Steve Vai and Joe Satriani Interview | Two Italian Kids from Long Island

Thanks to some help from our buddies at Ibanez, we got to sit down with the ultimate shredders, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, to talk about their historic careers, how they overcome stage fright, and lots and lots of gear. And apparently, all it takes to become the best guitarists around is an Ibanez guitar and a black t-shirt - oh, and tons and tons of skill!
Thanks to Steve Vai and Joe Satriani for taking time out of their busy schedules to chat, and thanks to Ibanez for setting it all up. We had a blast!
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And don’t forget to stream their song “The Sea of Emotion, Pt. 1” here:
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Chapter Markers:
00:00 - Intro
00:44 - Accomplishments Throughout the Years
02:16 - Ibanez Signature Models
03:18 - The Next Notes We Play
04:07 - The Challenges/Payoffs of Working Together
06:34 - The Truth of Steve Vai’s Fasting
07:56 - Joe Satriani’s on Artist Personas
11:36 - Solo vs. Collaboration
15:51 - A Trip Down Memory Lane
23:48 - The Sea of Emotion
26:22 - The Modern Guitar Legends
29:44 - Thoughts on Gear
31:17 - The Tone is in Your Head
34:47 - Outro

[@linnstr8609]

Imagine you're still a teenager playing guitar with your friend after school. Then fast forward 40+ years later. You and your friend are giving clinics to an audience together as guitar legends. Must be surreal to be in these guys' shoes.

[@DanielVerberne]

These interviewers are superb. I love the relaxed approach, the informed questions, really rooting for them in the presence of these heroes of mine.

[@chrisbarclay]

That's actually the best interview of these two together. Nice job guys.

[@bobsaint-laurent5655]

What a great idea to release these photos... the dynamic of the interview took a superb direction. ✌

[@classicaxe1]

Steve and Joe you fu%kin ROCK !

[@DanielVerberne]

Oh man. I've had a tough few months of life after losing a parent and just struggling with life. I'm finding myself pining for the seeming stability and joy I had experienced in the past. Because of all this, I find myself just loving these sorts of 'catchup' videos featuring some of my heroes. As so many people have said, the fact that these guys are still close and making music together so many decades later, it's so comforting to me. Sometimes I feel like everything I love is just hanging from a thread and ready to break and while that's all still true in the end, it's very nice to know that some things are still there, and they are still doing what I love. Big hugs to anyone out there struggling in any way and kudos to American Musical Supply for bringing these two artists together in this wonderful interview.

[@christesta-oneill4840]

Love the reminiscing of Seville 91

[@classicaxe1]

Joe and Steve are in AMS house !

[@garthok6224]

I never realize how many italians are among the greatest guitar players, even new generations are from Italy, like Matteo Mancuso

[@tallahoramismo]

Judging by the surnames, I think many americans are italians, germans, english and irish.

[@crankyfranky1288]

John frusciante

[@poppopper2693]

Satriani, Vai, Frusciante, Mancuso, Petrucci, Bonamassa, Di Meola, Morello.

[@crankyfranky1288]

@@poppopper2693 and don't forget Richie sambora

[@quoilluminentur2981]

@@crankyfranky1288 The only background articles I could find indicate Sambora is of 100% Polish extraction, not Italian.

[@drjimjem777]

Superb interview! And so cool to hear them talking about the expo 92 guitar legends show. When is someone going to remaster that and release on a dvd/ digital release? It’s an iconic show! And I think when many people - including me - first discovered Vai and Satch!

[@diegocollazo4078]

Fantastic interview

[@Johnfedele14331]

One of the coolest interviews ever... nice work AMS!

[@JayAgassi]

great interview, great fun fresh questions! rock on!

[@tonycarel1785]

love the whole interview. It has always been a dream of mine to meet either of those talented musicians!!

[@sweezyjackson4935]

Imagine trying to ask them question they aint heard in the last 50 years.

[@DanielVerberne]

23:30 - that's Neil Zlozower, photographer of so many, many bands and musicians over the decades.

[@damiankacprzak6211]

STEVE VAI 🤘🤘

[@MadMax_1984]

Enjoyed this interview!

[@KreativeDevices]

🔥

[@germancarluv]

Joe and Steve. Thanks AMS. No thanks to KZbin...... less than 2000 views?!

[@scottyo64]

Over 57k views

[@JosiahWhitley]

23:16 Steve turned into Butthead for a second

[@JCNegri]

Guitar Heroes 🎸

[@pauloldfield6968]

There Great the best thing about having black t shirts you don't have to waist time deciding what to wear

[@jimicrack29]

yes thats the band lots to think of leslie west mr bill gibbons an then no super star pooke poopy pants warm bach man overdrive?? even rhyth keeth from chicago i leave me alone i cant type well

[@paulscountry456]

Good role models,I want a Jem....bad

[@BDog_624]

Peso pluma in da future 😮

[@jonathansilveira5374]

Mario & Luigi

[@rondunn4336]

When was the last time you saw someone dressed smart and tidy, just look at these two, I ask you? (Smile.) I remember when I was with Alexis Korner we always made sure we all were smarter than anyone in the audience. Those were the days eh?

[@quoilluminentur2981]

They look perfectly fine and can play circles around you (and Korner) in their sleep. You've nothing to be so smug about.

[@scottyo64]

Did you like your own comment? 😂

[@Billkwando]

These guys ask a lot of dumb questions. Anybody who's paid the slightest bit of attention to Joe know that he doesn't wear stage clothes and he doesn't try to cultivate any kind of mystique around himself. He's known the world over as just a nice guy who plays guitar, and he likes it that way. They just totally missed the point with the Pink Floyd thing.