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#06:
Dear Steve, I noticed in your first 2 albums you gave a lot of credit
to God. Being a Christian myself, I really admired that, but in the song
"Fuck Yourself" you say "the Lord will be fucking...."
Steve, I laughed so hard at that song but that line seriously offended
me. At St. Andrews Hall in Detroit during "For the Love of God"
you looked up said 'thank you', to God I presume... I just want you to
know I think you're the greatest guitarist ever to walk the earth, I just
wish you would respect God a little more because He gave you the gift.
- Sirfrums
"Sorry, I did not mean to offend you. That particular line in the
song is aimed at people who use religion as a means of personal and monetary
gain." The actual line reads "fuck yourself with organized religion,
now that is some seriously sinnin' business, if the Lord sees their pathetic
crimes, He'll be fuckin' them 'til the end of time". Fear not, however,
if that doesn't offend you there are a hundred other things in there that
will. :)"
This may seem weird, but back in 1988 you came to Toronto with DLR.
I saw you play a Lado guitar with lightning graphics on it. As a Toronto
kid, to own a Lado was a big deal. I know it has been a decade, but do
you still own that guitar? Would you want to sell it? If not, what happened
to it? Thanks,
- Jeff Tidd
Steve does still have this guitar, but it's in storage in the vault. Though
we get asked about five times a week, Steve doesn't sell any of his guitars
(with the exception of the occasional auction on ebay - the proceeds of
which are donated to a charity of Steve's choice.)
I know you worked with Ozzy on the "Ozzmosis" album. Did
you record anything with him, and if so, is it possible that any of the
tracks will be released someday?
- (Vai_boy)
Some tracks were recorded but only one of the songs Steve wrote with Ozzy,
"My Little Man", appeared on the record and all of the guitars
were redone by Zakk Wylde. Tapes of Steve & Ozzy don't exist outside
the studio, and there are no plans to release any of it.
Hi Steve, I read in your answer to a Malaysian fan that you would like
to return there on your upcoming tour. Australia is quite close to Malaysia
(well, compared to say, Brooklyn, anyway), so is there any chance that
Australia could be included on this tour? I know we don't have a huge
population but I'm sure you have a lot of fans over here. Incidentally,
a friend of mine swears you were out here in '98 on a publicity tour.
Is he pulling my leg?
- Mark Rogers(Sent in 1999)
A tour for "The Ultra Zone" will start internationally in January
2000 (an American tour begins in October '99), and we will be doing that
whole general Australasian region as thoroughly as we can then. Tour dates,
when available, can be found here.
(To answer your other question, Steve did not do a promo tour or anything
else down there in '98, but we'll be back soon.)
Are the bees at the start of "Bangkok" from Steve's hive?
- DFS
Nope, that's a sample. Steve started getting into bees, to the degree
of actually having them around, after the "Fire Garden" tour
was finished.
How did Steve feel about playing with Chick Corea? How does he feel
about this musicial genius in general?
- Ralf
Many of the records listed in Steve's Discography have Steve's memoirs
as well, and it just so happens that there are notes about this performance
("Rumble", from "The Songs of West Side Story"). You
can check out either the main Discography
or the specific inner
page (with only the notes) for "The Songs of West Side Story".
You can order a copy from amazon.com.
I really like "Fire Garden" and I'm wondering how to get
the transcription of the album? Is any really published out there? I live
in Indonesia and things happen kinda slow down here. And one more thing,
why doesn't Vai opens a site that gives lessons for people that really
want to play guitar like him?
Thanx, bye
Luke
You're another easy question with happy answers! Yay! The transcription
book for "Fire Garden", as well as many more Steve Vai transcription
books, can be ordered from our Merchandise
section (if you don't want to order online, the mailing address is provided
there as well.)
I just started collecting guitar picks and I'm wondering how many Steve
Vai guitar picks there are?
Ben Karas
A bunch. All of them, or at least the vast majority of them, can be found
on the guitar picks page.
Hello!!! I want to know if G3 Songbook will be made? Thanks ...
Kadu
