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When I was growing up, the blues did seem too simple to me. I was just a muso.

Steve Vai

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Steve Vai
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: June 6
Actor
Composer
Guitarist
Musician
Record Producer
Songwriter
Carle Place
New York
Blues
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Growing
Simple
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I was always one of those guys who was a seeker after truth. I want to know what's going on.
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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 was I had an epiphany. Before I was even playing the guitar, I would create these lists of how I would record things and overdub them, like Led Zeppelin song, 'I could put this guitar on this track...' and so on.
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I loved the guitar, and I had all of this music in my head. My passion for the guitar and the ideas for what I could create musically were equal. So that's where I was.
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It's very hard to come across as a passionate human being in print. People can't hear the inflections in your voice.
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The cool thing about playing is that the more you do it, the better you get.
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Find what you're best at and exaggerate it.
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Ray and I do not draw salaries. Any profits will be re-invested into marketing the music we believe in.
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