Steve Lukather is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Toto. He has also released several solo albums and has played on numerous other artist's records. Lukather has been with Toto since the band's formation in 1977 and has also played on many notable albums such as Michael Jackson's "Thriller" and "Bad" and Boz Scaggs "Silk Degrees”. He has been recognized as one of the most respected session guitarists in the industry and has won multiple Grammy awards throughout his career.
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should do an interview with Francis Rossi, he has similar views on the industry that you do, as well as being a decent lead guitarist...
Rick, great material! very interesting! I don´t see any Ritchie Blackmore content, which is odd. I strongly recommend you to listend to his music. cheers!
Ever hang around UofR or St. John Fisher in the 80s? I played there many times.
How about an interview with Matt Bissonnette? He's had some big gigs, eg, Satriani and Elton John.
I’m saving up!
Can't get enough of Lukather. The guy is a national treasure.
Make that International! :-)
@@RogerBarraud It is International 😄
I agree and I could listen to him tell stories and play all day!
Steve ate my strawberries. Watch out when he`s around!
Yeah, but you think pop tarts are a " national treasure"
I met SL in 2017 the day before my mother died. Paid to meet Toto backstage and slipped him a note asking him to dedicate a song to my soon to be late mother. I didn't think he would but guess what? He dedicated I'll Be Over You to Donna in such a sweet and honest way that I was in tears for the whole song! To this day I STILL can't even watch 10 seconds of the video but one day I'll be able to watch the whole thing! I LOVE you Mr. Lukather!!!
That was so nice ....I tear up right now by reading this because I feel your loss man... because my Mom died that same year in April...Rest in peace to our mothers. And I love that song too!!
@@hectorvega-galindo7093amen
The way a true professional !
Wow...
What a great story. How kind people can be.
The audio book of Steve's autobiography is amazing. He's narrating it. Couldn't stop listening to it. Super funny and transparent. I highly recommend it.
The Gospel according to Luke??
@@hamesonjarris Yes. It's amazing man. The stories are insanely funny and inspiring.
Lukather is bar none one of the best interviews in rock. Not only does he have decades of stories to tell but he's just one of the most fun and unique personalities you could ever hope to talk with. Keep the amazing content coming, Rick.
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It's a good thing for Steve that he's such a good guitar player, because he sure has an annoying personality.
Agreed... and no ego. Class act... just like Rick.
@@LClarke Seems cool to me, aside from a habit of interrupting the interviewer, lol.
@@JayTor2112 I think that’s the annoying part about him. I saw him being interviewed for a Premier Guitar KZhead video a few years ago and that’s all he did was interrupt, kept playing stuff while Jon Bollinger was trying to ask him questions and was just all over the place. Maybe he’s got ADHD or something.
This guy's a rockstar and he makes it feel like Rick is interviewing a fan who happens to play guitar. Humble genius.
That's because his baseline motivation in life is THE MUSIC!! Luke is pure love for music, and he manifests it with every note and breath!
Well said. Love Luc.
Humble?
@@jordanprysmiki5361 disagree?
@@timphelan2873 I disagree as well. He is full of himself, in contrast to interviews like 10 years ago where he was much more level headed.
I met Luke about 10 years ago, at a VIP meet and greet for a small solo show he had, back when such things were still possible. And he was the nicest, most humble, most grounded rock star I've ever met. I came away honestly thinking "what an incredibly nice guy". Then I saw him live after the meet and greet, and I came away thinking "what an absolute and utter master of his instrument." I was blown away, twice, for different reasons. There are a lot of rock stars who could do the second part, but SO few rock stars that can do both.
Steve Via is the same way. I met him early 2000's. He was genuinely concerned if my wife enjoyed the show and talked to her more than anyone else.
Me too, but after the gig through a friend. Completely blew me away playing, then just the most humble and nice guy you could hope to ever meet in your life. Touched me in a really positive, special way that is impossible to describe. Steve, if you see this, thank you from the bottom of my heart. 🙏
@@steveeckert8396Ohhh no dude?? Is anyone gonna tell him? 🤣🤣
Beautifully said!
Perfectly stated. I can say personally that Satriani is cut from the exact same mold, as is Timmons. So many of the all time greats literally don't have an ounce of pretension in their bodies. No posing, no over-infalted egos. Just pure love for their art. And what an incredible document of musical history these videos from Rick Beato are to every one of us music lovers. Truly a gift as well.
Lukather is a fantastic storyteller and Rick is the most gracious interviewer. Really enjoyed how devoid of pretension this interview was. It feels like meeting old friends for drinks and talking until dawn. Luke is a legend and it's good to see he's comfortable in his skin - natural hair looks great!
