The way they all go very quiet and reflective when Jeff is spoken about, shows you the kind of human being he was. Never mind how good a drummer, just how good a human. Never seen anyone talk of Jeff Porcaro in anything other than the highest regard possible.

as the sun/falls falls on his hair he literally looks like he has divine lighting ... He is the absolute musician

Luke is one of the funniest guys ever. I highly recommend his book it is a ton of fun!

To be a fly on the wall back in the day!

Love it when Luke let’s loose. Funniest man around.

Steve is the ultimate balance of bad assery and just the funny guy next door!

Africa and Rosanna is the two connected me to Toto. When i first heard Rosanna i thought "how is he playing this??". Love Steve and the storys.

If a record company wants the best record, multi genre, I'm going Steve L on guitar. The best all around guitarist in the world.

@0megalul309

Жыл бұрын

Guthrie too although Steve is a better hit maker

Steve is the best. I got to see him live once, with Ringos band, and I was star struck. He's been on so many recordings that we all know and love, he's up there with the all time greats.

Steve is one of those dudes who just comes off as so cool. I saw him a month ago or so with Ringo. Steve was the highlight of the night for me.

The guy has an amazing memory. He just recalls names and what people did on specific recordings. Pointing to specific places in the room. Considering how much work he's done over the years and still can recall the details is pretty amazing.

Luke is a great guitarist and fun to listen to.

@sasenahvalquiria8847

Жыл бұрын

Desafortunado en el amor dos divorcios no tuvo suerte .

The guy is off the wall. You gotta love Steve. He's a recent new guitar influence of mine.

Dude is so down to earth

I'm almost at the end and I think, "Hm, Luke hasn't said anything at all about his dick yet...", and then at the end, out it comes. He just can't help himself. It is his best friend and truest love.

Steve is a real treasure.

Songs like Africa is what happens when you're up at 3am playing the keyboards and watching a UNICEF infomercial with the volume down.

Absolutely golden!

I love that dude

Great interview!

I love him.

great voice and talent

Jeff P ''So when we were doing "Africa" I set up a bass drum, snare drum and a hi-hat, and Lenny Castro set up right in front of me with a conga. We looked at each other and just started playing the basic groove. [...] The backbeat is on 3, so it's a half-time feel, and it's 16th notes on the hi-hat. [...] We played for five minutes on tape, no click, no nothing. We just played. And I was singing the bass line for 'Africa' in my mind, so we had a relative tempo. Lenny and I went into the booth and listened back to the five minutes of that same boring pattern. We picked out the best two bars that we thought were grooving, and we marked those two bars on tape. [...] Maybe it would have taken two minutes to program that in the Linn, and it took about half an hour to do this. But a Linn machine doesn't feel like that!'' Toto would use a drum machine on the early part of the Toto IV tour until Lenny Casto joined later.

♥

Saw them last night in AC they blew journey away

I have never met him but I am pretty sure that I love Luke. What a cool dude. Can’t wait for the 13th of March, 2023.

Luke is hilarious. I work in law enforcement and was assisting with security at the opening of the Lucas Digital Arts Center in San Francisco in the 90's. George Lucas threw this opening bash for the center that included Bonnie Raitt, Joan Baez and Luke. I wanted so bad to go up and just say hi to Luke and Bonnie but thought it would be unprofessional of me since I was there to do a job. Regret it to this day.

I used to picture the guys from Toto going to Africa with their rock star money on a vacation and coming back inspired to write this tune.... Guess I was wrong

He cracks me up, always! Only he can get away with saying what he says, with most people. That’s just Luke! 💙

@sasenahvalquiria8847

Жыл бұрын

Me extraña 😢 que no tuvo suerte en el amor dos divorcios mucho tiempo más de diez años solo desafortunado y en la música un GIGANTE grandioso llegó a la Sima del éxito.

I have to respectfully disagree with you Luke... Africa is a great pop song and is adored worldwide!

I love the weird theory that Africa is about a werewolf that's trying to find a cure so he can be with the person he loves lol

You throw Africa on in the club you got the whole place wildin', when that chorus hits everyone just BELT it. If you're a DJ, see for yourself. Maybe Steve needs to get out some more, haha.

Would love to see Luke and Steve together here and talk about the times recording there, working on Victory by The Jacksons, Toto IV. They’d have great stories to reminisce on

The funniest rhyme in rock: solitary company and Serengeti

Im glad that Steve agrees that Africa is a silly song.. Steve is legend

Luke didn't think Africa was a hit song. David Paich and Jeff Porcaro who wrote it, saw things differently.

Luke would have made a great standup comic!

MD 441's in full effect. Nice break from the SM7 sound heard everywhere and all the time these days.

@genericsomething

Жыл бұрын

A KZreadr I follow went from a boom mounted SM7 to a hand-held SM58, and it sounds much more natural. I've complimented her on the better sound on several videos.

@bradmodd7856

Жыл бұрын

musicians know about about polar pattern...but for regular guests it would make me anxious

Sulla chitarra stewe lukather è controllo pazzesco, suono vivo, anima sottile,... grazie per averci dato africa, rosanna e tanto altro

Shoutout Grant HS class of 71

OHHH LUKE 🤣🙏🤣❤️❤️❤️❤️👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 JEFF 💔🥺🙏

'We're from North Hollywood & we write about AFRICA' .....lol

I really enjoyed this...

Always loved Toto but shame on me for not digging deeper. Consider getting the audio version of Luke reading his book. It’s even more engaging. ❤

Steve is turning into Harris Yulin as he gets older :)

@roccopaolino463

11 ай бұрын

This could be the deepest most obscure reference ever. I’m literally about to pee my pants. Well done

@plasticweapon

2 ай бұрын

it would be funnier if it were true.

First

That is hilarious. That album made them money, for sure. Steve and I can’t be the only two people that just take shit out to left field like that. You can’t do that unless you’re comfortable in the room.

What is a Puffer Fish ?

The stories he tells are very funny, but I'm sure the best ones are the ones he doesn't tell.

Is that the library cop from Seinfeld?!

@sunsetsoundrecorders

Жыл бұрын

😂

Luke couldn’t wash his hands before the shoot?

"12 inches and I'm heterosexual" 🤣

wow, somebody lost a ton of weight.

Song 2 by Blur and Creep by Radiohead were also half arsed dicking around too.