Back in 1980, I was running a nightclub in San Francisco called the Palms Café. One afternoon a music management guy named Neil came in with a tape he wanted me to hear by an East Bay band called The Squares. No surprise to anyone who knows, of course, The Squares was Joe's band. I booked them. After their first gig, I booked them at least twice a month from there on out. I remember one particular summer night when they were booked, I came in off the street right in the middle of their set. More to the point, I came in right before Joe's solo over a song by his bandmate, Andy Milton. Within the first 4 bars, I was thunderstruck. I literally stopped dead in my tracks and stood, open-mouthed, taking it in. It was spellbindingly brilliant. Not flashy, not speedy, not anything but exactly what the song needed in every possible meaning of that phrase I'll never forget that moment. Thanks for this interview, Rick. It reminds me of a wonderful time in my life and of all the fantastic music and musicians I was privileged hear, know and work with.
Wow Ray, thanks for sharing that cool tidbit. No doubt even in Joe's humble beginnings he already had that incredible knack for phrasing. Do you remember what guitar(s) he was using in those days?
This is exactly how an interview should go. A musical genius interviewer, interviewing a musical genius and having the sense not to interrupt the guest and letting us get to know him. Rick never let his ego get in the way. GREAT interview Rick! Kevin O'Rourke
I just imagined I became the next Rick at his age and I would be so ecstatic to do these interviews and I could see myself in his shoes just listening... what an awesome dude
In the mid-'90s I won a radio station contest and got to go to what was billed as Joe's last rehearsal before heading out on tour. About 10-15 of us went to his rehearsal space. It was really just a greatest hits performance with the winners, his band and a few radio station people in a room about the size of a 6-car garage. It was phenomenal...I was leaning on his guitar rack while he was about 10 feet away blazing through all his hits. A way better experience than the times I have paid to see him. And he was just like he is in this interview...he very kindly spent time casually chatting with everyone when they were done playing.
Three things Satch and Rick have in common: italian names, arm hair, and the fact that I owe them both so much. If I ever meet either of you I won’t be asking for an autograph or a selfie, I’ll just be saying “thank you”.
Got to meet billy cox on the hendrix tour, thank you was all I wanted to say. Its amazing how the most legendary players are such great people, he chatted with me for like 15 minutes I couldn't believe it lol ! I just had to tell him what an impact the music he helped make had on my life, it was so important to express that to him, I hope you get your chance too! :)
@@milehighslacker4196 That's what I remember from the last time I saw Joe live. I think he was the happiest person at the concert - just loving every second on stage. I so wish I were him!
One of the greatest electric guitarists to ever live, and he spends the first ten minutes describing the talents of his collaborators and how much they've contributed to his music. Straight up decent human being.
Yeah, don't expect miracles...I shaved my (thinning) long hair in my late 20's. I'm 46 now...can't say as I've noticed any Satriani levels of age defiance on my end :( If only it gave me his musical knowledge and guitar chops...
Totally the same. So easy to listen and watch. He seems devoid of ego! Such a sweet and humble man. Love his approach to moving with the times and letting go of the past. None of the resentment or contempt older musicians have about newer music and artists. He may not like all of it but he embraces the change, and continues doing his thing. Something to live by. Wonderful wonderful interview. Thanks Rick and Joe!
It’s refreshing to hear a successful guitarist admit (“ok... that sucked”) or his producer say (“dude...I’m unimpressed”) and not proclaim he gets his music from the 3rd dimension and everything is perfect all the time. It’s good to know “Satch” is human but just GOOD in perseverance and strive. It REALLY reflects as an artist. What a GREAT guitarist!!
Only the greatest people have the capacity to be self-depracating. It's one of the best traits you can have. If you take yourself too seriously and think everything you touch is gold, you're going to have an awful life, no matter who you are and what you do.
Yes, and if you've ever gotten a chance to see The Satch Tapes, you'd know exactly how much he likes to keep things lighthearted, including some funny content from Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap.
Amen. Petrucci is the same way. I've had 2 JS series guitars and he signed them both, once in 02 after Satch and Dream Theater and once in a clinic. Always the same guy, even though his talent has inspired millions.
It might just be that most guitar heroes have been household names as members of huge bands, but some guys like Satch, Paul Gilbert, and Tosin play music that's for alternative audiences, and never amass legions of groupies and paparazzi to make their heads huge. Just a theory, but most guys who aren't part of a really mainstream band generally don't seem to have big chips on their shoulders.
Was blessed to meet him backstage at G3 in SLC a few years ago, got my picture with him and though it was a quick meet and greet, he was genuinely warm and polite and I was giddy with awe. People say never meet your heroes, Joe is the exception.
"We just pass through. You know? You can’t hold on to anything. Chaos is what happens, you have to accept there will be conflict all the time in your life." I watch this interview back from time to time, but after loosing my father this quote jumped out at me.
I love Rick Beato's interviews because he does something that usually a lot of people miss. He lets the interviewed speak. no interruptions, no "yeah yeah yeah, but this is what i think" , no disrespecting, no stuff like that. i love it
Satch is an absolute legend and the interviewer really helped him to open up here. I've seen many interviews with Satch and this is one of the best, if not the best. Great job, Rick Beato 🙏
He's doing it for the people If he just sits there smiling like a kid in a candy store it is because that is how he wanted an interviewer to act if he was in our place watching it.
I was thinking the same thing... when he interjected or asked something new it added value, but really just created a space for Joe’s insights and learnings and experience to shine through...
Thanks Rick and Joe for such a beautiful, heartwarming, and informative interview and experience. Chock full of insights and humour and spirit-so inspiring. The bit about the current state of the industry was so refreshing and really got me looking at things from a new perspective. For someone that’s been wrestling with this transition (and dare I say from a cynical and somewhat jaded perspective) it was so helpful and really shaken my thinking loose, in a positive way. And Joe is such a wonderful human being-as a “guitar god” (a deserving title) I did not expect the humility, warmth and candour that he shared. That, above all else, is the most inspiring thing about this interview. Wonderful! Thank you both!
What's great about Rick in these interviews is that he's very much a peer who can talk shop. Unlike radio station or journalist interviews, he really is from the same sort of crowd. He has enough in common with them that you get a sense that they're just talking about stuff they might just as well have talked about anyway, even if it wasn't for an interview. I've been a fan of Satch since Surfing With the Alien. I play keyboard, but I would definitely consider Satriani a major influence for composing.
Rick does an amazing job of asking intervirw questions that only another musician/producer would ask. This was he avoids most of the questions that every reporter asks in every interview. He really knows how to make the other person feel relaxed like they are talking to their best friend.
My whole life I was like "oh man, what I would give for a casual music convo with Joe" and Rick just gave me that. This channel is one of the best thing TH-cam has ever produced. Thank you @Rick Beato.
The best channel of all you tube ? Overstate much ? I love Rick also and very much appreciate his contribution. It’s a fine channel.rick has made a huge contribution to putting spotlights on great talent from the past and present . And has done much I believe to help these unsung artists reach a new audience. So thank you Rick for that and all your tireless efforts .
I was surprised how much I enjoyed the talk , lots of useful stuff in there too ! now we need to get steve , rick and Joe on for an hour shouting over each other 😎
Such a joy! Love your talk with Joe! He is my all time favorite musician next to Led Zeppelin. Quick story. My dad died in 1985. I was a mess for years! In 1987 I heard Surfing while I was driving a delivery truck. I immediately that day went Tower Records and bought it. Listen to the whole thing over and over. I heard Always with me Always with you. It tore my heart apart thinking of my dad. It reminded me of a touching biblical verse. God telling us “I’ll never leave you or forsake you! I cry to this day, of joy mind you. I still think of that song and my dad. I adopted that song as an anthem now towards my daughter tell her I am always with you and you are always with me. So this song first and foremost I think of God Almighty and my dad and daughter! I am a new fan of you! Thank you!