Interview started out kind of rough.
@@cherrysunburst1959 A bit off center, yeah, they are not on the same page right off the bat. Rick is the only guy (I believe) that these "living legends" recognize as a real peer of theirs, a monster musician. Every interview he does ends up being a real treat. That shows just how much respect professionals in the music industry have for Rick.
Has played on over 1500 albums...before and during his 45 years as the sole constant in TOTO. A workhorse who is still on fire for his craft. A true force of nature. And Rick...you're amazing too...as one of the greatest music analysts and visionaries.
Rick has become to music what James Lipton was with Inside The Actors Studio, letting the outsiders into the artists' worlds in a way that was NEVER available to us. These interviews are a Godsend.
SCRUMTRULESCENT.
Well said and very accurate
@@benjaminperez7328 Scrantonicity.
'..and now we come to my favorite question: Steve, what's your favorite curse word' 🤪
A lot less oil.
You can always count on Rick for the greatest interviews of the greatest musicians. Nothing but class and valuable information
Yea… my Rick is to be admired and appreciated.
He’s the best!!
@@castormontesquintillan6752 Give him time, I'm sure that he will. Bear in mind that he only recently did a feature on Jeff Beck. As another commenter notes, there are so many great musicians from Rick's generation, and his taste is so expansive, that it's difficult to get to them all as fast as we'd like him too. Think of it as something to look forward too...
What a wonderful person! He’s like a genius and a rambunctious puppy at the same time. The smile on his face when he plays, how can you love something after doing it all your life? I know nothing about playing an instrument, but I’ve noticed something in common with another musician I follow, Tom Bukovac. They are real, natural, people lovers, and they’re grateful to their mentors, and love to communicate, love to talk music. And they are true to themselves; they’re comfortable with their skills. Not boasting, just comfortable with their natural, hard earned skills. And they seem to play in service to the song
Your comment is one of the best ones that I have ever seen. You are spot-on about most everything you said man! Cheers!
Well said. So humble. Got to see Toto open for Journey last year. First time in my entire life I got to see both bands. Toto was incredible. They were beyond tight and they really enjoyed being on stage and playing. It was fantastic.
What a legend! A friend of mine and I met Steve Lukather just weeks ago in Champaign, IL, by chance when we walked out of a restaurant. Also if it was freezing cold, he took his time for taking a picture and having a quick talk. Just awesom! He was impressed that we flew all the way from Germany for the Toto and Journey concert. He is an absolute legend and meeting him was really one of my most special moments of my whole life
Dude, I believe Steve Lukather posts on the internet about this very same incident! He's always saying how you're a legend!
Great for you! Love it. Around ten years ago Chris Rea did a massive work of blues and art and then tour. To my surprise the band didn´t come to Sweden so me and my wife had to sacrifice and fly to Amsterdam. There is only two ways to travel safe; Music and Hockey.
Luke is one of those rare people who is so incredibly humble, and who truly cannot comprehend how phenomenally talented he is. His music is such a gift 💜🎵
Times irons out the quirks lol. He has admitted to not always having been as humble and I respect that.
@@superviewer Yup. Luke is absolutely stellar.
Just a wonderful interview with one of the all-time great guitarists and musicians. Enjoyed every minute of it.
I think when he talks about rhythm playing you can see he knows he's the man. What a great interview.
hes far from humble, baffles me how most people here in the comment section dont think that giving self-praise on every two sentences and painting yourself as a mary sue on most of the stories you tell in an interview isnt a sign of obvious vanity
Both Lukather and Rick have been so good to each other. Steve gave Rick's channel more credibility in the beginning ... and now I have even a greater appreciation for Steve's musical genius / legacy due to Rick's channel.
Two birds with one stone
Lukather on "I'll Be Over You" is one of my favorites. Underrated song.
His Human Nature guitar part is pure genius
Man, how can you NOT love Steve Lukather?? Such a down to earth and humble guy. What an inspiration!
Yeah but it would be nice if he would let Rick actually finish his sentences and stop cutting him off and talking over him CONSTANTLY
@@koleyturner8491 Yeah but we really came here this time to hear what Steve had to say
@@koleyturner8491 Exactly. Nearly every comment is saying - "Steve is so humble and down to earth". What planet are these people living on? Because I always thought, interrupting, not listening to people and acting fairly dismissive of peoples opinions or questions, was pretty arrogant and moronic.
