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.
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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
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