Steve Vai: Guitar Center Sessions - How to be Successful

[slashandfred4evr]

just saying...

[slashandfred4evr]

Steve Vai must get a lot of boners.

[CrotchRocket28]

lol 3:05 'Practice?! We talkin bout practice!? Not a show, not a show, not a show...PRACTICE!"

[rnzmatt]

infinite likes for this video....haters fuck off....

[NosferatuOfWorms]

I feel like a child again and so teary eyed hearing this. Just inspiring. Always brings me back to why I started music again.

[hfollett22]

This is why i love Steve vai,he's such an inspiration and a great person.Would love to meet him. ps. Thanks for upload

[juersio]

i could listen to him all day long

[bundabundabundabunda]

what is name's song ?

[slashandfred4evr]

@bundabundabundabunda whispering a prayer



[guitarproblems]

that was honestly one of the most inspiring things i have ever seen. fuck sleep. i will practice until i can play stair way to heaven perfectly

[ROCKNBABES]

how sweet  FLO111

[ChrisvonChamier]

thank you Steve Vai!!!



[12kirkhinrich12]

What is this song?

[Elastane]

he so reminded me of patrick bateman at the start when he starts speaking!

[12kirkhinrich12]

This is music therapy :) .

[TheGuitarGuy9999]

1:12 I have that urban camo rg

[Oill2295]

please tell me the name of the song!

[insidegoodoutsidebad]

@Oill2295 whispering prayer 

[lordmd133]

I just started crying, thanks again, idol.

[genlee66]

anyone know what song he is playing?

[ellisgurung]

@genlee66 the song is whispering a prayer

[Charris2490]

I want to play my guitar suddenly. Wonder why that happened.

[Eddynatorr]

this does not only apply to music. this is a freaking life lesson! steve is quite an inspiration!

[wwwtheKONGLISTcom]

theGREATEST GUITARIST of ALL-TIMESSSssss-ss...he is the Michael Jordan of Guitarists...the Todd McFarlane of Guitarists...no if's, and's or butt's (_!_)

[Adatoode]

He said nothing outside of common sense... and people pay him to say this...?

Wow... " work on my strengths not my weaknesses"... incredible insight...!!! I own my own business now... and all I did was work on my weaknesses... I didn't do it right according to Steve...!

Steve... shut up dude... and the glasses... they look GAY...!

[geetfiddleplucker]

he has a circular vibrado :D

[blackrock393]

speechless :)

[burnsometrashcans]

this was so motivational i took my guitar and ran my head through the bedroom wall

[Fingervogel]

Dare you naiv fags never say again that Steve Vai isn´t a emotional guitarplayer after having heared this fucking beautiful song!!! This man is awesome and fucking wise! Damn, I love him!

[CounterA11ack]

if you take out all the specific stuff about music. and apply this idea in general = succes in anything AND everything. oh my goodness steve vai is a life coach.

[bbcy2]

what song is this

[ScaryJunior]

@bbcy2 Whispering A Prayer

[bbcy2]

@ScaryJunior thx

[SteveMarcks]

Extraordinario!!!... Sin palabras.. Mucha Luz brilla En el!!!......

[aikeeramz]

The background music really helped it.

[fender678910]

He semse so wise!!

[spinkicker27]

GOOD WORDS GOOD BACKSOUND

[dantex666x]

pure, ecstatic, divine, cosmic sound.

[agva2010]

:') Fuck... For those who dislikes this, seriously you're FUCKING ASSHOLES!!

[JacobSensi]

It's my GOD.

[axiomhermit]

simply .. Awesome....!!!

[koml3uch4]

what a g, i love his faces. gotta make faces to really put the oomph in the music

[rockshow256]

This gave me new birth of ideas..and joy..

[liedjaeger]

Wow, this is what I needed to hear coming from a musician, to focus on the virtues and not in the vices, to use the virtues as a ladder because virtues are energetic realities that take you to higher places. Steve talks about things that ancient philosophers spoke of. Use music as a means to know thy self. thks steve vai.

[whiteguitarsrock]

lord of the guitar

[WAltomaboi]

Churchills speech anyone?

[wldntknow]

If I Ever get a chance to see this guy.. I would say " What ever you are, Human, Alien, Animal..Take me with you man"

[thealmightyaxe1]

If i could have been there to see this...

[asashesrain]

fuck...

[iliecostin]

Enlightenment through music.

[VoremGuitar]

that felt awesome, picturing playing one of my favourite songs on stage with loads of people listening, man that was probably the most inspirational moment of my life

[wwwYecom]

"The only thing that's not holding ME back, is the incredible amount of luck I've had!"

[maxey83112]

wow he just blew me aay thats insane

[Guitslinger59]

@flightdeck11 I fully and completely agree.

[rkl08551]

beautiful ... :-)

[UltimateKamenBlack]

Damn.. This is like God preaching his disciples.. rock on Vai.

[ButtRAMyoMOM]

IBANEZ JEM7V is the best guitar EVER

[flightdeck11]

this isnt a guitar center session, this is a come to jesus meeting with gods music prophet. holy crap, this brought tears to my eyes man.