@@deepzepp4176 yeah for sure, you hit the nail on the head, you basically have two different types of people when it comes to having a conversation, you have "those who listen" and you have "those who wait to talk",.........and Steve is definitely one of those who waits to talk, and waiting to talk is usually the sign of narcissist, and there's nothing more aggravating than trying to have a conversation with a narcissist lol, it's basically an exercise in futility everytime
@@koleyturner8491 Exactly right. Well put.
Luke’s solo on Hold the Line still gives me the chills…he’s definitely the man
Great, great solo
He was only 21 or so on the first album!
@@joedecker3900 He was 19 whey it was recorded.
Absolutely!! One of my all time favorite solos.
Luke, Schon and EVH...the best.
Steve Lukather is an awesome player and great personality. Respect the music, Respect the song, respect the player. If all musicians did that, the music of the world would always be amazing.
It's unreal what a loveable person he is. The fact that he maintained this level of humbleness and down-to-earth attitude over THIS career and musical greatness truly warms my heart. Thank you, Luke, thank you, Rick - that was 82 minutes of my life well spent.
Well put. Both of these guys are for real.
It's true. He spent more time singing the praises of other musicians (including Rick) than anything else.
For sure. Saw him live last year. He radiated kindness and stayed so humble throughout the entire show, you could tell he enjoyed every minute on that stage and was grateful for being there with the band.
Authenticity is not humility. Energized is not humility. Self-absorption is not humility. A guest on an interview show continually interrupting the interviewer is the antithesis of humility. Mkay?
@@howardrobinson4938 are you interested in a conversation are you just here to spit around?
What separates Lukather from almost every other guitarist is that he made and contributed to memorable songs. That’s the highest compliment you can give to any musician.
100% - too many people lose track of this fact when assessing and rating musicians. For me, the bottom line in valuing a musician is, how great was the music that you produced from your instrument?
@@LeGrandeOrange These session players probably have contributed more to music than artists like RHCP, Nirvana, AC/DC, you name it.
@@LeGrandeOrangenah lukather had great technique as well . His speed whike keeping to an actual rythym is at another level .
@Giuliano de' Medici, Don't get it twisted I dig Luke's playing & respect his skills no doubt. However, there's many other legendary guitarists who've also had some pretty memorable music careers IMO. 2 guitarists Steve already mentioned & admires in this interview being Dean Parks & Larry Carlton. A few other legendary guitarist's are Joe Messina, Tommy Tedesco, Steve Cropper, Hank Garland, Glen Campbell, James Burton, Chet Atkins, Brent Mason, George Barnes, Tim Pierce, Paul Jackson Jr., etc... Whether you think I'm being bias or not I'd also put my buddy on that list who's had a pretty stellar career in music & one of the top go to studio session players & touring guitarists in Nashville & still kicking azz! "Tom Bukovac" AKA Buk, Little Tommy, Session Man, Starship Trooper, Uncle Larry. Plus, Buk's just a really good dude who continues to pay it forward as busy as he is in the studio or on tour. Buk still takes time in his day by giving free guitar lessons & insight to the music business, guitars & gear. Which to me say's a lot & separates Tommy that you don't really see to many other pro musicians doing out there to much. Just saying... +Peace & Rock n' Roll 4 Your Soul+
@@LeGrandeOrangeor, how good was the song you played on.
Steve Lukather needs a statue in LA he is THE best session guitarist ever from Los Angeles!!
And the most highly paid guitarist in the world
I saw Toto live on their XIV tour when I was 11, and watching Lukather play guitar inspired me to start playing, And I’ve been playing ever since, Steve is my inspiration for guitar, so I’m super happy to see this video
O.M.G. I saw this pop up on my way to bed and now I'm getting to sleep an hour and 22 minutes late. This was the greatest interview/conversation I have ever seen with Luke. How could you not just love this guy? He is so real, humble, self-effacing and brilliantly talented. Rick, you have become THE ambassador between us everyday players and our heroes/influences. I cannot thank you enough for what you do. I know you do it because you love it and - because you can. There is only one Rick Beato, and we are so grateful to have you.
Totally didn’t get to sleep either because of this
Easily the best guitar player ever!
Couldn’t have said it any better.
Absolute truth.
Me either. Best conversation I ever recall.
This is a masterclass musician interview. No BS, no PR, just a discussion about and true passion for the music... and some playful stories along the way. Great job.
Absolutely and that’s what makes Ricks interviews so unique. Be it Billy Corgan, Sting, Tim Henson,… - they all feel that this is about music/passion, no record-/tour-promotion or whatever. Just 2 musicians talking MUSIC. So once again: thank you, Rick for providing your guests this “safe haven” and us with this great content, insights, stories.
