Steve Vai

Steve Vai was born in Carle Place, New York, and studied at Berklee College of Music before starting his professional career with Frank Zappa in 1980. He then played with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth and Whitesnake while developing his solo work.

Passion and Warfare, released in 1990, consolidated that instrumental phase. Vai was also part of the first lineup of the G3 tour, in 1996, alongside Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson.