Joe Satriani, best known for being a Guitarist, was born in Westbury, New York, USA on Sunday, July 15, 1956. Biggest-selling instrumental rock guitarist of all time, who has toured and collaborated with such artists as Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Mick Jagger and Crowded House. He was nominated for 15 Grammy Awards between 1989 and 2008. A renown guitar teacher before he became a star in his own right, Satriani actually started out as a drummer, but ditched the sticks once he heard Jimi Hendrix. Satriani successfully sued Coldplay for plagiarism in 2008, alleging that their song ‘Vida La Vida’ stole his composition ‘If I Could Fly’. Coldplay publicly denied the allegations but then quietly settled out of court. Satriani cites influences from Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Brian May, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, and Ritchie Blackmore among his influence. His highly technical style places him up among them as a virtuoso. Joe has the fourth most Grammy nominations in musical history with 15.