@@irevisibel9237 yEAH/nO (YOU KNOW?) Caps on so hell is freezing over and when asked about Allan, Steve just said something like, yeah we were good friends. If these guys that have a voice do not give praise where praise is due, then nobody will. My only gripe about the interview.
“I used to have a great memory before I lit it on fire during the 80s” 😂 I am stealing that!
I saw Ringo Starr earlier this year with my daughter. The band is all old guys who are still great musicians. My daughter is 40, but she knew many of the songs. She was blown away by the entire band, especially the multi-talents of Edgar Winter and Steve Lukather's guitar work. Whenever he played a solo, she kept saying "Who knew?" She didn't have to explain. I knew exactly what she meant, because he wore a very loud jacket and he had this big head of pure white hair. He basically looked like a parody of Doc Brown from Back to the Future, but, his solos were effortlessly fantastic. My daughter later said something to the effect that he sounds like a young, hot shot, gunslinger gutarist, but he looks like a mad scientist on a kid's TV show.
To be fair, I am willing to bet there’s a large number of 40 year olds (like myself) who not only know every Beatles song that isn’t “Carnival of Light”, but have opinions on whether Edgar Winter was better with Rick or Ronnie on guitar.
@Tyrannosaurine I didn't mean to imply that ALL 40 year Olds don't know older music. My comment was mostly about my daughter, who, in fact, did know the majority of the songs on the setlist but she was less familiar with the extreme level of musicianship on display at a Ringo Starr concert I also highly doubt that if you questioned 100 different 40 year old WOMEN, you'd be having multiple long conversations about the merits of Ronnie Montrose vs. Rick Derringer with Edgar Winter, or how many different instruments Edgar can play, or the fact that Steve Lukather played guitar on hundreds if not thousands of recordings, or the fact that Ringo sang lead on so many different early Beatles songs and covers. I know this is true because I couldn't even have those conversations with girls back in the heyday of Ringo's current bandmates. There's a good reason that I saw two different Journey concerts, about one year apart in the 70s and one concert was a total sausage fest and the other one was a sea of love struck crying teenage girls. No, disrespect to women, but in a general sense, there's simply no comparison to the level of absolute musicianship/musicology nerdiness of males compared to females. We will geek out over odd guitar tunings on certain songs, or weird time signatures, or the fact that Dick Dale played guitar upside down, even if we don't play guitar. Most non-musician females don't do that.
I dumped Ringo when he went political pushing BLM! He's dead to me. ^..^~~
This could be one of the best interviews out there… Luke is just a beast who tries at every opportunity to talk about how great OTHER people are. He has it all..time, feel, ideas and technique. People can dislike Toto or whatever they want but there is absolutely no doubt that Luke is an astonishing musician who takes time to look out for other players. Great stuff, Rick
100% - only The Greats do that. So wonderful to hear him reference Dean Parks too.
This is the absolute best interview I've ever seen with Steve Lukather. It seems like he's really excited to do this and is having fun. I just love hearing these stories of how these legendary musicians came up with this incredible music in a time where you had to have serious talent because you didn't have the computers to create it. And Jesus, that solo at the end that he improvised over that backing track, I had chills running throughout my body, WOW. Rick Beato has hit another one out of the park with this interview and like I said before, Rick Beato is the best music channel on KZhead.
If you haven't seen it you might enjoy The Wrecking Crew documentary. Goes deep into a lot of of the people that Steve was discussing. Amazing talent level.
@@ChuckChrome oh yeah, The Wrecking Crew is legendary and it's were some of the greatest Talent came out of including Glen Campbell who was an amazing guitars himself. Crazy all the albums that they played on and didn't get credit for and a lot of people don't even know. A lot of those mid-60s bands that came out of Laurel Canyon had The Wrecking Crew playing on them.
Couldn't agree more So relaxed, so down to earth
It is sad when someone has so much talent, has done so much hard work to hone his craft but (apart from Toto I guess) hasn’t been financially rewarded commensurately for the stuff he did. Yet someone can do something on Instagram with little work and earns millions. Luke is a freakin’ legend and his legacy will last beyond the social media cycle.
Just +1 and 👍 to everything that people have said so far
I dress Luke's guitars at Music Man and couldn't be more proud. Top 3 favorite guitar players ever.
Lukather is always worth listening to. He's got a lot of great stories and such great musical insight.
For me, this is the best interview in the universe. It's like being down the pub with Luke and sitting there, head in hands, listening to this guy telling you the story of your teenage musical dreams. One of the best 90 mins I've ever spent.
Awesome 🤩 😎
Check out his book. It's the same feeling.
