Steve Lukather Quotes
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I've never stopped working, and I still have 'pinch me' moments all the time.
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I worked with Chris Squire on a Greg Lake record in the early '80s, worked with Alan White.
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I play keyboards and have played on many a Toto record.
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People like our stuff, some people hate it, but that's like anything, right? Some people love donuts, some people are allergic to 'em.
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We were never the trendiest band, but we've always been here.
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I did grow up with Michael Landau, my brother since we were 12 years old. That was competition but in the best way. He is such a monster, always was, and we had a blast growing up playing in bands and early recording and are still the best of pals.
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What happens is people go, 'I want to play the guitar,' and the first thing they do is hit Google: 'How can I play this?' and the next thing you know, you've learned all these tricks, but you've never learned how to play rhythm guitar with a groove.
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A lot of festivals on a worldwide basis that I am seeing, they're trying to multi-genre it. Like, they put a wild card band on, like, us old guys that happen to have a record that has stayed in pop culture for as long as it has.
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If it wasn't for Boz, my life would've changed. Meeting the Porcaro brothers and getting that Boz Scaggs gig were two life-changing events for me. It all fell into place after that.
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I played on Asia records with Geoff Downes.
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My son is a professional musician now.
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Henley's one of my favorite singers. I've maintained a friendship with Don over the years.
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I worked with George Harrison - who was the reason I started playing guitar.
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I can hear the youthfulness of my playing on, say, 'Hold The Line.'
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Don't practise what you know - practise what you don't know.
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Our music is harder to play than it sounds. It's the small details you don't realize are there until you try and re-do it.
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I don't question things when they're going right.
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When the Beatles were on 'Ed Sullivan,' life went from black and white to color like in 'The Wizard of Oz' - and the irony I'm in the band Toto is not lost on me.
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To me, our signature song was 'Rosanna.' That was the ultimate Toto track, where everybody had a chance to shine.
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That's the thing, though: It doesn't matter how much you've done or who you've played with. Do you have the passion?
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There's so many players that I love and admire. Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, John Petrucci, Mike Landau, Robben Ford, Lee Ritenour, Jay Graydon, John Scofield, Warren Haynes - the list goes on and on.
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I ain't the greatest thing since sliced bread, but I've dedicated my life to music since I was 7 and my dad bought me a guitar and the 'Meet the Beatles' album.
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There's no such thing as a lead singer in our band.
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There is no one like Toto in history in that we were both successful as session musicians and also had a band that sold so many million records.