"Always With Me, Always With You" is an AWESOME tune and hits you if you let it!! I hope the following is factual and correct... It was mid/latter 80s and Jagger was doing a solo tour. Mick could probably get any guitarist... He chose Satch. I mean, comon... that what got me to check out Joe. His album out at the time was "Not Of This Earth," and Rubina grabbed me! I was hooked!! For me, Joe if you're reading this, your slower stuff it what really hits and says more. Your blazing fast stuff rocks, but it's the slowed/toggled back playing rings in the heart. Satch... if 50... a 100 years from now there are people with an ear and heart your body of work will be listened to for a long time 🎉 💯👍🤯👏⚡😎👌!!!!
@@audiojunkie1047 same with me Rubina is such a beautiful song. I never went the Jagger Show with Satriani. It did pass my town. I have seen a clip. He is The guitarist, guitarist. There so many great guitarists. Although Joe has a groove that no one has. It makes you move and touches your heart.
This is just too insane, the people you've interviewed recently has been surreal. Satch is a wonderful guitarist who is simply not of this world, one of my guitar heroes. Amazing Rick!
Rick, this is easily the best interview I've ever seen with a musician. I didn't know anything about Joe Satriani (other than that my wife loved his music) before this -- and the guy is a certified genius and zen master. Thank you!
One of the truly nice humble guys out there. I love that he's still trying to reinvent himself at 64! I have all the albums, seen him play live, and I've never been disappointed with his work. Long live Satch!
He has always been a true player, I'm not a Satch nut, but it has always been clear his love of the craft, over, say, doing the tentpole tours with Jackson or Madonna or Gaga or whatever. His tone has always been impeccable. (edited misspellings)
The world around me is all upside down and this interview with one of the finest human beings in the guitar world just brought me a lot of peace. Thank you guys. I really love both of you.
Drink a lot of quality water..eat healthy food and get some more rest.. Find the music you like and jam along with the guitar or any instruments you have.. Take care brother
He is 64 years old and said that he has "pent up musical energy", which speaks volumes of his love and enthusiasm for his craft. This inspires me to find something that I feel the same way for, and hope that I can continue to enjoy doing it as he does, at that age.
It kind of brought a tear to my eye when Joe was talking about being inspired. I would like to say thank you for your show and an excellent guest and interview. So thanks Rick and Joe, for your work and inspiring me in my own playing.
@@tjm9565 - that doesn't really square with his bald head. If he were that vane, you'd think he'd also have had the remaining hair on his hear rearranged...some people just age well. I'm only a couple of years younger than him and you'd never know it unless I told you my age.
This is what happens when you don't take drugs but instead follow your dreams and become the person you wanted to be. Music can fill the hollowness you feel living in this horrible world where they only leave you be if you are paying all your taxes as a grunt with nothing worth working for. I recently watch a documentary filmed in an idyllic beautiful village in the North of England near where I live where half the men have died from drink and drugs or suicide because there is nothing to actually work for and if you are single you can literally not afford to live ANYWHERE. Music has always given me something to focus on when I have felt truly alone and very vulnerable with depression and nightmares from PTSD from childhood abuse.
@@Snarkapotamus Not true at all. My friend is a famous dermatologist who invented injectable techniques. LOADS of ppl do it. Especially those in front of a camera. It's VERY common and there's no shame in it. Connecting baldness to injectables is like connecting a kickstand to knitting. yes! Clean living/ no alcohol are huge factors as well.
I could listen to Joe for hours. Such a grounded, bright, and well spoken musician. You do a good job with your interviews Rick - ask a question and let them talk! So many feel the need to constantly interject their wisdom.
My guitar playing roommates here in Berkeley used to take lessons from Joe Satriani and would talk about him, he lived 1/2 mile away. They worshipped him! I play him sometimes on my weekly KALX UC Berkeley radio station show. This video is such a revelation. I can see why my roommates loved him. This was decades ago. My impression is that Joe hasn't lost it at all!
You have got to get this fella back on Rick, he's got much more interesting stuff I'd like to hear, guessing not just me there. Respect and stay safe and healthy all.
Same sentiment! I’ve actually watched this interview three times, and would love to see more of Rick with Joe. Two incredible human beings who are also extremely talented musicians.
When I was a kid in the early 90s, Metallica was the guitar band everyone knew, but Satriani was the guitar badass that only true badasses knew about. Amazing interview! I love how well he has come to terms with many things we artists struggle with. He has a great view of the big picture.
Satch is one of my faves, if not THE favourite. When he came to Istanbul two years ago I was in the front row and couldn't help myself but scream in between songs "Satch, you're the best!", and he responded as he was checking his pedals "Yeah yeah..." Such a humble guy despite all his achievements...
Doesn't change his strings or practice...I've have never been more inspired by The Satchmaister 😁 Thanks Rick for this interview, it's class as usual 🙏🙏🙏
I thought it was just me... strings are like shoes or that shirt that just feels right, when I should probably change them is when I hear or feel and get the most from them. Play them till they break
Always With Me, Always With You was a watershed moment for me in my youth and is still one of the most beautiful songs ever by perhaps my favorite guitarist ever.
I was so happy to see that you interviewed Satch. He's my favorite guitarist and an inspiration to so many. And your channel, Rick, is one of the best out there, in my opinion. Great job!
Chrome guitar...oh man. I laughed so hard when he was talking about his Kramer guitar that would go out of tune just looking at it because I had a Kramer that did that. Gun to my head Joe Satriani is the best guitarist ever. Thank you THANK YOU for this amazing interview, Joe is so thoughtful and intelligent. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada.
Me too, I smiled knowingly when Joe talked about those guitars. I had a candy apple red Kramer with a cheap Floyd Rose knock off back in 1988. Couldn't touch the whammy bar for fear of it going out of tune
@@Rusty69-er really? I still have my old Kramer Pacer Custom I from 1989. But never had this problem with the original Floyd Rose in it, made by Schaller in Germany. To this day, still keeps in tune very well. I guess I was lucky, though. Greetings!
This was great. Joe is a great guy and I love his music. Back in 1989 I went to see him on the Flying in a Blue Dream tour at The Universal Amphitheater in LA. He walked out onto the stage and said "Hi, my name is Joe", and then proceed to blow the roof off the place for like 90 minutes, it was amazing.
One of your most interesting guests ever. Joe has that streak of humility in him that a listener cannot possibly miss. And the questions YOU asked him were so provocative to him that the interview could not possibly miss. A great job, a great guest, a great subject ... just ... well ... great !!! I wish I could give it two thumbs up.
What a great conversation Rick. I had a 100% + fun time watching this. Satch is such a nice guy. I'm 63 and I felt like sitting on a bar hearing an old lost friend from my neighbor. He is so humble, direct, clear, I've finished this video with my belly full and my heart renew. Thanks again Rick, for your incredible talent.
I was looking at the super positive comments and really building up expectations, this did not disappoint.. So many moments of huge clarity, connection, empathy.. Joe is way too down to earth to be an alien 😅I can't believe how good an interview this is. Rick, this is a gift of the highest order. The fact you can make this happen and we can be a part of it is just insane. Felt the same about Eric Johnson. Very emotional right now man! Thank you!
Joe Satriani? Dude, I'm so there! Thank you for conducting this truly enjoyable interview. One thing that struck me was that, despite his age, Satriani exudes this boyish enthusiasm and it's infectious as it is endearing. Great, GREAT interview, Rick!
Not only are you a good guitarist, with an incredible knowledge of music, but you’re also an exceptional interviewer. Your questions, together with the space you give to the people you interview results insightful and interesting discussions and good entertainment. Great interview, I learnt a great deal. Joe Satriani is, of course, brilliant. Thank you.
