Steve Vai - Famous Songwriter

Steve Vai Net Worth

$12,000,000

Steve Vai is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has a net worth of $12 million. Known for his incredible musical talent and skill on the guitar, Vai has won three Grammy Awards and has recorded and toured with famous bands and artists such as Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, and Mary J. Blige.

Key facts:

  • Steve Vai is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer.
  • Vai has won three Grammy Awards in his career.
  • He has recorded and toured with bands and artists such as Whitesnake, Alice Cooper, and Mary J. Blige.
  • Vai became interested in guitar as a teenager and started taking lessons with Joe Satriani.
  • He attended the renowned Berklee School of Music and transcribed Frank Zappa's most technically demanding compositions for guitar.
  • Vai started his solo career in 1983 and has released eight solo albums.
  • In 1999, he founded his own record label, Favored Nations.
  • Vai holds the Guinness World Record for the world's largest online guitar lesson.
  • He joined David Lee Roth's band as the lead guitarist and released successful albums with them.
  • Vai's second studio album, 'Passion and Warfare,' is considered one of the most influential instrumental albums ever released.

Basic Information About Steve Vai

CategoryCelebrities β€Ί Rock Stars
ProfessionsGuitarist, Actor, Film Score Composer, Songwriter, Singer, Record producer, Film Producer, Beekeeper, Philanthropist
Net worth$12,000,000
Date of birth1960-06-06 (64 years old)
Place of birthCarle Place
NationalityUnited States of America
SpousePia Maiocco - (1988 - present)Β (2 children)
GenderMale
Height6 ft (1.83 m)
Social Mediaβ†—οΈŽ Wikipedia β†—οΈŽ IMDb

What Movie Awards did Steve Vai win?


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Steve Vai roles

Movie / Series Role
CrossroadsJack Butler
MetalocalypseDamien Cornickelson / ... 2 episodes, 2009
The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf / ... 2 episodes, 1993-2010

Steve Vai's Quotes

  • [on Deep Purple's longstanding exclusion from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - they were eventually inducted in 2016 after being eligible for 23 years ] As far as Deep Purple goes, I mean, they're iconic. Their contribution is unquantifiable, and as far as the politics involved in things like awards, you know, I don't think anything, because I know what they mean to me, and I know what they mean to the people who like them. Awards are very politically based.
  • I can tell you this: I'm an extremely passionate individual. I try to be careful how I display it because you never know how people are going to take it.
  • You know, there's times when you should play and there's times when you gotta hold back.
  • I've learned over the years that you're going to be most successful at the things you're most excited to do. Every artist has a special set of tools. When you really use those tools, and you make yourself feel really good about the product you create, I think you'll find an audience for it. I've been very fortunate in that respect.
  • I think every artist subconsciously wants to evolve themselves. Sometimes they get stuck in ruts because of pop culture, peer pressure, stuff like that. But what excites me most is exploring my own musical insights and expanding upon them.

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Interesting Facts about Steve Vai

  1. Vai wrote two tracks on the soundtrack, plus he wrote and performed every air guitar solo for Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991).
  2. Keeps bees as a hobby; harvested over 900 pounds of honey in 2001.
  3. His sons are named Julian Angel Vai and Fire Vai.
  4. Recieved a Grammy nomination in the category of "Best Instrumental Rock Performance" in December of 2005 for his song "Lotus Feet" from the album "Real Illusions: Reflections"
  5. In the movie Crossroads (1986), he plays a demonic rock guitarist who has a final "cutting-heads" guitar showdown with Ralph Macchio. Both Vai and Macchio were born and raised on Long Island, New York.
  6. For director John Carpenter's Ghosts of Mars (2001) soundtrack, music producer Bruce Robb called upon his talent, along with some other famous rock musician friends -- Anthrax, Guns N' Roses' guitarists Buckethead and Robin Finck, and Elliot Easton (formerly of The Cars). The results yielded an award-winning soundtrack, and Vai can been seen in the DVD behind-the-scenes bonus feature filmed while recording in Robb's Cherokee Studios.

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