STEVE VAI: 'It Was A Complete Honor To Be Able To Play' EDDIE VAN HALEN's Parts With DAVID LEE ROTHHe said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "I'm not unlike the average Edward fan in that he really had an effect. For Edward fans that really were touched by him, it's inexplicable, obviously; you can try to use words, but it doesn't really work. It's like that with many things. "I have a different position in that, yeah, one might say that I replaced the guitar behind the voice, but that's just academics to me," he continued. "When it comes to the way I felt about Edward and the mourning of his loss, I'm a fan, like everybody else, and I feel the way they do. But I know, also like many people, everything in this world is coming and going and coming and going and coming and going. And if it doesn't go, it only means you went before it. And we just don't know when. So that's something that helps me to get through loss, because it's gonna happen. "But it was a beautiful, beautiful, amazing ride that he had, and he just delivered so much. And he had a great run. It's not like he died at 27. And we don't wanna see anybody like that [go]; we wanna squeeze every note out of 'em. [Laughs] "For me, it was a complete honor to be able to play those parts," Steve added. "If you're a guitar player and you're a fan of that band, you know that those are some of the coolest guitar parts written in rock and roll, because they're like perfect little arrangements; they fall so well on your hands. They'll never sound like Edward, but they're great songs to play on the guitar 'cause they're complete. And you become a better player. Especially the position that I was in where I was playing his parts to his fans, so I had to pay deep respect to those parts, and in so doing, I discovered a really great ride there because you have to focus; it has to improve your playing. So I was really lucky in all that." Vai previously spoke about his years as the guitarist in Roth's solo band, alongside former TALAS bassist Billy Sheehan and drummer Gregg Bissonette, in a 2016 interview with The Press-Enterprise. "When I heard Roth was looking for a guitarist, I just knew it was going to be me," Steve said. "Billy Sheehan had recommended him to me, and I coveted the position. In my early days, I would wonder if I could get a gig. I figured I would go for it and tried out with Alice Cooper, KISS and others. But for some reason, I just knew this would be my gig and I would just have to wait for it. Sure enough, I got the call." Even though Steve knew his technique would be compared to that of Eddie Van Halen, he never let the pressure get to him. "You don't compete with Eddie Van Halen," he said. "He was a monolith and brought so much inspiration for me. He's a genius." Eddie died on October 6, 2020 at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica, California. He was 65 years old. The iconic VAN HALEN axeman passed away from complications due to cancer, his son confirmed. Eddie and Alex formed VAN HALEN in 1972 in Pasadena, California, with Roth on lead vocals and Michael Anthony on bass. VAN HALEN was inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 2007. Rolling Stone magazine ranked Eddie Van Halen No. 8 in its list of the 100 greatest guitarists. .
Source - BLABBERMOUTH
Author Aleks 7.12.2021//=date('j',$res['date'])?>//=$monthArray[date('m',$res['date'])]?>//=date('Y',$res['date'])?> Add comment.
12.01.2024 STEVE VAI: 'The Guitar Is The Greatest Instrument In The World'
20.02.2023 STEVE VAI Says He Recorded Whole Album With OZZY OSBOURNE 18.01.2023 STEVE VAI Announces Spring 2023 European Tour 16.12.2022 STEVE VAI Says His European Tour Was 'Probably A Little Premature' Following Latest Shoulder Surgery 11.11.2022 STEVE VAI To Release 'Vai/Gash' Album In January 28.10.2022 STEVE VAI: 'Property From The Archives Of Steve Vai' Auction Coming In November 26.09.2022 STEVE VAI Says Recently Released Documentary About His First 30 Years Is 'Entertaining' And 'Charming' 16.09.2022 STEVE VAI Joins LIVING COLOUR On 'Cult Of Personality' Remake 07.09.2022 STEVE VAI's First 30 Years Are Focus Of New Documentary 24.06.2022 STEVE VAI Pays Tribute To Former DAVID LEE ROTH Keyboardist BRETT TUGGLE: 'One Of The Finest People I Have Ever Met' 30.01.2022 STEVE VAI Tore A Tendon In His Shoulder While Making Pizza: 'I Wish I Had A Better Story' 26.01.2022 STEVE VAI On Impending Retirements Of DAVID LEE ROTH, DAVID COVERDALE: 'These Guys Are Heroes' 25.01.2022 Inviolate - STEVE VAI 24.01.2022 STEVE VAI Says He 'Learned Things' From DAVID LEE ROTH 22.12.2021 STEVE VAI Releases Official Music Video For 'Little Pretty' 1, 2, 3 |
|
|