Steve Lukather Quotes
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The myth that 'old' guys can't write anything fresh is just a myth.
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I can hear the youthfulness of my playing on, say, 'Hold The Line.'
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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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Don't practise what you know - practise what you don't know.
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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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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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That's all that matters in music: fun.
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Rosanna was the hit, but Africa resonated with everyone who heard it.
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When I was a kid, thinking of just being near a Beatle was an unattainable dream.
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I've got the coolest job in the world.
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There's no such thing as a lead singer in our band.
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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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Fans are always in for a treat when they see us in person.
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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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The right notes mean more than 1,000 mph arpeggios.
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People think being famous is fun. It's not. Even a little bit of fame. It's bizarre. It's weird.
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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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When people make fun of us, it's fine. I get it.
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I am no musical snob.
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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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We are guys from North Hollywood singing about Africa. What do we know about Africa?
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I've had a lot of self-esteem issues.
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I'm a weird guy with a weird sense of humor.