Toto Quotes
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I worked with Paul McCartney, and he was lovely.
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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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I've never stopped working, and I still have 'pinch me' moments all the time.
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We were never the trendiest band, but we've always been here.
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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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I thought that you had to work, work, work and try to be the best musician you could, and that's the only way you could make it. Then it turns out, halfway through the scene, they change the rules on you!
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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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I played on Asia records with Geoff Downes.
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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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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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My son is a professional musician now.
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MTV ruined music for us.
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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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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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I don't question things when they're going right.
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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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To me, our signature song was 'Rosanna.' That was the ultimate Toto track, where everybody had a chance to shine.
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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 worked with George Harrison - who was the reason I started playing guitar.
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I was a good father. I was a nice guy, pretty good guitar player, and funny as hell.
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Don't practise what you know - practise what you don't know.
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There's no such thing as a lead singer in our band.
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I can hear the youthfulness of my playing on, say, 'Hold The Line.'