Steve Lukather Quotes

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Steve Lukather

Profession : Musician

Birth : October 21, 1957

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.

Steve Lukather

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!

Steve Lukather

Fans are always in for a treat when they see us in person.

Steve Lukather

We have always been like The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac in that we have numerous lead singers.

Steve Lukather

We always felt it helped during live shows to have multiple lead singers to give our voices a break.

Steve Lukather

I don't just sit around and play 'Africa' in my house.

Steve Lukather

You look out in our audiences, you don't see a sea of white-haired people. You see a lot of younger people.

Steve Lukather

I'm always writing music.

Steve Lukather

There's no such thing as a lead singer in our band.

Steve Lukather

I got four kids.

Steve Lukather

If it wasn't for the Porcaro brothers, I don't know where I'd be right now. My life would be completely different.

Steve Lukather

I played on Asia records with Geoff Downes.

Steve Lukather

I worked with Chris Squire on a Greg Lake record in the early '80s, worked with Alan White.

Steve Lukather

We were never the trendiest band, but we've always been here.

Steve Lukather

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.

Steve Lukather

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

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!

Steve Lukather

The Beatles are the 'on switch' to my life.

Steve Lukather

I worked with Paul McCartney, and he was lovely.

Steve Lukather

I'm no musical snob.

Steve Lukather