981. Two of the greatest, playing together. (Moon even came out with a paper bag on her head, and sang 'Valley Girl' which hadn't even been released yet. The audience sat there wondering, what the heck was that?) I am always impressed by his intelligence. How great, Rick, that he complimented your musical knowledge!
Mr. Steve Vai...one of the Greatest...ever...was or will be...the only reason I play with a pick,..sometimes.
and Vai took lessons from Joe Satriani...who's the greatest?😉
Great guitarist and a great guitar.
@@garymoores9248 "and Vai took lessons from Joe Satriani...who's the greatest?😉"
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I'm not taking sides here, but...have you ever heard the expression "the student has become the master"? 😉
@@o.b.7217 in this context..no. not for me.
both JS and SV can be OTT 'widdly' for me...(but nowhere near as OTT as Malmsteen🤮).
but..as for tutor/pupil? personally, I prefer the tutor. the only SV track I really like is 'Whispering a prayer'..whereas I like many more JS songs.
Awesome job, Rick. Steve Vai is such a cool person and of course, one of the most amazing musicians walking around on the planet right now.
Two genuine awesome human beings - Steve Vai seems always so approachable and a pure soul.. and the praise he gave you was so well deserved too!
Vai nailed it on modeling amps. I had a Mustang that sounded great dialed in at home but put it on stage with who knows what kind of environment, and all those lovely sounds you worked so hard to dial in disappear into the ether.
@Klaus Ebner FOH, lol. In the places we play we are the FOH.
@Brad D Of course. I just find a good ol analog amp can be eqed to the situation much faster with a lot less fuss than most digital formats. That said, Im sure its getting better as the tech improves.
@Brad D Im lucky to be an old man and financially secure so I can afford a nice tube amp. My Carr has vol, bass, mid, treble(not counting verb and term), and I typically use 2-3 pedals. I can get my tone in less than a minute, no fuss. But even if I couldn't afford a nice tube amp, Id rather have a Peavey Bandit than a fancy modeler with a bazillion options.
Steve’s hands are massive.
Indeed, I have noticed this with other great guitarists, makes sense hey.
I really enjoyed this interview a lot. I remember going through a phase of listening to Steve Vai a lot. Listening to him speak so eloquently and to the point shows another side of this amazing musician after all these years.
Any time you can get an industry leader talking about the things your doing and what's right about it, is a really good day !!! Keep up the great work Rick!
If there's ever a Steve Vai movie Jim Carrey could play the role.
Virtual Media or viceversa
But you DO know that Vai played in a movie once, right? It's called "Crossroads". You should really check it out! :)
@@iseeu-fp9po Seen it shortly after release and several times afterwords.
I was just referring to the resemblance and manerisims, thanks for the suggestion though..
@@Virtual-Media they could interpret each other because they're both performers and players... very expressive people.
no way. Vai is humble and down to earth. carrey is alway 'on'.
I met Steve. Class act. He signed my Ibanez RG. First time a saw a guitarist who was electric and played it like a toy and do virtually anything at will. Talk scream pray curse love hate.
He is arguably the most likeable person ever. All of his interviews are just so genuine and fantastic. Rick amazing as usual.
Yes! Great job Rick
love great artists, these guys raise the spirits of all of us, rather than divide us, like these north american, eastern european, asian, chinese, south american, russian criminal politicians do.
Well said!
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Rick & Steve Vai 🤘🤘🤘🤘🤘😍
Congrats, Rick! Getting huge kudos from Mr. Vai is very impressive.
That first Steve Vai interview is how I found your channel. Keep up the great work.
"I've always been into the romantic" said the guy who played the devil's guitar player in Crossroads.
Jack Butler! Cuttin' heads!
Yes but he approached the part with passion and romance.... quite a fantastic movie for the time...
Hell hounds on your trail boy
Vampires are based on romanticism so I wouldn't let that whole devil thing get in your way.
@@gavinaston5716 well according to biblical writings Lucifer was beautiful and in charge of music bringing praise to God soooo I guess it shouldn't be a stretch to throw some vampires in too if you felt left out there
@@johnmoser2689 Excellent. A man who knows his Biblical lore. Lucifer was in fact Gods most beautiful angel prior to his fall I believe. But Robert Judd played the devil, not Steve Vai. Vai was a henchman, a demon perhaps, but not a devil. But the guitar playing of Vai and Cooder made it all worth while. Ry Cooder played slide on the Fender Stratocaster like no other. Poor little Ralph had a mere Telecaster in the movie. But the Telecaster is still to my mind one of the top 5 guitars of all time.
I love Steve, huge influence, but it irked me when he said I can feel the 1ms latency and it makes me feel disconnected, but then goes through the axe fx for the effects, which is going to introduce the very latency he just said he cant stand
John Newton IV Exactly. Spot on.
So as he moves around the stage the 3 ms latency between him a the speakers doesn’t bother him?
He uses the synergy as his main amp which is a tube amp. The axe fx is just for effects which i think he uses only in certain songs. It's like stepping on a digital pedals. Some guitar players uses axe fx as their main amp and effects.
You know how some people prefer Gibson to a Fender because the string length is 24.75 vs 25.5? After a few weeks playing one for a while you "forget" the difference. Playing music is a feeling in your hands, your head, and your heart. Steve is telling you what he finds important. If you don't find that same thing important that's about how you feel. When you become a player like Steve you have earned the right to say how you feel and people will listen. The latency as you move around the stage goes back and forth. The latency in a modeling amp is a constant. Maybe he's ok with it moving but doesn't like it stationary? Maybe it's JUST how it makes him feel.
@@gavinaston5716 r/woosh, dude he said i cant stand the latency, but then he runs his tube amp through it for the effects, it has a static latency penalty no matter what is on the chain, so he has the latency he hates at all times because of how his rig is setup
I love how he always seems to be passionate about helping younger musicians. Great to see.
What a great angle this interview took. I felt really connected to what Steve was saying. I like how Rick listened, just listened along with the rest of us.