Joseph Satriani
(born July 15, 1956)
is an American
Rock guitarist,
composer,
and songwriter.
Early in his career
he worked as a
guitar instructor,
with many of his
former students
achieving fame,
including
Steve Vai,
Larry LaLonde,
Rick Hunolt,
Kirk Hammett,
Andy Timmons,
Charlie Hunter,
Kevin Cadogan,
and
Alex Skolnick.
Satriani went on to
have a successful
solo music career,
starting in the mid-1980s.
He is a
15-time Grammy Award
nominee
and has sold
over ten million albums,
making him the
bestselling
instrumental
rock guitarist of all time.
In 1988,
Satriani was recruited by
Mick Jagger
as lead guitarist
for his first solo tour.
Satriani briefly
toured with
Deep Purple,
joining shortly after
the second departure of
Ritchie Blackmore,
in 1993.
He has worked with a
range of guitarists
during the G3 tour,
which he founded in 1995.
Satriani has been
the guitarist
for the supergroup
Chickenfoot
since joining the band
in 2008.