I knew of Joe before this interview and know he is a musical genius but had no idea how old he was. When he said he was in his 60s I was blown away. He looks like he is maybe in his late 30s.
Joe is the reason why I play guitar... He has so many beautiful melodies and songs each of which are describing some new story... A story beyond the words... Thank you so much for being such a great guitarist, you are a truly blessing Mr Satch
Good lord.....I don’t know much about Satriani, and I’ve been sitting here trying to guess his age....and I was somewhere between 45 and 50ish.....and then he says he’s 64? Jeez.
Yeah,I always thought he was younger then me (55). That's what I love about him even more because my oldest brother was 10 years older then me and got me into rock an' roll at an early age. Joe Rocks!!!!
This is the same vibe i got from steve vai and his live FB videos. He basically just said as long as you love it youre doing something right. Ive only been playing 2 years. The first year i spent my entire time learning songs, 2nd year i spent improvising with great tone over backing tracks or my own loop. Ive gotten much better this past year than my first year and ive been having much more fun. Next step is to write music, oh lord.
When Joe came into the scene, he really changed the game. Most of the technically proficient guitar players back then(and now) are unfortunately just horrible composers and it precisely Joe's technical ability combined with his musical awareness that make his music so fantastic.
They really are quite horrible song writers for sure. The list of players with great technique is very very long but nobody gives a damn to listen to them at all
Wow, what a great interview. I’ve actually never heard him talk that much. Loved his whole view of what goes on with each generation. I’m always interested in what young musicians are doing. I love to hear them explore and just play things that sound cool to them.
Loved this talk Rick. Satch is such a humble guy and a realist with no pretense who calls it at it is. We're all influenced, and develop musically, from who we listen to and carry on the baton to the next generation - so refreshing and a privilege to hear this great conversation! Well done mate!!
I heard "Surfing With The Alien" album at a friends house in 1988 and went straight out and bought the CD. I was hooked! He is such an inspiration to other guitarists and a humble guy!
Mr Satriani was right. You do have a great unique and at times funny approach to breaking down the music that you chose to go after. I really appreciate you and I know that everyone I've turned on to your channel does as well! Keep up the good work and I hope to exchange some music appreciation with you one day soon Rick!
I really appreciate Rick for having the ability to use his encyclopedic knowledge to break down music and explain it to the layman. Phenomenal teacher. Even more impressive, he isn't a snob about it, he listens to every genre and gives all of them a full measure of respect. Thank you, Mr. Beato.
Hey Rick , long time listener and fan ! Super happy the the “local guitar neighbor “ made it . When u started I you were like the neighbor or buddy that parted ways after we all got married ! Glad to see such phenomenal success! Kudos to you !
So no matter what level of guitar you play the uncertainty is present. The discomfort generates the magic. Great interview Rick and give Thanks to Joe from us.
Es increible lo humilde que es Joe, y todo el credito que le da a sus músicos, ingeniero, técnico y demás equipo. Es el mejor profesor y músico, no solo por su virtuisismo si no su amor a la música. Escuchar surfing with the alien, a mis 16 fue la mejor experiencia y que me hizo desear pasar de tocar música clasica a tocar la guitarra electrica. Amé la entrevista PD: quien carajos le da dislike??
My Spanish isn't that great but i think you said something along the lines of "surfing with the alien was the major musical experience that made me wanna play guitar" and yes I remember sitting there in my room around the same age having a similar experience. Unforgettable.
@@ledseblin ella dice que necesito practicar mas, muscho mas, y tal ves tu tambien, and make sure you keep your thumb underneath everything? sounds like a dodgy propina tecnical
Rick, everything about this interview is epic! I’ll never forget hearing my first Satch song, Flying in a Blue Dream (this was back in 1990 when I first started playing guitar). I was taken to another world!
What a great interview. The most I ever heard Joe talk. Rick Beato your channel is invaluable to the music community! I know you have suffered a lot of flack from certain artists in the industry but you are bringing a backstage look into classic music. Nobody does it better than you!
Wow, we all know Rick can talk all day if he wants to, but I'm so impressed by his ability to sit back, smile, and listen when talking to legends. That takes a lot of confidence and respect!
Certainly Joe has inspired me when i was younger. Listened to his music many times or watch him play. But this actually is the first time i hear him speaking .. What a sweet person. Thank you Mr. Beato, i enjoyed this interview much more than i've thought !
I have met one of his previous students who was nothing like Joe. He acted as if the whole world revolved around him and would let you know if he was not pleased by having a fit, even during a show. I hope he has mellowed a lot since then.
I knew Joe well enough in the olden days that he recognized me when I saw him, yet he still treated me really nice. I always thought he was very well raised.
Maybe that’s the secret? He’ll never be happy with his own skill level so he can only get better. One thing great players seem to have in common is modesty
Brilliant interview, I was hanging on Joe’s every word, been fortunate to see him live multiple times and his insight to music the biz, everything was so refreshing and insightful 🙌
Joe Satriani is the reason I chose guitar as my soul-instrument , If that wouldn't happen I wouldn't be half the producer I am today. I took music very seriously when I was a young kid thanks to Joe and that decision was the best of my life, I make a living making the best music I can make with the tools I have. When I was 12 years old, my dad had this crazy way to wake me up to go to school... He literally entered my room, turned on the TV, picked up a random channel and turned up the volume to one hundred! The day my life changed, was when he (randomly) picked up an international music channel, and there he was! Joe Satriani playing live! it was so awesome and so majestic! I still remember that "click feeling" you have when you find something you love. The concert was Satriani LIVE! ( 2006 ) and at that moment I decided to start playing guitar. Joe, if you ever read this I want to thank you for all your strange beautiful music and to keep motivating young people around the world to pick up an instrument and start making music. You are my hero!
what a great story thanks for sharing. i think most people have a reaction when hearing joe for the firsty time. definitely one of my favourites. can you remember what track was playing when the tv was turned on and up? did you get to school that morning or did you get to the nearest record store?. lol have good day and take care. thanks again
Well, I'm comment number 2780. I just wanted to say Rick, you're doing something so many enjoy. This interview was the highlight of my day! Glad you could finally put this together for your TH-cam family.
The two people I would love to interview Rick and Joe just to pick their brains on things both amazing credible musicians both extremely humble both extremely great teachers
This is the most animated and talkative I’ve ever seen Joe in an interview, pretty awesome. I own and love every Satriani album - he’s the greatest musician of our time.
@@duncanrathband5492 How humble of him not to complain about being irrelevant, but to accept that veterans have to move on to make room for the new and the young.
Unfortunately the people who actually only listen to music don't have the same attitude, many people my age (58) haven't listened to anything recorded in the last 25 years...
I remember when I was a teenager I heard surfing with the alien and thought it was EVH but after hearing it a second time I noticed it was definitely Ed’s influence but it was different. Joe is great and I think I followed and bought everything up until about 2000. He was a huge part of my formative years and saw him live about 5 times. He will always be the face of the guitar magazine days and the beginning of using tab to help figure his stuff out. Great interview Rick. I really like how you don’t talk over your guests but you also ask great subsequent questions without cutting them off. You let them totally finish their complete thoughts and let them go wherever the questions take them. Kudos!!
Yeah but when chords are played backround it restrict the way you play. Chord tones sounds best. Some chords clash really bad with ex. Cmajor scale like Db chord. But ear tells what sounds "right".
One thing I hadn't considered is all of the music that will be flooding out of this "lockdown" period. Everyone is stuck inside, and apparently writing, and creating. Should be interesting.
Mannnnnn, Joe is a hell of a nice guy !!! He gives the folks he works with nothing but honor and kind words. Very nice to see a fantasic artist set his peers above him. Truly great guy !!!
The last time Joe was in Lisbon, I was about 5 meters away from him at a restaurant and I thought about getting a autograph from him. However, I did not want to interrupt his dinner, so, I just went away and went to see his great show two hours later!
