Steve Vai, who brings Generation Axe to Hong Kong on April 12.

Steve Vai on Generation Axe, five guitar gods about to blast into Hong Kong, and his time with Frank Zappa

Mutual respect binds group of musicians used to being in charge, says Vai, who looks back on the creative inspiration he got from working with Frank Zappa

Topic | Hong Kong gigs

Richard Lord

Published: 8:03am, 5 Apr, 2017

Updated: 2:55pm, 20 Jul, 2018

Steve Vai, who brings Generation Axe to Hong Kong on April 12.

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Richard Lord

Richard is a Hong Kong-based freelance journalist who writes about a broad range of subjects, but with a focus on the arts and culture. He has been an editor at the Wall Street Journal, editorial director of Haymarket Publishing Asia and the editor of a weekly business magazine in his native UK. A graduate of Oxford University, he is also the author of a successful business book and a former stand-up comedian, the latter of which he wasn’t very good at.