In June of this year, Vai embarked on a world tour for the 25th anniversary of his solo effort Passion and Warfare, where he performed the record in its entirety for the first time. And then I went right into Whitesnake after that, and that was a fabulous band with David Coverdale.” “Billy Sheehan, myself, Brett Tuggle and Greg Bissonette, we were a great band, we played our asses off. The parties were notorious and we played our asses off, though,” he said. “The lighting truss in the Dave Roth Band is actually in the Guinness Book of World Records. And though he enjoyed the extracurricular activities that came with being a rock star in the 1980s, Vai’s most fond memories come from his experiences on stage with those iconic bands. He is a three-time Grammy winner and 15-time nominee. He was named the tenth greatest guitarist of all time by Guitar World. Vai, dubbed “The Last of the Guitar Gods” by Duffy, has toured as part of the David Lee Roth Band and Whitesnake. “The stage was probably the size of a football field, if not bigger.” It was really great because we could do all the craziest things, wear the craziest clothes,” Vai said. On Tuesday’s episode of The Last of The… with Ryan Duffy, Vai couldn’t help but reminisce about the glory touring days of the 1980s. Legendary guitarist Steve Vai is still actively touring all around the world, but nothing truly compares to the global tours of 30 years ago.
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