Agreed. If you haven’t seen it though go check out the Lukather returns to sunset sound interview. It’s the best look at his personality and intimate understanding of what happens in the studio. The stories are incredible.
@@johnqpublic2718 Kent.
When he starts playing to that backing track, you can see the instant transformation into full on musician mode. He listens for 1 second, then talent, instinct, and inspiration just takes the wheel.
You can literally see him turn on lol
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It’s so intimidating. 😅 I mean…that’s why he’s Steve Lukather, I guess. 😳
@@sixstringkingkb That being said, he DID play the solo on the original recording
Perfect description Mark!
I could listen to Luki's stories all day long!! This was fascinating!! Thank you for this!
And just now I got tickets to see Toto for the first time, this interview it's a must see. Greatings from Brazil
Absolutely love Steve Lukather. He is such a generous and humble person despite his incredible resume and all around musical talent. I’ve never seen him give a bad interview he is just such a joy to listen to.
I love that about him (& others like him). I can't stand (for an example) 1980's Steve Vai "Look at me! I need attention 24 hours a day!!" schtick & stage routine (not mocking the guys playing & these days he is way chill compared to the DLR era - another guy I can't stand btw).
This is a gift! Rick Beato, you are a gift to all of us who love the history of music, and for me especially the history of the studio musician scene I would have loved to be a part of. Toto is probably my favorite band along with Steely Dan. I long for stuff like this, The Wrecking Crew, all of that stuff. Thank you Steve Lukather for being such a fantastic musician and human being, and the same goes for you Rick. I just can't say enough, Bravo!!
I second all those sentiments, @D Fox, yes. Well said, _that_ ! (y)
You don't see him much but he is so good. Fun to hear he and listen to Steve. First class guy who knows his fretboard inside and out . definite treat here . Thank you Steve and Rick.
His playing is sooo tasteful, groovy and melodic...that part he plays from around 48:00..gorgeous! Plus he's a wonderful guy to listen to.
Human Nature, michael jackson
Lukey is THE GOAT In every way imaginable & what a Sweet Wonderful Fantastic Human! The GL truly blessed us with him
Steve Lukather will never be replaced. Phenomenal yet humble.
Humble? Did you actually listen to this video?
I'm always amazed that no one ever mentions Lukather's solo on Peter Cetera's song, Limelight. One of my all time favorite solos by anyone ever. He just rips with such incredible emotion.
I’m listening to it now because of your comment and man… I had no clue Peter Cetera ever rocked like this.
@Lplp A singular moment of hard rock brilliance by Cetera. I'm just glad Lukather was part of it. Check out Michael Boltons first 2 albums, before he went down the soft pop road. Bruce Kulick from Kiss did the solo work on the second album....good stuff.
This was such an enjoyable interview. Rick barely had to say anything and Luke just went off with all these great stories about the old days. What a complete legend both these guys are. Thank you Rick for making this happen.
F😅 pop😊
Luke likes to talk..😁
He almost interviewed himself..
there is nothing like watching two old guys talking about something they both know parts of especially if drinking. musicians and gear-heads are common in that regard.
I feel like Steve could have let Rick finish his sentences a bit more, but great interview
I'm embarrassed to admit I've never seen a Lukather interview. Is there a more chill dude? Love his vibe...I keep imagining him in the same room with Tom Bukovac...that might be the mellowest guitar hero video ever!
He is absolutely amazing; always right there at the precipice of greatness.
This interview just brings a smile to the face. Luke has SO much experience, wisdom and stories and he is SO generous with it all. God bless you Rick for having this lovely human being on your channel. I dont think anyone would protest you bringing Luke back on numerous times in the future. Happy 2023 to you all.
Yes, please do ! We can listen to LUKE all year long !At least I do 😊👍👋👋
Agree and same!
Rick your ability as an interviewer to keep Luke on track and the interview flowing smoothly is impeccable.
mf got that social anxiety/adhd mix that I have 💀
Hahahaha! There's no keeping Lukather on track. You just go with it!
Of course we want to hear what Steve has to say; however, it would be nice if Rick could have asked a complete question without an immediate interruption.
Steve Lukather has the BEST stories. I could listen to him for hours! He knows everybody. Not only that, he’s an incredible guitarist! A true outstanding personality.
Just learning about Steve. I'm amazed. His memory of the people, he honors them so much. This is incredibly inspiring
I got to play drums one night at a show with Larry Carlton and Terry McMillian with no rehearsal at a club called Cafe Milano in Nashville. Talk about sitting high on a drum stool watching and listening to every note hoping not to make a mistake. One of the greatest musical highlights of my life.
