During an appearance on Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk , Steve Vai revealed what caused the shoulder injury that forced him to postpone his 2022 tour.
In 2020, the guitarist underwent surgery to repair a tendon in his right arm. According to him, the healing process was quick, but recently a "very stupid" incident caused the musician to injure himself again.
"I have a pizza oven and I was putting a pizza in it when the dough stuck to a small plate and I had to pull hard and tore another tendon," Steve Vai recounts.
According to Vai, the injury was to the same shoulder, but a different tendon. The guitarist even considered going on tour, but once he started training it became "very obvious" that he wouldn't be able to handle the 250 shows scheduled to last a year and a half.
“The doctor said it’s only going to get worse and there’s nothing I can do,” Steve Vai said. “He recommended that I get better before going on tour for a year and a half, or else I’ll have serious problems.”
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