I would not want to be disturbed either if i was eating dinner... It just comes down to the Golden Rule!! Unfortunately more people would disturb than not...
Your comment made me chuckle... Several years ago, I went to go see Zappa Plays Zappa in Kansas City. My friend and I were eating dinner at the restaurant behind the venue, and I happened to see Dweezil sitting in the corner. I've been a fan of Dweezil since the "Confessions" days, since he made that record with Nuno Bettencourt, one of my guitar idols. I waited until he was done with his meal, and as he got up, I popped up just to shake his hand, thank him for the music, and for doing that tour to pay tribute to his father. He was very kind and sincere, and thanked me for not interrupting. Something I figure some fans wouldn't do.
I would've walked over and said hey sorry to interrupt your dinner but I'm a big fan if you have a chance can I please have your autograph I'm gonna put this here and go sit back down thanks. I bet you he'd do it.
The fact that he said he hasn't practiced new techniques for like the last 30 years answers a lot of my questions. Especially when you notice the same repetition and licks ...especially when he's jamming with other guitarist like in G3 shows. I can relate as well about getting tired of that once you're older. He's a song writer foremost and that's why he has some of the most amazing melodies in the domain of electric guitar instrumentals.
Learning techniques and coming up with new ideas is mutually exclusive. The Beatles didn't possess much in the way of technique, but they were able to cause a seismic shift in popular music Joe has more than enough technique to take him anywhere he wants to go.The problem is Joe always writes in the context of instrumental rock/ blues . He knows his audience and plays to that. He has said in the past that he's recorded music that would never make it to album
Joe Satriani’s playing has been hugely influential to me as a guitarist. Having said that, his music hasn’t always kept me at ‘edge of my seat’ like my other favourite; John Petrucci. But here’s the thing - Satch has nothing to prove and he’s under ZERO obligation to please me or anyone else. He remains one of the most lyrical of rock guitarists, with excellent blues sensibilities, absolute solid-gold string bending and intonation, uses that wicked and unique pinched harmonic tremolo bar work, has a hugely influential and expressive legato technique and for my money, one of the best improvisers around, especially when moving between modes. Finally, Satch + the (Mixo)Lydian mode is the stuff of heaven.
I heard Satriani for the first time in 2001 when I bought the G3 live in concert CD and started admiring him. I bought some of his albums (The extremist and Surfing with the Alien) and always followed his career since then, and as much as I love his solo albums, strange enough, my fav Satriani is the one playing with Chickenfoot. it is a perfect band and Satriani shines so much.
Joe is the most moving player I ever saw, I've seen them all, EVH, Vai, Malmsteen, Bonamassa, Johnny Winter, all the 70's rock bands, and they're all great, but Joe has that bluesy heartfelt thing in his stuff, even the kind of weird stuff, it's there, makes my eyes water
My family is of italian origin living in montreal. In the 90 s, my dad in his 60 s,orders through columbia house, joe satriani s flying in a blue dream CD thinking it s going to be like dean martin and frank sinatra and jerry vale. So i got to keep that great CD and i still have it 30 years later. Thanks Joe
i am older but the delivery and Rick’s demeanor and interest brought out the best of Satriani perhaps a little too long but his passion kept my interest. best to both and would a workshop for kids and adults with him be something that could work for Music for Kids Foundation? just a thought❤️🤗thank you for sharing this interview Rick🤗👍
Back in 1980, I was running a nightclub in San Francisco called the Palms Café. One afternoon a music management guy named Neil came in with a tape he wanted me to hear by an East Bay band called The Squares. No surprise to anyone who knows, of course, The Squares was Joe's band. I booked them. After their first gig, I booked them at least twice a month from there on out.
I remember one particular summer night when they were booked, I came in off the street right in the middle of their set. More to the point, I came in right before Joe's solo over a song by his bandmate, Andy Milton. Within the first 4 bars, I was thunderstruck. I literally stopped dead in my tracks and stood, open-mouthed, taking it in. It was spellbindingly brilliant. Not flashy, not speedy, not anything but exactly what the song needed in every possible meaning of that phrase I'll never forget that moment.
Thanks for this interview, Rick. It reminds me of a wonderful time in my life and of all the fantastic music and musicians I was privileged hear, know and work with.
Wow Ray, thanks for sharing that cool tidbit. No doubt even in Joe's humble beginnings he already had that incredible knack for phrasing. Do you remember what guitar(s) he was using in those days?
@@funkster007 No, I don't. I think it was powder blue, whatever it was.
Was Joe from El Sobrante? I know Kirk hammet is; they stayed just down the road from where I was off Canyon
Well, not literally.
Thanks Ray.. i wasnt born in 1980.. a whole lifetime ago! you've lived a bad ass life! kudos to you man! loved reading that!
This is exactly how an interview should go. A musical genius interviewer, interviewing a musical genius and having the sense not to interrupt the guest and letting us get to know him. Rick never let his ego get in the way. GREAT interview Rick!
Kevin O'Rourke
I just imagined I became the next Rick at his age and I would be so ecstatic to do these interviews and I could see myself in his shoes just listening... what an awesome dude
I’d buy a ticket to watch Joe practice.
I’d go further than that….I’d buy a ticket to watch him eat lunch.
Me to checkout when Joe change the string..
@@georgefustos7243 LOL \m/
Best Comment ever !!
In the mid-'90s I won a radio station contest and got to go to what was billed as Joe's last rehearsal before heading out on tour. About 10-15 of us went to his rehearsal space. It was really just a greatest hits performance with the winners, his band and a few radio station people in a room about the size of a 6-car garage. It was phenomenal...I was leaning on his guitar rack while he was about 10 feet away blazing through all his hits. A way better experience than the times I have paid to see him. And he was just like he is in this interview...he very kindly spent time casually chatting with everyone when they were done playing.
Three things Satch and Rick have in common: italian names, arm hair, and the fact that I owe them both so much. If I ever meet either of you I won’t be asking for an autograph or a selfie, I’ll just be saying “thank you”.
Got to meet billy cox on the hendrix tour, thank you was all I wanted to say. Its amazing how the most legendary players are such great people, he chatted with me for like 15 minutes I couldn't believe it lol ! I just had to tell him what an impact the music he helped make had on my life, it was so important to express that to him, I hope you get your chance too! :)
..and then a selfie😄
Nothing but a huge smile on Rick's face from start to finish!
And so contagious 😊
And Joe's !!
@@milehighslacker4196 That's what I remember from the last time I saw Joe live. I think he was the happiest person at the concert - just loving every second on stage. I so wish I were him!
I would be all smiles too, if I was talking to the Satch.
But yeah, great interviewer.
Ahuh
One of the greatest electric guitarists to ever live, and he spends the first ten minutes describing the talents of his collaborators and how much they've contributed to his music. Straight up decent human being.
Great analysis, mr Springfield.
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To me he is the greatest
Actually my favorite is Yngwie, but Joe ranks right up there with him.
Tactile giveback… nice!!!
Joe S is 64? He stopped aging at about 40 after he shaved his head.
I'm going to shave my head.
I needed to shave my head end of 20ties... still hope the effect carries on... :D
Me too
Yeah, don't expect miracles...I shaved my (thinning) long hair in my late 20's. I'm 46 now...can't say as I've noticed any Satriani levels of age defiance on my end :(
If only it gave me his musical knowledge and guitar chops...
like they say, fortune favors the bald. :)
I started shaving mine at 68. I lived to be 69. I know that did it for me.
It's rare that I would sit through a 40+ minute interview. I wish it was longer. Both of these guys are inspiring. Thanks Rick.
And Joe...I can watch and sit to watch his teaching, teachniques. scales and playing videos for hours,too!
I thought exactly the same. It finished and I was like, Already done? :(
facts...it's straight guitar gospel.