That was a GREAT spot. Never got to play there but saw some cool acts there.
This will go down as one of the best ever interviews with Steve. What a humble down-to-earth human and so gracious. Well done Rick and appreciate the channel.
this is right up with the Sun Studio sessions interview
holy crap.. never seen a SL interview but this was great
Together with sting
I’m 66 now been playing since 1967. I never knew Steve played on all these famous tunes. One of my top 10 guitarist growing up with ToTo. Great interview guys! Thx.
Mr.L.has such great stories & history of L.A. recording sessions & studios. A master storyteller musician! Great sweater by the way.
I’ve just spent the last hour and 22 minutes with a huge grin plastered to my face. That has to be one of the coolest interviews of any kind I’ve ever seen. I’m 52 so I’ve seen my share lol. It helps that Lukather is not only one of the greatest session musicians in history but he’s like listening to your buddy tell stories from when you were kids and a genuinely cool dude. You’ve out done yourself Rick! Rock and roll
Chris, I'm 62 and I felt the exact same way. Stopped in the middle of my day and listened pistol-to-tape. This interview was excellent.
See his interview on Musician`s Hall Of Fame on here. There`s a lot of great stuff on there. The host recently passed and he was collecting so much valuable info on there.
Steve got that old-school 70's and 80's vibe in his personality --- the kind of dude you just wanted to sit on the back porch and share some beers with him and watch him just jam on his guitar with whatever came in his head --- lots of laughs and just hanging out!
Exactly Christopher I was wondering if I really had an hour and 22 minutes and it was entirely riveting. I can listen to this kind of stuff all day and I'm not even a guitar player. I'm a drummer.
What a down to earth man he seems to be for a virtuoso that he is. Not a drop of useless pride. Doesn't put himself on a pedestal. One of the guys. Heartful of soul. Lovely.
You can tell he truly loved Jeff . . . .sad, you can feel he truly misses him. I could spot the feeling anywhere.
To see Lukather talk about EVH like that shows how great Eddie was and shows how much of a humble guy Luke is.
What a great interview - My dad was Steve's (along with the Porcaros) music teacher at Grant High in Van Nuys. Imagine having Toto in your concert band :D
Luke needs more time, maybe a monthly visit - he has soo much to offer and once again Rick lets his guest express themselves while having a fantastic plan of content. Someone said it already, this was a master class! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Steve lukather-the absolute best, bar none.what a fine talent! One ypu never tire listening to. Toto, my favorite band.😊
One of the most enjoyable interviews Rick has done. Lukather is so engaging and has great stories. What a great talent.
People do not really understand who Steve Lukather is and what mark and contributions he has left on the music world, a true musician, true guitar player in every sense. His life experiences and stories are amazing. I could sit and listen to him for hours and hours and hours. I could rewatch this 10 more times and learn something new.
They don’t? I do.
He’s a match for Beck for sure. His contribution to music is enormous.
I’ve come to understand who he is from reading thousands and thousands of comments like this.
@Whiskers B listen to Toto 4. Great album. Look his playlist of sessions up. Dancing on the ceiling, Lionel Ritchie. Physical, Olivia Newton John. Loads of hits.
You have no clue about what people know or don't know. Stop pretending you're above the crowd.
Thank you for not filtering Steve's colorful language. His authenticity and passion comes through loud and clear. And Steely Dan... They were always on the radio when i was growing up, so I just took them for granted. It's amazing how much better they have gotten in the past 40 years. 😉 Most of the music from that time sounds dated but theirs is really timeless.
He wasn't in as many Steely Dan songs as suggested around the web.
Don't know how i missed this interview...but Luke is known as one of the best guitarists ever. Session and live! You wouldn't know it by this interview. Man is very very humble. Great stories!
I never met Steve Luthaker but I did meet Allan Holdsworth and even to me he was uncomfortably humble after I praised his performance. I carried his amp to the vehicle he was traveling in and I kinda felt bad for him. A true, tortured genius flying on a completely different plain. Chad Wackerman was on drums and Jimmy Johnson on bass. What a gig in front of 60 people or so!
How do you not LOVE this? Legend Lukather, sitting with Rick, and both of them letting it RIP. It just does not get any better than this, people. I could not be more grateful to you both for this gift. 🔥🙏🏻❤
Steve Lukather is a true Rock’n Roll guitar god. Incredible musician.
Lukather should be one of the richest men in showbiz for all he's played on and done. Thriller alone was basically the biggest album ever and still is, not even taking into account all the other stuff he essentially helped write.
