Steve Vai’s nieuwste album heeft een bijzondere achtergrond. Vai vertelt: "“This record was written and recorded in somewhat of a stream of consciousness in 1991 within perhaps a 2-week period as an answer to my desire to have a particular kind of music to listen to when I was riding my Harley Davison Motorcycle with my
friends. It’s reminiscent of a certain type of rock music I enjoyed as a teenager in the 1970’s. These recordings sat on the shelf for over 30 years and are being released now in 2023. Here’s the story…”Vai had een diepe band met zanger Gash. Vanaf zijn tienerjaren op Long Island tot vandaag heeft Vai openlijk zijn liefde voor motorfietsen gedeeld, en Gash deelde die passie. Na drie decennia wil
Steve Vai deze zanger eindelijk met de wereld delen: " He would have absolutely been the
greatest rock lead singer you would ever want to know. All the elements were in place, but he was gone. Disheartened, I put the entire project on the shelf, and would listen to it at least once a year for the past 30 years, especially around the anniversary of his passing. Then recently something compelled me to want to put it out now. I wish you would have had a chance to get to know John. I believe you would have loved him just as we all did. For now, he is ‘In the Wind’.”