Totally the same. So easy to listen and watch. He seems devoid of ego! Such a sweet and humble man. Love his approach to moving with the times and letting go of the past. None of the resentment or contempt older musicians have about newer music and artists. He may not like all of it but he embraces the change, and continues doing his thing. Something to live by. Wonderful wonderful interview. Thanks Rick and Joe!
Absolutely agree. Both Rick snd Joe did a great job.
Just two honest, intelligent, talented men talking. Beautiful and inspiring. God bless them both.
I am not a musician, but I love music. These interviews are precious.
It’s refreshing to hear a successful guitarist admit (“ok... that sucked”) or his producer say (“dude...I’m unimpressed”) and not proclaim he gets his music from the 3rd dimension and everything is perfect all the time. It’s good to know “Satch” is human but just GOOD in perseverance and strive. It REALLY reflects as an artist. What a GREAT guitarist!!
Only the greatest people have the capacity to be self-depracating. It's one of the best traits you can have. If you take yourself too seriously and think everything you touch is gold, you're going to have an awful life, no matter who you are and what you do.
Yes, and if you've ever gotten a chance to see The Satch Tapes, you'd know exactly how much he likes to keep things lighthearted, including some funny content from Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap.
He sounds like a perfectionist. Which I greatly relate to, never satisfied!
As a person, Satriani is so humble without a bit of arrogance in spite of being an inspiration to quite a lot of guitarists around the world
Amen. Petrucci is the same way. I've had 2 JS series guitars and he signed them both, once in 02 after Satch and Dream Theater and once in a clinic. Always the same guy, even though his talent has inspired millions.
Totally Correct👍
It might just be that most guitar heroes have been household names as members of huge bands, but some guys like Satch, Paul Gilbert, and Tosin play music that's for alternative audiences, and never amass legions of groupies and paparazzi to make their heads huge. Just a theory, but most guys who aren't part of a really mainstream band generally don't seem to have big chips on their shoulders.
@@jasonlieberman4606 what about Petrucci and McCready? They play in big bands, neverthless they are modest and humble, too.
Was blessed to meet him backstage at G3 in SLC a few years ago, got my picture with him and though it was a quick meet and greet, he was genuinely warm and polite and I was giddy with awe. People say never meet your heroes, Joe is the exception.
"We just pass through. You know? You can’t hold on to anything. Chaos is what happens, you have to accept there will be conflict all the time in your life." I watch this interview back from time to time, but after loosing my father this quote jumped out at me.
hits me hard today, just lost some family
@@uba2 stay strong
Words of wisdom...
(Anthony and sag), Condolences to ya both,
Never forget... Never surrender... Their strengths are now yours... Peace.
I'm sorry for your loss. ❤️
Keep it up bro..
I love Rick Beato's interviews because he does something that usually a lot of people miss. He lets the interviewed speak. no interruptions, no "yeah yeah yeah, but this is what i think" , no disrespecting, no stuff like that. i love it
I am dying at "yeah yeah yeah" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
"This is about me, isn't it?" -- Chrissie Wallace
yep and you can see moments where he would love to jump in but he doesn't and waits till they have finished their point
Haha, you really miss it so much that you totally miss and discount it. Amazing interviewer
Yep. That's why I hate Eddie Trunk
Satch is an absolute legend and the interviewer really helped him to open up here. I've seen many interviews with Satch and this is one of the best, if not the best. Great job, Rick Beato 🙏
Rick is like a kid in a candy store with that big grin on his face the whole time lol
This is what we love about Rick...his delight in it all!!
He's doing it for the people
If he just sits there smiling like a kid in a candy store it is because that is how he wanted an interviewer to act if he was in our place watching it.
Rick is one of the few interviewers who asks good short questions, let’s the guys talk and doesn’t interrupt. It allows the best stuff come out.
agree. I love the space he gives. wonderful interview Rick. and gosh - Joe just seems like such a genuine and kind guy. so enjoyable.
I was thinking the same thing... when he interjected or asked something new it added value, but really just created a space for Joe’s insights and learnings and experience to shine through...
Thanks Rick and Joe for such a beautiful, heartwarming, and informative interview and experience. Chock full of insights and humour and spirit-so inspiring. The bit about the current state of the industry was so refreshing and really got me looking at things from a new perspective. For someone that’s been wrestling with this transition (and dare I say from a cynical and somewhat jaded perspective) it was so helpful and really shaken my thinking loose, in a positive way. And Joe is such a wonderful human being-as a “guitar god” (a deserving title) I did not expect the humility, warmth and candour that he shared. That, above all else, is the most inspiring thing about this interview. Wonderful! Thank you both!
Exactly 😍👏
Couldn’t agree more. Rick has a great interview approach he lets the musician speak music which is what we want to hear.
What's great about Rick in these interviews is that he's very much a peer who can talk shop. Unlike radio station or journalist interviews, he really is from the same sort of crowd. He has enough in common with them that you get a sense that they're just talking about stuff they might just as well have talked about anyway, even if it wasn't for an interview. I've been a fan of Satch since Surfing With the Alien. I play keyboard, but I would definitely consider Satriani a major influence for composing.
Rick does an amazing job of asking intervirw questions that only another musician/producer would ask. This was he avoids most of the questions that every reporter asks in every interview. He really knows how to make the other person feel relaxed like they are talking to their best friend.
My whole life I was like "oh man, what I would give for a casual music convo with Joe" and Rick just gave me that. This channel is one of the best thing TH-cam has ever produced. Thank you @Rick Beato.
The best channel of all you tube ? Overstate much ? I love Rick also and very much appreciate his contribution. It’s a fine channel.rick has made a huge contribution to putting spotlights on great talent from the past and present . And has done much I believe to help these unsung artists reach a new audience. So thank you Rick for that and all your tireless efforts .
Joe Satriani: Play whatever you want.
ME:
*0-3-5 INTENSIFIES*
Rock on! Be sure to crank up that amp!
@@jani11 you are a shredder. I stick with 00000 000000 0000
@@zekamba fuck yeah!!! Thats what alternate tunings are for! Rock on!!!!
Smoke on the water
Two of the world's dearest souls right here, and both musically inspiring.
I was surprised how much I enjoyed the talk , lots of useful stuff in there too !
now we need to get steve , rick and Joe on for an hour shouting over each other 😎
Such a joy! Love your talk with Joe! He is my all time favorite musician next to Led Zeppelin. Quick story. My dad died in 1985. I was a mess for years! In 1987 I heard Surfing while I was driving a delivery truck. I immediately that day went Tower Records and bought it. Listen to the whole thing over and over. I heard Always with me Always with you. It tore my heart apart thinking of my dad. It reminded me of a touching biblical verse. God telling us “I’ll never leave you or forsake you! I cry to this day, of joy mind you. I still think of that song and my dad. I adopted that song as an anthem now towards my daughter tell her I am always with you and you are always with me. So this song first and foremost I think of God Almighty and my dad and daughter! I am a new fan of you! Thank you!
"Always With Me, Always With You" is an AWESOME tune and hits you if you let it!! I hope the following is factual and correct... It was mid/latter 80s and Jagger was doing a solo tour. Mick could probably get any guitarist... He chose Satch. I mean, comon... that what got me to check out Joe. His album out at the time was "Not Of This Earth," and Rubina grabbed me! I was hooked!! For me, Joe if you're reading this, your slower stuff it what really hits and says more. Your blazing fast stuff rocks, but it's the slowed/toggled back playing rings in the heart. Satch... if 50... a 100 years from now there are people with an ear and heart your body of work will be listened to for a long time 🎉 💯👍🤯👏⚡😎👌!!!!
@@audiojunkie1047 same with me Rubina is such a beautiful song. I never went the Jagger Show with Satriani. It did pass my town. I have seen a clip. He is The guitarist, guitarist. There so many great guitarists. Although Joe has a groove that no one has. It makes you move and touches your heart.