Pura belleza musical. En palabras y en sonidos. En carisma y en humildad. En grandeza e impronta. Cultura Rock 100% . Luke & Rick: Gracias from ARG🇦🇷 Peace & Love! 🎸🎸🎸❤️
How can you not love this guy? He’s wonderful!
No one in this planet approaches guitar like Lukather. The taste, the choice of notes, the tempo, the melody. And he carries so much soul with him. Not to mention when he SINGS and PLAYS, specially the ballads. What a WORLD CLASS MONSTER MUSICIAN. God bless you man
Just saw him play last night. Amazing that the whole Toto crew have known each other since they were kids. Such Family. Dedicated a tune to Mike and Jeff Porcaro. Such class.
What a great human being he is ❤, and amazing guitar player, Steve, is you are reading this, you really are man!
This interview was just like a great song: made me happy, sad, comforted me, brought me memories, surprised me with some unexpected modulations in between, and taught me a lot! Steve is an absolute legend (he's so talented you tend to forget he is also an amazing singer)! Having him humbly sharing all these treasures with us is such a blessing!
Great comment. Articulated it beautifully. Luke is an underrated singer (or just not well known for that talent). He has lived an amazing life and his memory (after massive quantities of drugs) is amazing. Loved all the stories and insights. I think this is Ricks best interview.
1 hour and 22 minutes of pure entertainment. You can’t stop watching. Steve is a treasure and I could have listened for another hour and 22 minutes
I didn’t expect to have much interest in this one, but it turned out to be one of Rick’s best interviews. I can’t even fathom how fun it would be to hang out with this guy.
Steve is such a lovely guy. So down to earth. Humble.
Wow! Steve has such humility when he speaks of The Beatles as if they were sent from Heaven, but I have seen Toto perform countless times and they are incredible. They are truly one of the greatest bands to ever exist. (Moreover, he echoes the sentiment of many "Greats" when it comes to mastering music: don't skip the fundamentals. Go back to the basics everyone! =))
Beatles bearly knew music theory. If I can remember, Rick or some other music channel did that samething on the Beatles on how much music theory did they know.
@@henrys.6864 yet Steve considers them as some sort of “God sent” group of people. It underlines how important creativity also is…they were true pioneers. People such as my 15 years old daughter being a Beatles fan in 2023 probably echoes his sentiment🙏🏻
@@morbidmanmusic you mean Steve confuses you? His comment about basics wasn’t about reading music. It was more like…he was strumming a tight, simple rock tune.:))
@@LaluProg Indeed! 🎸🥁🎙
i saw them play twice on the Tambu tour, after having seen steve vai of which i knew ToTo more, but seeing vai technical ability is one thing, but seeing Lukather and ToTo was technical with feeling, steve is a mighty mechanic of music, and so incredibly musically switched on and it shows in everything he touches. if someone doesn't have respect for Steve it's because they do not know what and who he is, the Music Man, and i can't respect someone who cannot respect him!
Steve is so humble. He is a master and he would rather shine the light on someone else. He is one of the greatest musicians on the planet! Thank you for the awesome interview Rick!
Could Steve be more humble? He's SUCH a player, and he comes across as colleague and student. Much respect.
“Using chromatics to define the shape of a chord without being an obvious arpeggio”. Love how he just throws this amazingly coherent description of his playing in at the end 59:29. This is such a fun interview. Watched it 3 times so far.
I cannot STOP watching this interview!! And I don’t want it to end. Every name drop by Steve has me scrambling to Spotify to discover things new to me. And I’m laughing my ass off at his anecdotes. It’s just…perfect. 🙏🏼 Thank you, RICK!
Yeah, I had to swing by Spotify a time or two also. Great stories from a great guy.
me too, found 3-4 new rabbit holes, love it, this dude has known them all.
Came in to say exactly this! What a blast - I'll be rewatching to catch the name drops I missed in my rabbit hole diving! So good. Domo arigato, Rick Beato!
Yes, it was TOO SHORT!
Watch the video from Sunset Studios where he talks about his great stories for over an hour. Great suff.
As a guitar player I remember the first time I heard that outro solo in Rosanna, I was like HOOOOOOLD UP, who is this guy? And the solo for "I'll be over you" is still to this day my all time favorite pop music "slow" solo. It's so simple but there is so much passion and musical swagger in that solo, gets me every time.
Watch the Montreux 1991 gig- they play 'I'll be over you' and it's pretty special.
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I'm so happy someone mentioned the "I'll be over you" solo. Always loved that one and felt it's overlooked.
@@craigadamjohnston8783 Mind blowing guitar work.
