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Steve Vai Names His Top Five Career-Defining Tracks By Mark McStea published 28 October 22 From freight trains to wild horses, Vai reveals the influences behind some of his most significant cuts
Discover the Secrets of Steve Vai’s Rhythm Guitar Prowess By Chris Buono published 7 June 22 Learn the virtuoso’s highly appealing and inventive rhythm playing approaches on his masterpiece, 'Passion & Warfare.'
“It All Starts In the Mind”: Steve Vai Shares Some Words of Wisdom for Guitarists By Rod Brakes, Matt Blackett published 18 May 22 We get in the zone with Vai in this interview excerpt from the GP archives.
