Steve Vai to announce shock retirement from music?

Vai created a stir on Saturday when rumors have surfaced that his career was over.

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Sad news for Vai fans. Speculation had been rife that the American guitarist best known for albums like Alien Love Secrets or Passion and Warfare, will announce his retirement from music, at age 64, with immediate effect.

UPDATE 22/12/2024 : This story seems to be false. (read more)

Being a guitarist isn't fun anymore

“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a guitarist-musician just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.

#ThankYouSteve

For a little while on Saturday evening, #ThankYouSteve was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.

“You’ve accomplished everything I ever dreamed of #ThankYouSteve.”
— @DesireePlum, 21 Dec 2024

“Vai wasn't retired?”
— @borisB0, 21 Dec 2024

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