Yeah, me too--completely blown away--staggeringly good! His tone alone on that was amazing, then there were the wicked chops and the Luke vibrato.
I can't keep my eyes off that MusicMan!!! That's the most stunning paint job I've ever seen. Nice one Steve! Not really a paint job actually, just superb wood and subtle classy colours and varnish. A bit like the legend Steve himself!
I keep watching this video as many others. Luke is absolutely larger, far larger than life. When he is around, magic really happens in every sense. And Rick... Well I don't think we never will be able to repay you for all the good and happiness you are bringing to our lives, Every time life is hard, watching your material is a relief and a huge deal of hope. Much love to the man from Rochester.
What an absolute champ of a human being and so talented. It's a shame we can't all sit down and have a beer and chat with Luke sometimes in our lives.
I truly LOVED this episode. Luke has been a favourite musician of mine for decades. To hear his stories, his self-effacing humour, and watch his masterful playing, all left a warm feeling in my heart. The best to you, Luke.
Lukather is an absolute legend. And you know he loves talking music because did anyone else notice that Rick was never able to finish a question?
Lukather is the man...
I could listen to Lukather tell stories all day!
All week, all month, all year!!
Steve’s ability to just hear a track and start playing a spontaneous part that fits perfectly is what I aspire too. That’s the brilliance right there
That's why he was and for my understanding, he still is the no1. top guitar player, true legend!! Love him!!
Good lord, that was HOT and Tasty.
@@CanYouDig not necessarily. In this instance, perhaps, but I've seen a friend of mine, who's a professional guitarist, to just start playing on completely never heard of track that i provided and gotten the idea of it within 5-10 seconds. It's an amazing skill that's been hones to razor edge by playing 8 hours a day (I've witnessed him practicing daily, it's crazy) over decades and audiating, composing, reading music... understanding chords and modes... it's not a skill you get by just noodling around aimlessly. And he's done this multiple times... so it's completely possible thing to do.
Jesus, when he just blazes out in the solo and it's just perfect. Worth waiting for.
I am 50. My uncle who's 70 used to tell me of gone by area in Sweden. When he was in his early 20's how the demand for live band was fuming. In every town, city ,county there were dansbands. People used to love to dance in Sweden, that kind of dancing were you actually hold each other. So there were hundreds of these hands. So he would gig every weekend , sometimes on weekdays. Then he would play rock musik at party's and at the "discotec's in the city and so on. Rock bands and dans bands everywhere. And there was a big demand for it. Then he said that some gigs were dying down when DJ took over at some places in the 70's. That is with vinyl records. Som when I was 20 in the 90's , the arena for live bands had significantly changed.
This was probably the greatest interview of a musician I've ever watched. Full stop. So much information. So many golden nuggets. Man, the '70s and '80s, and the L.A. studio scene. All those absolute monsters. Only one regret. Towards the end, Luke mentions that there aren't many new players, or new music, that advance the harmonic game. (I'm paraphrasing.) It was a perfect lead in for Rick to bring up Guthrie Govan, the ultimate example of what they were describing at that moment. I really wish Rick would have mentioned Guthrie. They needed to talk about him. They talked about basically everyone else, including people like Tim Henson, but GG needed to be mentioned there. I thought for sure Rick would jump on it, but nope, he let the moment pass. Rick, whatever you have to do, make a full-length GG interview like this one happen. You're the one to do it. It has to be you. As thoughtful and articulate as GG is, it will be a Mt. Olympus-level interview. The one he did with Lee from Anderton's a few years ago was great, but Lee can't talk guitar/music the way you do. Now that you've met GG, and made the "Scariest guitarist in rock" video, this has to happen.
Right. Although I think he mentions Tim Henson in the sense that he has an "arrangers ear". I don't like TH music to be honest, not my style. But I can hardly doubt the guy makes incredible intricate arrangements.
Mind completely blown. Luke is 65, I am 68, every thing he talked about I lived those records when they came out. It was like "this is your life of music" as told by someone on the inside. I have to watch this 50 more times. Huge respect, new respect and new appreciation for/of Steve....wow. Thank you Rick!!!
Love, love, love Steve!
To see you guys face to face is awesome! I’ve been a Steve and TOTO fan for more years than I care to say… Thank you Rick-you are genuinely a treasure for all of us! 👊🏻😎😎👊🏻
Who's To To???
Oh, you mean Toto!
Im ready for the next episode!!! Two more hours of Luke telling stories, please!
Yes!
To hear what this guy has contributed too just blows my mind. Great interview.
I had to take a detour to that Steely Dan Aja song and here how Steve Gadd did. Absolutely amazing drum work. Absolutely amazing