This is just too insane, the people you've interviewed recently has been surreal. Satch is a wonderful guitarist who is simply not of this world, one of my guitar heroes. Amazing Rick!
Rick, this is easily the best interview I've ever seen with a musician. I didn't know anything about Joe Satriani (other than that my wife loved his music) before this -- and the guy is a certified genius and zen master. Thank you!
So cool! 😊👍
I was thinking the same thing. Not really a fan but mostly out of ignorance of not knowing Joe well. But this was a brilliant interview!
Did we like it? You'd better believe it!
One of the truly nice humble guys out there. I love that he's still trying to reinvent himself at 64! I have all the albums, seen him play live, and I've never been disappointed with his work. Long live Satch!
He has always been a true player, I'm not a Satch nut, but it has always been clear his love of the craft, over, say, doing the tentpole tours with Jackson or Madonna or Gaga or whatever. His tone has always been impeccable. (edited misspellings)
The world around me is all upside down and this interview with one of the finest human beings in the guitar world just brought me a lot of peace. Thank you guys. I really love both of you.
I hope that you're okay!
Right!. Same here.
Drink a lot of quality water..eat healthy food and get some more rest..
Find the music you like and jam along with the guitar or any instruments you have..
Take care brother
aww bless you man... Hope the Satch inspired you to make music, adding to the beauty of our world. stay healthy out there sonic brother. - UK
He is 64 years old and said that he has "pent up musical energy", which speaks volumes of his love and enthusiasm for his craft. This inspires me to find something that I feel the same way for, and hope that I can continue to enjoy doing it as he does, at that age.
Try music
It kind of brought a tear to my eye when Joe was talking about being inspired. I would like to say thank you for your show and an excellent guest and interview. So thanks Rick and Joe, for your work and inspiring me in my own playing.
Satch just doesn't age, and I'm not just talking about the music.
It's called injectables and they make your face look great! Boom!
@@tjm9565 - that doesn't really square with his bald head. If he were that vane, you'd think he'd also have had the remaining hair on his hear rearranged...some people just age well. I'm only a couple of years younger than him and you'd never know it unless I told you my age.
This is what happens when you don't take drugs but instead follow your dreams and become the person you wanted to be. Music can fill the hollowness you feel living in this horrible world where they only leave you be if you are paying all your taxes as a grunt with nothing worth working for.
I recently watch a documentary filmed in an idyllic beautiful village in the North of England near where I live where half the men have died from drink and drugs or suicide because there is nothing to actually work for and if you are single you can literally not afford to live ANYWHERE. Music has always given me something to focus on when I have felt truly alone and very vulnerable with depression and nightmares from PTSD from childhood abuse.
@@MICKEYISLOWD - sadly, I know exactly what you're saying...
@@Snarkapotamus Not true at all. My friend is a famous dermatologist who invented injectable techniques. LOADS of ppl do it. Especially those in front of a camera. It's VERY common and there's no shame in it. Connecting baldness to injectables is like connecting a kickstand to knitting. yes! Clean living/ no alcohol are huge factors as well.
I could listen to Joe for hours. Such a grounded, bright, and well spoken musician. You do a good job with your interviews Rick - ask a question and let them talk! So many feel the need to constantly interject their wisdom.
Or interject their worthless opinion.
My guitar playing roommates here in Berkeley used to take lessons from Joe Satriani and would talk about him, he lived 1/2 mile away. They worshipped him! I play him sometimes on my weekly KALX UC Berkeley radio station show. This video is such a revelation. I can see why my roommates loved him. This was decades ago. My impression is that Joe hasn't lost it at all!
You have got to get this fella back on Rick, he's got much more interesting stuff I'd like to hear, guessing not just me there. Respect and stay safe and healthy all.
Same sentiment! I’ve actually watched this interview three times, and would love to see more of Rick with Joe.
Two incredible human beings who are also extremely talented musicians.
When I was a kid in the early 90s, Metallica was the guitar band everyone knew, but Satriani was the guitar badass that only true badasses knew about. Amazing interview! I love how well he has come to terms with many things we artists struggle with. He has a great view of the big picture.
And Joe gave guitar lessons to Kirk Hammet long long time ago
@@knuthkahler6013i'm not sure if he listened
So true
Satch is one of my faves, if not THE favourite. When he came to Istanbul two years ago I was in the front row and couldn't help myself but scream in between songs "Satch, you're the best!", and he responded as he was checking his pedals "Yeah yeah..." Such a humble guy despite all his achievements...
Why yawrum ingilişçeye bak be, saclar feyvler falan...
Yes dude Surfin is my favorite guitar album of all time
Doesn't change his strings or practice...I've have never been more inspired by The Satchmaister 😁 Thanks Rick for this interview, it's class as usual 🙏🙏🙏
That's typical as you get older I'm the same way
I thought it was just me... strings are like shoes or that shirt that just feels right, when I should probably change them is when I hear or feel and get the most from them. Play them till they break
I need to change mine on my acoustic I pulled it out and it was was out of tune
Joe Satriani's not only an exceptional musician but also an entertaining storyteller! Great interview, thank you both so much for this!
YOU FINALLY DID IT.
YOU GOT SATCH ON YOUR SHOW YOU MAD MAN.
When Joe talks guitar nerdy stuff, Rick looks like he's going to pee himself. Love it!
I love that Rick is as much a fanboy as any of us would be, he just wants to hear what his interviewers have to say, makes him a great interviewer.
Always With Me, Always With You was a watershed moment for me in my youth and is still one of the most beautiful songs ever by perhaps my favorite guitarist ever.
I was so happy to see that you interviewed Satch. He's my favorite guitarist and an inspiration to so many. And your channel, Rick, is one of the best out there, in my opinion. Great job!
Chrome guitar...oh man. I laughed so hard when he was talking about his Kramer guitar that would go out of tune just looking at it because I had a Kramer that did that. Gun to my head Joe Satriani is the best guitarist ever. Thank you THANK YOU for this amazing interview, Joe is so thoughtful and intelligent. Cheers from Ottawa, Canada.
Strong motivation to play without looking down it would seem.
Me too, I smiled knowingly when Joe talked about those guitars. I had a candy apple red Kramer with a cheap Floyd Rose knock off back in 1988. Couldn't touch the whammy bar for fear of it going out of tune
@@Rusty69-er really? I still have my old Kramer Pacer Custom I from 1989. But never had this problem with the original Floyd Rose in it, made by Schaller in Germany. To this day, still keeps in tune very well. I guess I was lucky, though. Greetings!
@@fresherstraighter I think mine was made in Korea or Japan, which in those days often meant sub standard quality
This was great. Joe is a great guy and I love his music. Back in 1989 I went to see him on the Flying in a Blue Dream tour at The Universal Amphitheater in LA. He walked out onto the stage and said "Hi, my name is Joe", and then proceed to blow the roof off the place for like 90 minutes, it was amazing.
This is what’s good about the internet.
Until the banks totally take over...
Two of the most inspirational, knowledgeable, nicest, yet humble people ever. Probably your best interview to date. Thank you!
Excellent Satriani interview! The "person" comes through so well.
One of your most interesting guests ever. Joe has that streak of humility in him that a listener cannot possibly miss. And the questions YOU asked him were so provocative to him that the interview could not possibly miss. A great job, a great guest, a great subject ... just ... well ... great !!! I wish I could give it two thumbs up.
What a great conversation Rick. I had a 100% + fun time watching this. Satch is such a nice guy. I'm 63 and I felt like sitting on a bar hearing an old lost friend from my neighbor. He is so humble, direct, clear, I've finished this video with my belly full and my heart renew. Thanks again Rick, for your incredible talent.
