The Steve Vai Eat ’Em and Smile interview | w/Van Halen author Greg Renoff

In this never before-heard 2016 interview, Vai talks with author Greg Renoff about the landmark David Lee Roth album Eat ‘Em and Smile. At the time, it was the 30th anniversary of the iconic album. In the interview, Vai talks about the song he thought he wrote but didn’t, the jock that wasn’t happy with Vai, the rumored Kim Mitchell song, and the infamous Lucky Strike reunion show that didn’t happen. The interview is conducted by Greg Renoff. Renoff is the author of two Amazon best-sellers and a must-read for music fans. Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal and Ted Templeman: A Platinum Producer’s Life in Music. If you haven’t read these books, do yourself a favor and go get them now. Read Greg Renoff’s article based on this interview over on Guitar World. If you’re a video editor and you want to edit like me, you need MotionVFX in your life. 00:00 - Intro Steve Vai interview 01:20 - Start of Steve Vai interview 01:49 - The first time David Lee Roth called Vai 02:06 - Pete Angelus and the Fabulous Picasso Brothers 02:31 - Who was involved with the choreography 03:08 - If Aerosmith was involved 04:33 - Was the Kim Mitchell song Kids in Action recorded? 05:05 - Other possible guitar players 05:45 - What Vai has no memory of 06:47 - The song Vai thought he wrote, but didn’t 09:28 - What Roth’s name for Kids in Action was, and why 10:07 - Leaking to the press 10:42 - Getting a hold of Roth 12:14 - Early memories with Roth 13:43 - The jock vs. Vai story 14:49 - The very first Roth concert he played 16:12 - How Roth was his final mentor 17:38 - If Roth’s movie was originally for Van Halen 18:23 - If he’d do a reunion with the Eat ‘Em Smile band 19:16 - The infamous Lucky Strike concert 21:22 - Ted Templeman and the solo in Elephant Gun Subscribe to the podcast: ITunes: Spotify: Google Play: Stitcher: Castbox: RSS Feed: #stevevai #TheTapesArchive