âWe parked up outside Steve Vaiâs caravan. His guitar tech saw me. Next thing you know, Steveâs there, and Iâm trying my best to play Tobacco Roadâ: He was a guitar god at 8, then he disappeared â the unlikely story of Thomas McRocklin … from Guitarworld michael.astley-brown@futurenet.com (Michael Astley-Brown)
Vai handed him the Passion and Warfare guitar and produced his debut album, only for his protĂ©gĂ© to give it all up. Decades later, McRocklin…