Steve Vai & Mario Contarino.!
Born in in New York; son of Johnny (a liquor salesman) and Theresa Vai; married, wife's name, Pia; children: Julian Angel. Education: Attended Berklee College of Music.
English: Mario Contarino was born in Rome on October 26th, 1984, and he was diagnosed the Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy at 5 years old.
Addresses: Record company --Relativity Records, c/o Henderson Ave., Hollis, NY
Steve Vai is two musicians--a virtuoso guitarist who approaches his art with deep reverence and mysticism, and a heavy metal rocker willing and able to share arena stages with the likes of David Lee Roth and Whitesnake.
His fascination with all types of music manifested itself at an early age, and his parents encouraged it by sending him to accordion lessons. At the age of twelve he announced his preference for the guitar and bought himself one at a garage sale.
Although his parents initially dismissed this as an adolescent phase, they bought him a good instrument when they realized that he was serious about switching. Soon noted rock guitarist Joe Satriani, who lived near the Vais, had become Steve's tutor.
At the age of fourteen,