Vai started out in Berkley School of music in Boston. During his time there he sent Frank Zappa a transcription of a song that was almost un-transcribable. Zappa made him the 'stunt guitarist' in the band to do all the crazy fast hard stuff. Vai then went on to Whitesnake, Alcatrazz, and David Lee Roth, not Sammy Hagar. Passion and Warfare was his first solo album in 1990. There's an earlier album called Flexible, but it's just really weird. Still good - just really really weird. He's put out a number of albums since, the most recent one being The Ultra Zone. If you want to see some great Vai, along with his 'sidekick' Mike Keneally, buy the G3 live concert video and try not to fall out of your seat more than a few times.

[This message has been edited by ekstasis16 (edited 09-26-2000).]