[o55889917]

After 7:20.....I was lost again....

[raphaeljesussr2]

he´s a king...

the king of the guitars...

XD...

[UpyurfAtbuttux]

4:11 what is he doing to that guitar!?!?"

[hecto95]

damn you Steve, i felt like a looser, like shit, but i saw this video and you make me feel with that feeling again,

[iHuguit0]

What's the name of the music he is playing at the video? *-*

[ButtRAMyoMOM]

@iHuguit0 Whispering a prayer

[Legonut51]

All respect to Mr. Vai but his beginning comment seems to me a bit limiting. Yes I agree to seek out your strengths, but also as a guitarist, I want to strengthen my weaknesses so that I may be a super solid player.

[InsanityType66]

WHY THE FUCK IS SLASH IN MY SUGGESTIONS???

[MrJohnson91]

those were probably the most inspiring 7 minutes of my life. wow.

[maxey83112]

omg i was blown away

[BandMetamorphosis]

"One bar at a time,you won't play it prefect but you gotta stick to it"

Wow,this is truly inspiring :D

[HajrudinPranjga]

this is amazing

[moldyrck]

steve vai u r such a great person this is gonna help me alot thank u and this almost made me cry it was beauiful

[zZHighwayToHellZz]

I cried :')

[sudhirsatriani]

this will surely change my life...n the songs hes playing touched me everywr...in love wd it,,,,

[MansightJoker]

@morotsmannen96

The song is Steve Vai's "Whispering a Prayer"

[Sean2592]

Steve Vai you can be my psychologist any day

[reman94]

blablablablablabla bla

[Firehawk612]

You guys can't forget about Joe Satriani he taught Steve how to be a god.

[lordmd133]

@Firehawk612 just half of it dude ;)

[nine9live5]

@Firehawk612 yea joe really is amazing, but steve didn't copy joe's style , instead he used his lessons to bring out his own style and emotions....

i mean when u compare both their styles, u find they are different :)

[zeldin1]

Pf....i´ll only say that this is my god. xD

[ChuanKuiMusic]

6 people never believed in god.

[TheForgottenLonging]

@ChuanKuiMusic Neither do I.. It's not about God, it's about yourself, and reaching your own goals!

[ChuanKuiMusic]

@TheForgottenLonging Haha, did'nt you notice, Steve Vai is A god!

[TheForgottenLonging]

@ChuanKuiMusic More like THE God! :D

[GordonFreeman70]

If he grows white hair, hes gonna be like the Gandalf of guitar or something. Hahahahaha. God bless you Steve Vai for teaching me this. Showed me that I dont need to know all these fancy songs to play guitar.

[kam4mars]

incredible Steve Vaï !: )

[pHoenix4446]

wts the song name?? please, its killing me!

[equinoxdbz]

@pHoenix4446 Whispering A Prayer.

[pHoenix4446]

@equinoxdbz : thanks man! :)

[SuperJS1974]

I've always been a fan of Vai's honesty, professionalism, and integrity; even more than his great guitar playing.

A joy to listen to his advice - applicable both in personal life and in muscial life.

\II/

[ighfee]

The high priest of guitar

[ggevh5150]

i must have watched this 1000 times and love it every time more and more.

[xSnoweyexp]

Omg !! that was some piece of heaven !! , what a total control he has !! unbelievable

[holyass242]

what song is he playing in the background



[tusza02]

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[maskproduced]

he is so inspiring :D

[evilclown99]

Can somebody please hold my hand.

[4JayeP]

With that song, he has taken the guitar to a whole new level. The only other guitarist that I've heard in the last 30 years that can put out that type of emotion in his playing is Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughan. That was amazing.

[disissanchy]

@4JayeP

...you should dig a bit of Jeff Beck too....his tones sound humanly vocal at times..much like this incredible Vai track :)

[5Harring]

wow steve is like an inspirational speaker too

[MrAppolo777]

Dude this guy is a philosopher, he speaks so naturally so frankly that it blows my brains out, with the backing music and his gentle voice this vid becomes so inspiring that i want to turn off everything and sit and play the guitar for the rest of my life. Truly a genius and extremely inspiring musician, love his unique stile and the way he speaks to people, not as some peacock pop star but as a friend and a mentor. Vai rules!!!!!!!

[Naryeima]

Become a Self filled Prophecy...

[zeanGuitaR]

You are the idol steve vai ♥

[minneapolis7967]

Steve vai, philosopher bee-keeper who plays a little guitar 

[roderickM1969]

what an inspiring man! If he wasn't a guitar legend he would have made an awesome motivational speaker...Thanks Steve!

[punkiassjunki]

what the name of the song in the background ? 

[minneapolis7967]

@punkiassjunki It's "Whispering A Prayer" from "Alive in an Ultra World" it's also on the CD "G3 Live: Rockin' in a Free World" with Joe Satriani, Yngwie Malmsteen and Steve.

[piercmar1]

i wouldn't be suprised if someone started a steve vai cult based on what he is talking about

[Piotrelek123]

shut it the hell all down.... you're damn right Steve, you're right...

