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.
Steve Lukather
Nobody loves everybody.
Henley's one of my favorite singers. I've maintained a friendship with Don over the years.
That's all that matters in music: fun.
I really try to play to my strengths, man. I'm never going to be Guthrie Govan: he's a brilliant player.
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 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.
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.
Music was everything. Now it is just not as important as it used to be. When I was growing up, where everyone was trying to outdo each other by being more outrageous and sounding more different, now there is a homogeneous sameness to it all.
I don't question things when they're going right.
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.
I just think that there is something that keeps us together, to keep doing what we're doing. I can't really put my finger on it other than each record is like a little snapshot of my life at that particular moment, the way I play, the way I sound, the way I wrote, the way I sing, I can hear it.
We always felt it helped during live shows to have multiple lead singers to give our voices a break.
God bless classic rock. It's been very good to me; I'll tell you that.
I've got the coolest job in the world.
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.
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.
'Rosanna' was the hit, but 'Africa' resonated with everyone who heard it.
Believe me, when I saw 'Family Guy' do the bit on 'Africa,' I howled laughing.
When the 'Thriller' album came up, we all knew that was going to be the cool record.
People think being famous is fun. It's not. Even a little bit of fame. It's bizarre. It's weird.
My son is a professional musician now.
I'm no musical snob.
When I was starting my journey as a young guitar player, I was listening to The Beatles, the Stones, and all the British invasion bands, Top 40, Motown, and all the great music of the '60s. Then the alien ship landed, and life changed again forever... Jimi Hendrix.
When you're young, you can burn the candle at both ends, and you're fine.
In sixth grade I had a band called The Blueberry Waterfall. I had borrowed a guy's Fender Jaguar and Boss Tone Fuzz, which you plugged straight into a Blackface Twin. It was a little power trio - we were actually pretty good for our age.
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.
We are guys from North Hollywood singing about Africa. What do we know about Africa?
Everyone I know, including myself, has missed or lost an audition.
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.
Playing live is one thing. Playing under a microscope is another.
Fans are always in for a treat when they see us in person.
Self-deprecation is my game.
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.
The right notes mean more than 1,000 mph arpeggios.
We were just a high school band that loved music, you know?
I read a lot of biographies, and so much is just so boring or so, like, 'Why did you say that?'
Don't play too loud! Bleed-through on stage can be brutal to front-of-house sound.
The music business used to be filled with people who love music.
I listen to Miles Davis and Slipknot.
We've always had a sense of humor - look at our name.
To me, our signature song was 'Rosanna.' That was the ultimate Toto track, where everybody had a chance to shine.
We were never the trendiest band, but we've always been here.
There's no such thing as a lead singer in our band.
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.
There's nobody like us in rock history. I'm not saying we're the greatest band in the world - that would be ridiculous.
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 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!
I don't just sit around and play 'Africa' in my house.
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.
