Steve Lukather Quotes
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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.
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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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There's no such thing as a lead singer in our band.
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The myth that 'old' guys can't write anything fresh is just a myth.
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We've always had a sense of humor - look at our name.
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Rosanna was the hit, but Africa resonated with everyone who heard it.
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I get up now at 5:30 in the morning. I practice the guitar for a couple of hours - I do that before I even start my day.
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I got caught up in 35 years of Saturday nights. Every night was like party night to me. As a young man, you can do that; it's OK to be an idiot. But I woke up one day, and I realized that 35 years had gone by.
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Y'know, it's funny: I didn't think I'd be playing 'Hold The Line' at 60 years old. I was 19 when I first played that.
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When I was a kid, thinking of just being near a Beatle was an unattainable dream.
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That's all that matters in music: fun.
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My band did the Teenage Fair battle of the bands - problem was we were 11 years old! They gave us a prize for youngest band ever.
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I've got the coolest job in the world.
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The right notes mean more than 1,000 mph arpeggios.
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Especially early on, I had no idea what I was going to be asked to do when I walked into a studio. I was doing 26 sessions a week - all day, all night.
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I don't believe that heavy strings make it all that much bigger-sounding. If anything, it can mess up your fingers, and you can get tendonitis, which is not cool.
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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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I've had a lot of self-esteem issues.
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The greatest feeling in the world is performing and connecting with the audience.
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When a new record came out, the world would stop that day, and we would sit in somebody's house - whoever had the best stereo system - and sit in the middle of the two speakers and listen and discuss and listen again and go over the album notes and get out the guitar and start playing it and discuss and play some more.
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I read a lot of biographies, and so much is just so boring or so, like, 'Why did you say that?'
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I'm a weird guy with a weird sense of humor.
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I am no musical snob.
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Fans are always in for a treat when they see us in person.