I was looking at the super positive comments and really building up expectations, this did not disappoint.. So many moments of huge clarity, connection, empathy.. Joe is way too down to earth to be an alien 😅I can't believe how good an interview this is. Rick, this is a gift of the highest order. The fact you can make this happen and we can be a part of it is just insane. Felt the same about Eric Johnson. Very emotional right now man! Thank you!
Joe Satriani? Dude, I'm so there! Thank you for conducting this truly enjoyable interview. One thing that struck me was that, despite his age, Satriani exudes this boyish enthusiasm and it's infectious as it is endearing. Great, GREAT interview, Rick!
Not only are you a good guitarist, with an incredible knowledge of music, but you’re also an exceptional interviewer. Your questions, together with the space you give to the people you interview results insightful and interesting discussions and good entertainment. Great interview, I learnt a great deal. Joe Satriani is, of course, brilliant. Thank you.
I knew of Joe before this interview and know he is a musical genius but had no idea how old he was. When he said he was in his 60s I was blown away. He looks like he is maybe in his late 30s.
Joe is the reason why I play guitar... He has so many beautiful melodies and songs each of which are describing some new story... A story beyond the words... Thank you so much for being such a great guitarist, you are a truly blessing Mr Satch
Good lord.....I don’t know much about Satriani, and I’ve been sitting here trying to guess his age....and I was somewhere between 45 and 50ish.....and then he says he’s 64? Jeez.
He was one of Steve Vai's and Kirk Hammett's (Metallica) guitar teachers. Think about how old those guys are, then add a few years.
Yeah,I always thought he was younger then me (55). That's what I love about him even more because my oldest brother was 10 years older then me and got me into rock an' roll at an early age. Joe Rocks!!!!
That was refreshing! I'm a Satriani fan, but never really heard an in depth interview with him. Great stuff!
Rick has somewhat become a legend right now.
This is the same vibe i got from steve vai and his live FB videos. He basically just said as long as you love it youre doing something right.
Ive only been playing 2 years. The first year i spent my entire time learning songs, 2nd year i spent improvising with great tone over backing tracks or my own loop. Ive gotten much better this past year than my first year and ive been having much more fun.
Next step is to write music, oh lord.
Learn scales and chords it will help you way more I started out like that to and it wasn't the right way to go
Joe is a musical genius... his music never gets old.
When Joe came into the scene, he really changed the game. Most of the technically proficient guitar players back then(and now) are unfortunately just horrible composers and it precisely Joe's technical ability combined with his musical awareness that make his music so fantastic.
They really are quite horrible song writers for sure. The list of players with great technique is very very long but nobody gives a damn to listen to them at all
Tony MacAlpine preceded Satch
BTW Satch and Vai have been rehashing the same songs for thirty years
@@BillDerBerg you’ve been rehashing the same damn food and water for the past 30 years
Petrucci is the exception
Wow, what a great interview. I’ve actually never heard him talk that much. Loved his whole view of what goes on with each generation. I’m always interested in what young musicians are doing. I love to hear them explore and just play things that sound cool to them.
Loved this talk Rick. Satch is such a humble guy and a realist with no pretense who calls it at it is. We're all influenced, and develop musically, from who we listen to and carry on the baton to the next generation - so refreshing and a privilege to hear this great conversation! Well done mate!!
You can tell Rick REALLY enjoyed this interview. A couple of Italianos remembering their early years...
I heard "Surfing With The Alien" album at a friends house in 1988 and went straight out and bought the CD. I was hooked! He is such an inspiration to other guitarists and a humble guy!
Mr Satriani was right. You do have a great unique and at times funny approach to breaking down the music that you chose to go after. I really appreciate you and I know that everyone I've turned on to your channel does as well! Keep up the good work and I hope to exchange some music appreciation with you one day soon Rick!
Joe's comments at the end about Rick are hilarious. 'Who thinks like that? Nobody!'
I really appreciate Rick for having the ability to use his encyclopedic knowledge to break down music and explain it to the layman. Phenomenal teacher. Even more impressive, he isn't a snob about it, he listens to every genre and gives all of them a full measure of respect. Thank you, Mr. Beato.
Hey Rick , long time listener and fan ! Super happy the the “local guitar neighbor “ made it . When u started I you were like the neighbor or buddy that parted ways after we all got married ! Glad to see such phenomenal success! Kudos to you !
So no matter what level of guitar you play the uncertainty is present. The discomfort generates the magic. Great interview Rick and give Thanks to Joe from us.
Es increible lo humilde que es Joe, y todo el credito que le da a sus músicos, ingeniero, técnico y demás equipo.
Es el mejor profesor y músico, no solo por su virtuisismo si no su amor a la música.
Escuchar surfing with the alien, a mis 16 fue la mejor experiencia y que me hizo desear pasar de tocar música clasica a tocar la guitarra electrica. Amé la entrevista
PD: quien carajos le da dislike??
totalmente de acuerdo con vos. Siempre hay algun pelot*do que da pulgar abajo a todo
My Spanish isn't that great but i think you said something along the lines of "surfing with the alien was the major musical experience that made me wanna play guitar" and yes I remember sitting there in my room around the same age having a similar experience. Unforgettable.
@@ledseblin ella dice que necesito practicar mas, muscho mas, y tal ves tu tambien, and make sure you keep your thumb underneath everything? sounds like a dodgy propina tecnical
Rick, everything about this interview is epic! I’ll never forget hearing my first Satch song, Flying in a Blue Dream (this was back in 1990 when I first started playing guitar). I was taken to another world!
What a great interview. The most I ever heard Joe talk. Rick Beato your channel is invaluable to the music community! I know you have suffered a lot of flack from certain artists in the industry but you are bringing a backstage look into classic music. Nobody does it better than you!
Who gives this guy flack? Why would ANYONE give this guy flack?
Wow, we all know Rick can talk all day if he wants to, but I'm so impressed by his ability to sit back, smile, and listen when talking to legends. That takes a lot of confidence and respect!
Rick is so humble and kind. 🥰
Certainly Joe has inspired me when i was younger. Listened to his music many times or watch him play.
But this actually is the first time i hear him speaking .. What a sweet person.
Thank you Mr. Beato, i enjoyed this interview much more than i've thought !
“Everything I recorded for the last two hours was HORRIBLE. I think I’m pretty good, but ...” - Joe. I would bet Joe’s ‘horrible’ is pretty amazing.
judging by the latest album, aprt from the amazing song nineteen eighty, his horrible isn"t great
@@AnarchistMetalhead I like every song on the album. Can't disagree more.
Well, amazing playing is not always equal to amazing tune (
musta been the gunky sweat tarnished strings
Such a cool interview. He is soo good yet he is so self-deprecating. Props.
For sure. He spent half the interview praising his recording/FOH engineer. Don't see that often..
I have met one of his previous students who was nothing like Joe. He acted as if the whole world revolved around him and would let you know if he was not pleased by having a fit, even during a show. I hope he has mellowed a lot since then.
I knew Joe well enough in the olden days that he recognized me when I saw him, yet he still treated me really nice. I always thought he was very well raised.
Maybe that’s the secret? He’ll never be happy with his own skill level so he can only get better. One thing great players seem to have in common is modesty
@@liamdonnelly7633 not really... loads of genius assholes out there.
Brilliant interview, I was hanging on Joe’s every word, been fortunate to see him live multiple times and his insight to music the biz, everything was so refreshing and insightful 🙌
Wow! Brand new respect for JS . Great interview and insight into the very hard work that goes into recording and writing new and challenging music.
Joe Satriani is the reason I chose guitar as my soul-instrument
, If that wouldn't happen I wouldn't be half the producer I am today. I took music very seriously when I was a young kid thanks to Joe and that decision was the best of my life, I make a living making the best music I can make with the tools I have. When I was 12 years old, my dad had this crazy way to wake me up to go to school... He literally entered my room, turned on the TV, picked up a random channel and turned up the volume to one hundred!
