Joe Satriani, Steve Vai & John Taylor

Guitar legends Joe Satriani and Steve Vai join Eddie Trunk to discuss their new collaborative project SatchVai. The longtime friends share insights about working together on their upcoming album, featuring various guest musicians including Glenn Hughes, Marco Mendoza, and Kenny Aronoff. They reveal how they've approached playing each other's material on tour, their creative process while recording remotely, and the challenges of sequencing their nearly-completed album. The conversation takes entertaining detours into their Long Island roots, experiences playing Eddie Van Halen's music, memories of recently departed guitarists John Sykes and Ace Frehley, and amusing stories of bizarre industry suggestions they've received throughout their careers. Following that, Duran Duran's John Taylor opens up about forming The Power Station with Andy Taylor, Tony Thompson, and Robert Palmer. He shares fascinating stories about the band's formation, their creative process, and how they captured lightning in a bottle with their self-titled album. Taylor discusses Tony Thompson's incredible drumming, Andy Taylor's guitar prowess, and how the project allowed them to explore a harder rock sound. He also touches on his time with Neurotic Outsiders, Andy Taylor's current health battle, and Duran Duran's enduring legacy and upcoming projects.

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