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American guitarist (born )

Musical artist

Steven Siro Vai^{[1][better&#;source&#;needed]} (VYE; born June 6, ) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer.

A three-time Grammy Award winner and fifteen-time nominee,^[2] Vai started his music career in at the age of eighteen as a transcriptionist for Frank Zappa,^[3] and played in Zappa's band from to ^[2] He embarked on a solo career in and has released eight solo albums to date.^[4] He has recorded and toured with Alcatrazz, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake, as well as recording with artists such as Public Image Ltd, Mary J.

Blige, Spinal Tap, Alice Cooper, Motörhead, and Polyphia. Additionally, Vai has toured with live-only acts G3, Zappa Plays Zappa, the Beat Tour (playing s era King Crimson), and the Experience Hendrix Tour, as well as headlining international tours.^[5]

Vai has been described as a "highly individualistic player" and part of