The day my life changed, was when he (randomly) picked up an international music channel, and there he was! Joe Satriani playing live! it was so awesome and so majestic! I still remember that "click feeling" you have when you find something you love. The concert was Satriani LIVE! ( 2006 ) and at that moment I decided to start playing guitar.
Joe, if you ever read this I want to thank you for all your strange beautiful music and to keep motivating young people around the world to pick up an instrument and start making music. You are my hero!
what a great story thanks for sharing. i think most people have a reaction when hearing joe for the firsty time. definitely one of my favourites. can you remember what track was playing when the tv was turned on and up? did you get to school that morning or did you get to the nearest record store?. lol
have good day and take care. thanks again
Well, I'm comment number 2780. I just wanted to say Rick, you're doing something so many enjoy. This interview was the highlight of my day! Glad you could finally put this together for your TH-cam family.
Earnest and entertaining answers from Joe. He's right, listening to yourself is brutal. You hear every single little thing that no one else hears.
The two people I would love to interview Rick and Joe just to pick their brains on things both amazing credible musicians both extremely humble both extremely great teachers
It was so uplifting and inspirational to hear Joe be in an interview.
Hes very intelligent and wise and interesting.
This is the most animated and talkative I’ve ever seen Joe in an interview, pretty awesome. I own and love every Satriani album - he’s the greatest musician of our time.
Hear hear!
"We just pass through. You can't hold on to anything." Such Zen!
That whole section of the conversation was really Zen, I thought it was beautiful 🙂
@@duncanrathband5492 How humble of him not to complain about being irrelevant, but to accept that veterans have to move on to make room for the new and the young.
Unfortunately the people who actually only listen to music don't have the same attitude, many people my age (58) haven't listened to anything recorded in the last 25 years...
I remember when I was a teenager I heard surfing with the alien and thought it was EVH but after hearing it a second time I noticed it was definitely Ed’s influence but it was different. Joe is great and I think I followed and bought everything up until about 2000. He was a huge part of my formative years and saw him live about 5 times. He will always be the face of the guitar magazine days and the beginning of using tab to help figure his stuff out. Great interview Rick. I really like how you don’t talk over your guests but you also ask great subsequent questions without cutting them off. You let them totally finish their complete thoughts and let them go wherever the questions take them. Kudos!!
"All the music books are based on theory, but the fact is theres 12 notes and you should do whatever the hell you want with them" - Eddie Van Halen.
Yes!
If you look at the scales he used, he did live by that quote.
Yeah but when chords are played backround it restrict the way you play.
Chord tones sounds best.
Some chords clash really bad with ex. Cmajor scale like Db chord.
But ear tells what sounds "right".
@@kipponi of course. I think youre missing the point tho. Dont lead with theory. Dont write with theory. Lead with your passion play from your hesrt.
@@o-REDBEARD-o yeah main thing of course heart and ears with little bit of music theory.
EVH made it all seem so easy. Of course, he was a musical genius.
One thing I hadn't considered is all of the music that will be flooding out of this "lockdown" period. Everyone is stuck inside, and apparently writing, and creating. Should be interesting.
Agreed, your interviews with these established musicians are fantastic⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Waiting to see your Knopfler interview😉.
You always forget how wise these guys are until someone simply asks a question and lets them talk. Straight up mind-blowing.
The copyright tyrants can't step on O'l Rick when he's just doing interviews.
Mannnnnn, Joe is a hell of a nice guy !!! He gives the folks he works with nothing but honor and kind words. Very nice to see a fantasic artist set his peers above him. Truly great guy !!!
I wish there was a love button, like feels so insufficient.
The last time Joe was in Lisbon, I was about 5 meters away from him at a restaurant and I thought about getting a autograph from him. However, I did not want to interrupt his dinner, so, I just went away and went to see his great show two hours later!
That was very cool of you!
Good job sir.
I would not want to be disturbed either if i was eating dinner... It just comes down to the Golden Rule!! Unfortunately more people would disturb than not...
Your comment made me chuckle... Several years ago, I went to go see Zappa Plays Zappa in Kansas City. My friend and I were eating dinner at the restaurant behind the venue, and I happened to see Dweezil sitting in the corner. I've been a fan of Dweezil since the "Confessions" days, since he made that record with Nuno Bettencourt, one of my guitar idols. I waited until he was done with his meal, and as he got up, I popped up just to shake his hand, thank him for the music, and for doing that tour to pay tribute to his father. He was very kind and sincere, and thanked me for not interrupting. Something I figure some fans wouldn't do.
I would've walked over and said hey sorry to interrupt your dinner but I'm a big fan if you have a chance can I please have your autograph I'm gonna put this here and go sit back down thanks. I bet you he'd do it.
This interview was perfect. Love Joe's ability & humility
The fact that he said he hasn't practiced new techniques for like the last 30 years answers a lot of my questions. Especially when you notice the same repetition and licks ...especially when he's jamming with other guitarist like in G3 shows. I can relate as well about getting tired of that once you're older. He's a song writer foremost and that's why he has some of the most amazing melodies in the domain of electric guitar instrumentals.
He didn't he hasn't practice technique in 30 years just doesn't like to
Learning techniques and coming up with new ideas is mutually exclusive. The Beatles didn't possess much in the way of technique, but they were able to cause a seismic shift in popular music Joe has more than enough technique to take him anywhere he wants to go.The problem is Joe always writes in the context of instrumental rock/ blues . He knows his audience and plays to that. He has said in the past that he's recorded music that would never make it to album
Joe Satriani’s playing has been hugely influential to me as a guitarist. Having said that, his music hasn’t always kept me at ‘edge of my seat’ like my other favourite; John Petrucci. But here’s the thing - Satch has nothing to prove and he’s under ZERO obligation to please me or anyone else. He remains one of the most lyrical of rock guitarists, with excellent blues sensibilities, absolute solid-gold string bending and intonation, uses that wicked and unique pinched harmonic tremolo bar work, has a hugely influential and expressive legato technique and for my money, one of the best improvisers around, especially when moving between modes. Finally, Satch + the (Mixo)Lydian mode is the stuff of heaven.
I loved how agreeable this whole interview was. Just two very knowledgeable dudes talking shop, with deep respect for one another. Couldn't want more.
It just flowed so naturally! Loved it!☺️
I heard Satriani for the first time in 2001 when I bought the G3 live in concert CD and started admiring him.
I bought some of his albums (The extremist and Surfing with the Alien) and always followed his career since then, and as much as I love his solo albums, strange enough, my fav Satriani is the one playing with Chickenfoot. it is a perfect band and Satriani shines so much.
Joe is the most moving player I ever saw, I've seen them all, EVH, Vai, Malmsteen, Bonamassa, Johnny Winter, all the 70's rock bands, and they're all great, but Joe has that bluesy heartfelt thing in his stuff, even the kind of weird stuff, it's there, makes my eyes water
My family is of italian origin living in montreal. In the 90 s, my dad in his 60 s,orders through columbia house, joe satriani s flying in a blue dream CD thinking it s going to be like dean martin and frank sinatra and jerry vale. So i got to keep that great CD and i still have it 30 years later. Thanks Joe
Joe is one of my fav guitarists ever
Love thing is still my fav instrumentals i've heard.
Would love to see you interviewing Paul Gilbert
Omg omg!! This is epic! Every time i listen to Joe’s interview it’s always inspiring and laugh too 👏👏👏 thanks for this Rick!
i am older but the delivery and Rick’s demeanor and interest brought out the best of Satriani perhaps a little too long but his passion kept my interest. best to both and would a workshop for kids and adults with him be something that could work for Music for Kids Foundation? just a thought❤️🤗thank you for sharing this interview Rick🤗👍