“I’d wake up in the morning and I wouldn’t be able to move my pinky. I’d think, ‘Is this the end?’” Joe Satriani opens up on the hand injury that forced him to relearn how to play his songs

Joe Satriani has opened up about the time he was forced to find new ways of playing the guitar after a hand injury left him fearing his shredding days were over.

Hand injuries are an inevitable occupational hazard for guitar players, especially for those who play at high speeds. Just ask Steve Vai, who had surgery for trigger finger and was forced to play with just one hand while he recovered.