Top 103 Quotes & Sayings by Steve Lukather - Page 2

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Last updated on December 22, 2024.
I got four kids.
I played on Asia records with Geoff Downes.
I've got the coolest job in the world. — © Steve Lukather
I've got the coolest job in the world.
We've always had a sense of humor - look at our name.
We always felt it helped during live shows to have multiple lead singers to give our voices a break.
There's not an anti-Toto spray that will keep us down.
The myth that 'old' guys can't write anything fresh is just a myth.
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.
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.
I think, as you get older, you reflect at the silliness of your youth and the stupidity of some of the decisions that were made, and the ego and whatnot, or whatever played into it.
Fans are always in for a treat when they see us in person.
I worked with Chris Squire on a Greg Lake record in the early '80s, worked with Alan White.
We have always been like The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac in that we have numerous lead singers. — © Steve Lukather
We have always been like The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac in that we have numerous lead singers.
We were never the trendiest band, but we've always been here.
There's nobody like us in rock history. I'm not saying we're the greatest band in the world - that would be ridiculous.
If it wasn't for the Porcaro brothers, I don't know where I'd be right now. My life would be completely different.
Henley's one of my favorite singers. I've maintained a friendship with Don over the years.
When you're young, you can burn the candle at both ends, and you're fine.
I don't just sit around and play 'Africa' in my house.
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.
I'm always writing music.
There's no such thing as a lead singer in our band.
The greatest feeling in the world is performing and connecting with the audience.
The Beatles are the 'on switch' to my life.
People like our stuff, some people hate it, but that's like anything, right? Some people love donuts, some people are allergic to 'em.
I worked with George Harrison - who was the reason I started playing guitar.
In sports, stats count. Music? Not so much.
I listen to Miles Davis and Slipknot.
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.
'Rosanna' was the hit, but 'Africa' resonated with everyone who heard it. — © Steve Lukather
'Rosanna' was the hit, but 'Africa' resonated with everyone who heard it.
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.
I've had a lot of self-esteem issues.
Vocally and stylistically, we'd have different kinds of songs come on the radio, and people didn't realize it was the same band. A lot of the time, a casual fan would come see us and go, 'I didn't know that you guys did that song. I didn't know that was you!' That was us!
You look out in our audiences, you don't see a sea of white-haired people. You see a lot of younger people.
I'm no musical snob.
When I was a kid, thinking of just being near a Beatle was an unattainable dream.
I worked with Paul McCartney, and he was lovely.
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.
I was doing our first album when I was 19. It came out as a hit, and I blinked - then 37 years went by. There's a lot of stuff that happened in there, but once the snowball started going down the hill, I took the ride.
I played all the guitar parts except the guitar solo on 'Beat It.' — © Steve Lukather
I played all the guitar parts except the guitar solo on 'Beat It.'
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I don't see why I can't listen to Miles Davis and Slipknot in the same afternoon.
When God plays guitar he uses Jeff Beck's hands.
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