[metalupyourass20]

i dont care for his music much, but very strong words

[fessnermarius]

a true artist

[VaiRendy]

who are that 4 morons??

[joesatriani1200rulez]

i agree with some aspects of what he's saying but cmon really? leave your weaknesses ? are you mad, if you want to stay in that little comfort zone where everything gets boring then do that, you got to work on your weaknesses to improve but everything else steve says is inspiring and he's dead right

[tastytasters]

@joesatriani1200rulez

Very true. But i believe that Steve was just trying to discourage "discouragement" (sorry for the redundancy) attained from having these certain weaknesses. He did word it in a pretty misleading way though.

[dopmike2]

what number he plays it's great

[WhiteMZM]

what song is he playing?

[malalark]

@WhiteMZM whispering a prayer

[malalark]

so inspiring... :'D

[CTROCK]

what ever weakness u have u got to work on it to get better.

[jembrannan]

Very true.... what he said about focusing on your own strengths and forget your weaknessess, you develop quicker as an individual and find your own sound.

[chibuchibu]

What is the song he is performing in the background?

[retardedcommandobot]

@chibuchibu Whispering A Prayer, one of my favorite songs by Steve, enjoy! :)

[MrINSANEguitar69056]

Only if my wall n my room had all those guitars..

[Fuzzbuggy]

Very inspiring...i'm working on an album right now and when he said it's important to keep the final picture in mind at all times - Totally brings it home

[61SGman]

whats the song in the background 

[JgHaverty]

@61SGman you are definitely not a steve vai fan are you? :D

whispering a prayer

[JCRRock]

I´m overwhelmed how this people like Steve use s the law of attraction.... Thanks Steve for teaching the way.... keep on rockin

[tom11kpo]

las palabras de steve vai, valen oro

[kls4life]

No bullshit here. Just shows you how wonderful and sincere Steve is. He's amazing!

[VoremGuitar]

@queebye the song is Whispering a Prayer

[queebye]

this man is awsome i love it someone know which is this song???

[o2aaronyxy]

all the guitars hanging on the wall are dying of jealousy! HAHA

[PhilosopherOnWeed]

@o2aaronyxy Yeah...if I was a guitar...I would have wanted that Vai touched me over my whole body. No homo.

[ironkiller98]

truly inspirational 

[hahaokayman]

His speech is so inspiring with Lotus Feet playing in the background LOL, awesome possum that Vai

[hahaokayman]

@hahaokayman I meant Whispering a Prayer Always get mixed up between the two

[cortarelva]

Every time i get discouraged about my playing i go and search for this guy and he always as something to say that make my doubts fade. I couldnt ask for a better teacher even if he was giving me one on one lessons.

[Arshia27120]

so that why he is so good....

[TSS1994]

"The Only Thing Thats Holding You Back, Is The Way You Are Thinking."

God Has Spoken...

[outtacastatv]

@TSS1994 hendrix

[diatroptoff94]

you know, i truly hated steve vais performances. but, after seeing this i think a little differently of him now. I always thought he put way to much wammy into everything

[TheBrokenTelescope]

hes the only modern rock guitarist i can listen to, he makes his guitar sound like a classical song sound

[MrShredtilldead]

@TheBrokenTelescope No love for Satriani!? Are you mad?

[J0NNYBudd]

Amazing! This makes me inspireed! What is the song he is performing in the background?

[VoremGuitar]

@J0NNYBudd the song in the background is Whispering a Prayer

[Jim91332]

Is steve vai is the writer of the secret? To identify what 's you really want!!

[FRANKyyyyy100]

Steve Vai is very inteligent man. Same like Frank Zappa was. Respect.

[McBlobby3]

his solo fitted his speech so well

[RushFanPix]

Beautiful words, Steve. And so true.

[pcgam3r666]

Extremely inspiring.

[Jordo1900]

Steven Vai what a cool name!!! Best guitar playr EVER!

[AJSoundbytes]

Shit i was so much thinking to go to this session.........My Stupidity ....that i didn't go......even though i had a choice............Still glad that i found this video

[AJSoundbytes]

Really Very Inspiring.......

[fallingangels18]

his advice is not only applicable to music but any dimension of life

[catspajamas01]

He truly is an inspiring guitar player. He makes you realize that playing and making music its a true gift.

[donZabol]

I don't like Vai's playing, his music, but i respect him. This what he's saying is very interesting, helping and inspiring. Thanks

[RushFanPix]

What I particularly love about what he was saying...

It applies to anything in life that you want to do.

See it, feel it, do it. Become it.

And this is just one more thing I love about Steve Vai. :-)

[aznjt]

@RushFanPix Amazingly well said man

[RushFanPix]

@aznjt Awww.. Thanks. :-)

[MrMarceloXD]

3 people suck at life

[jclp81]

steve is the man

[shetalks777official]

"I've got strengths, I've got weaknesses.. I don't work on my weaknesses.. I ignore them.. and I cultivate my strengths..."

man, this words will change my life forever...

[chromeboy86]

Vai and Satriani are the best guitarists out there. They have different styles but both are really musical !!

[ephitous]

3 people are definitly no musicians