Steve Lukather Quotes

I was asked to be in Elton John's band, Joni Mitchell's band, and Miles Davis' band. I couldn't do it.

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• I understood early on that the freedom of America is what made our way of life possible and that we should help other people live in freedom, too.

  

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• A lot of recent comic book adaptations have gone two ways: either they're striving for some kind of realism, like 'Iron Man' or 'The Dark Knight,' or they're very stylised and gritty, like 'Sin City' and '300.'

  

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• I refute it thus.

  

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• Some young people can rely on a privileged background and great connections to get work experience, but I don't believe anybody can be guaranteed success nowadays.

  

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• We like songs that are familiar.

  

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• When it's time for me to walk away from something, I walk away from it. My mind, my body, my conscience tell me that enough is enough.

  

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• Using string bends instead of just playing regular, unbent notes can definitely help give certain riffs a cooler, heavier edge.

  

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• People ask 'How does doing a film compare to doing an ad?' Well, when you're doing a commercial you don't have to sell tickets. You have a captured audience. Which is actually completely rare and great; it gives you a lot of freedom. When you make a film, you have to do advertisements for the film.

  

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• I think I run my strongest when I run with joy, with gratitude, with focus, with grace.

  

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• I was asked to be in Elton John's band, Joni Mitchell's band, and Miles Davis' band. I couldn't do it.

  

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