Steve Lukather Quotes

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Steve Lukather

Profession : Musician

Birth : October 21, 1957

Henley's one of my favorite singers. I've maintained a friendship with Don over the years.

Steve Lukather

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.

Steve Lukather

We've always had a sense of humor - look at our name.

Steve Lukather

I'm a weird guy with a weird sense of humor.

Steve Lukather

Playing live is one thing. Playing under a microscope is another.

Steve Lukather

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.

Steve Lukather

When you're young, you can burn the candle at both ends, and you're fine.

Steve Lukather

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.

Steve Lukather

I can't sight-read classical etudes - I would have to see it and learn it. But yeah, I can read. It is a wonderful tool. It's like speaking another language. Anyone that says reading music can hurt your playing is either stupid, lazy, or ignorant.

Steve Lukather

Believe me, when I saw 'Family Guy' do the bit on 'Africa,' I howled laughing.

Steve Lukather

I really try to play to my strengths, man. I'm never going to be Guthrie Govan: he's a brilliant player.

Steve Lukather

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.

Steve Lukather

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?

Steve Lukather

I quit drinking, smoking, doing anything bad.

Steve Lukather

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.

Steve Lukather

People think being famous is fun. It's not. Even a little bit of fame. It's bizarre. It's weird.

Steve Lukather

I love to create and play, I can't stop, hahaha!

Steve Lukather

I was asked to be in Elton John's band, Joni Mitchell's band, and Miles Davis' band. I couldn't do it.

Steve Lukather

I wish I had perfect pitch, but I don't, and thanks to the miracle of YouTube, a bad night lives forever!

Steve Lukather

We were just a high school band that loved music, you know?

Steve Lukather