Steve Vai has revealed the mix of tenacity and luck that helped him get his break in music while he was still a teenager. It was that combination that led him to his big break working with Frank Zappa ...

Steve Vai remembered being left feeling sick and scared after his first tour with Frank Zappa. And after completing three gruelling road trips with the notoriously demanding bandleader, the young ...

That’s a warning from Steve Vai, the creator of the crazy three-necked guitar that he plays on a song appropriately titled “Teeth of the Hydra.” “I am hellbent on bringing that beast (on tour), ...

Guitarist/composer Steve Vai helped lead the late 80s instrumental metal, "shred" guitar wave with his lead guitar work in several metal bands and his second solo album Passion and Warfare (1990).