Vai says he approached the opportunity from a place of love and freedom, not to cut down one of the world’s greatest guitar ...

In 1985, Roth – fresh from leaving Van Halen – went about establishing his solo career. In his new band, an elite electric ...

Vai co-wrote the majority of the album with Roth, while Sheehan contributed “Shyboy.” Eat ‘Em and Smile went to No. 4 on the Billboard 200, and opened on a surprising tribute to a famous New ...

Steve Vai has bad news for fans hoping to see a reunion from David Lee Roth ’s Eat ‘Em and Smile -era band. “There was a period of time where we talked about it and we considered it,” the ...

Steve Vai said he nearly came off the road for good after touring with Frank Zappa – but his experience with David Lee Roth changed his mind in May 2024.

However, don’t ask Steve Vai to consider the gig. The guitar virtuoso, who was Roth’s right hand man after the incomparable frontman left Van Halen for a solo career during the mid-80s, has no ...

Roth recruited an ace band — guitarist Steve Vai, bassists Billy Sheehan, drummer Gregg Bissonette — and went full Diamond Dave. He turned the Statue of Liberty into a sex symbol on “Yankee ...

Three and a half years after announcing his retirement, David Lee Roth is back. The former Van Halen frontman will be touring the United States this summer from coast to coast, including two ...