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Steve Vai | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

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Billy Corgan sits down with Steve Vai for a wild ride through arenas, rehearsal rooms, and beehives. They swap stories about outlandish ’80s stage antics, the “gunslinger” spirit of guitar duels, and how obsession, not discipline, fuels mastery. Vai breaks down his early passion for composing, his years with Frank Zappa, the hire wire act of replacing Yngwie Malmsteen and following Eddie Van Halen, plus how to survive the smoky Zen of David Lee Roth during the ‘shred’ years.

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20 Comments

@jake0866 1 year ago

As great of a guitarist as Steve is, with every interview I’ve ever watched or read he just comes across as an even better human being.

@JohnWDGTandTele 1 year ago

Billy, these interviews are great and you ask good questions, but please stop interrupting your guests.

@michakoodziejczyk5976 1 year ago

The sheer amount of Billy cutting in is just unbelievable . Just let the guest speak !

@brandonmikel3045 1 year ago

"My music career was handed to me on a silver platter," from the guy who says he practiced NINE HOURS A DAY as a young teen. Pretty sure you earned it Mr. Vai! Love the humility. Makes him even better.

@adeptgopnik 1 year ago

Billy really needs to let Steve talk more. I love both their stories, but Steve is only on this one episode. Bring him back! This is one of my fave episodes.

@peaceofpiety 1 year ago

"Everybody is a genius when they find what they love and they throw themselves into it without any excuses." - Steve Vai

@jasonbullinger2661 1 year ago

Passion and Warfare still is an incredible piece of art.

@recabitejehonadab2654 1 year ago (edited)

Steve’s a real dude, built his own recording studio, said screw the record companies I’ll create my own company and own my music and profits. He didn’t take the easy route , he earned it.

@ChickenatorJr 1 year ago

Passion and warfare is still to this day one of the most bizarre, beatiful, humorous and haunting albums I have ever heard, a masterpiece.

@АртурКотельников-й6я 1 year ago

Every time Billy interrupts someone, the person can't finish their thought, and the conversation ends up going in a different direction.

@iggybing 1 year ago

4:11 helluva quote: "Passion is a much more powerful engine of creation than discipline." - Steve Vai

@shyman99 1 year ago

The laughing guitar in the intro of David Lee Roth's "Yankee Rose" is legendary.

@brettgarsed 1 year ago (edited)

"Allan Holdsworth". Thank you Steve. A legend knows another legend when they hear it.

@HillcrestGames 1 year ago

Bro. As a Van Halen fan these questions are 1000/10 rating. "He wants it all, he's jacked, he's doing karate, and you have a front row seat in that moment. Describe what that was like." The questions every VH nerd wants to hear more than anything in the world. Billy, you're the man.