Steve VaiI wanted to be a composer before anything else. And my sister was listening to Led Zeppelin in the other room! When I heard that, it was a game-changer. ✨ Biography/Personal… ▶341Philosophy
Steve VaiIt's very hard to come across as a passionate human being in print. People can't hear the inflections in your voice. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.352HumanityLove
Steve VaiMy past is very interesting, and I treasure it, but to write about it, it's just not on my radar. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.376Time
Steve VaiIf you want to play something that you hear, you need to listen with your mind's eye. You've heard of the mind's eye, right? Your mind has an ear too. It's a kind of listening, bu… ▶355Thought
Steve VaiBesides being a guitar player, I'm a big fan of the guitar. I love that damn instrument. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.311Love
Steve VaiI could never overstate the importance of a musician's need to develop his or her ear. Actually, I believe that developing a good 'inner ear' - the art of being able to decipher m… ▶333Politics
Steve VaiLenny Breau was a genius - inspired and really loose. I loved how he used the guitar as an extension of his inner freedom, because, obviously, on the outside there were a lot of t… ▶344Love
Steve VaiRay and I do not draw salaries. Any profits will be re-invested into marketing the music we believe in. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.323Humor
Steve VaiPossessing a healthy imagination is a necessary ingredient for creativity. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.323Death
Steve VaiThe classical guitar has a dynamic to it unlike a regular acoustic guitar or an electric guitar. You know, there's times when you should play and there's times when you gotta hold… ▶356Time
Steve VaiI 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 gu… ▶291LoveThought
Steve VaiI've been approached many times to write all sorts of books about my past and my personal life. I get interest from people who want to do reality shows, and somebody just offered … ▶303HumanityLifeReading
Steve VaiI'm a big fan of cultural music, and that's how I try to expand my playing, by listening to music that is not conventionally American. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.… ▶369Hope
Steve VaiA good solo is like a book. It will start out in a phrase, it will go on in paragraphs, and then it will have a great ending.359Reading
Steve VaiMost people are fascinated to see someone play an instrument in an inspired way. We are moved by witnessing musical brilliance, and it was this notion that led me to purchase the … ▶305Humanity
Steve VaiWhat I look for in music is artistry, sincerity, and simplicity, and Tom Waits has all of that. I want to make a connection to the creator. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.… ▶305Humor
Steve VaiI don't believe in 'greatest'. I believe in favorites. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.3510Humanity
Steve VaiIf you're feeling emotional when you're creating something, it'll sound that way. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.327Humor
Steve VaiCriticism can be devastating. When push comes to shove, we are all very sensitive. ✨ The Guitar World Interview, www.guitarworld.com. November 30, 2012.329Humanity
Steve VaiI have a deep love for life and my fellow human beings. I try to understand everything that everybody does, even if it seems wrong to me. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.im… ▶274HumanityLifeLove
Steve VaiA lot of those little things that I really like doing are just moments of cool articulation, just little moments of phrasing that probably go over everybody's head. ✨ Biogra… ▶274Time
Steve VaiFind what you're best at and exaggerate it.264Philosophy
Steve VaiPlay slow and perfect - that’s the way to becoming a virtuoso.275Death
Steve VaiThe tone is in your fingers, not in your amp or effects.275Life
Steve VaiIt is only the most elite of elite musicians whose unconventional approach becomes convention.297Reading
Steve VaiJeff Beck is compelled by his inner artistic drive to keep evolving the instrument. He'll use the whammy bar with the volume knob and the tone control all at the same time - creat… ▶232HumanityTime
Steve VaiThe cool thing about playing is that the more you do it, the better you get.288Life
Steve VaiI'm always pursuing knowledge; I'm a seeker of spiritual equilibrium - and music is a big part of that. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.213Truth
Steve VaiWhen I was a teenager in the '70s, I was really into those great bands like Led Zeppelin and Queen and Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. w… ▶2710Philosophy
Steve VaiAll musicians practice ear training constantly, whether or not they are cognizant of it. If, when listening to a piece of music, a musician is envisioning how to play it or is try… ▶269Sadness
