STEVE VAI - "It Is Kind Of A Cornball Concept"
February 28, 2011, 13 years ago
On March 3rd, at 1:30 PM Eastern, STEVE VAI and the Berklee School of Music, will attempt to set the record for the largest online guitar lesson ever taught. In order to set a record they do have to meet certain criteria set forth by the Guinness Book peeps. So, they need YOU to be there to make this as great as it can be.
Jeb Wright of Classic Rock Revisited recently interviewed Steve Vai about his upcoming attempt to enter the record books. An excerpt follows:
I have to ask where the idea came from to break the Guinness Book of World Records record for the biggest online guitar lesson. Is there a standing record to beat or will this set the bar?
"Berklee hired a brilliant marketing firm, and this is one of the things they came up with in order to promote the class. I asked the same questions. I wanted to know if there was an actual record. After this record maybe I can go out and set a record for how many sticks of gum I can fit into my mouth. It is not that easy, actually, as Guinness has very strict guidelines.While I am not aware that anyone has ever tried to set a record for online guitar lessons, when you go to do something like that, they research it and come up with parameters that become the criteria. They said that if we wanted to get recognition in the book, we had to have at least 1000 people online at all times and had to be teaching for at least thirty minutes. It is kind of a cornball concept but it is something that a lot of people would like to be a part of. If it works out, then it will be the second time I have made The Guinness Book of World Records."
What was the first time?
"Back in the ‘80s, when I was with DAVID LEE ROTH, we had the biggest light show in rock history."Click here to read the interview in its entirety.
