Steve Lukather Chat Archive Intro

WolfMarshall: Guitarist Steve Lukather is the consummate rock specialist, in and out of the recording studios. Luke brought a hard-rock vitality to the L.A. session scene of the late 1970s and has been a leading kingpin ever since. He simultaneously garnered greater public attention and recognition outside the studios with the highly successful and innovative rock band Toto. Burning tracks like "Hold The Line" and "Rosanna" redefined commercial music of the era while Luke's contributions to the work of Lionel Ritchie, Michael Jackson and countless others are the stuff of which studio legends are made.

scott: where's everyone from

Richard_UK: England

Eric: Calif

keith: Saskatoon, Canada

scott: Florida USA

alco17: there are regular live lessons???

Birro666-BR: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Assistant: I'd like to introduce Steve Lukather

KSthamer: Hi Steve greetings from Hamburg Germany !

SteveLukather: Hey you guys

Assistant: Wolf Marshall is also a host for this event

Birro666-BR: greetings from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil !

Richard_UK: Big fan here Steve... got all the TOTO and solo albums

Rob: Hi from Australia

stratman: Great two guitar legends

SteveL: U R too kind

cfh: hey Steve when's the newest Toto album gonna be available in the us?

Richard_UK: He was talking about me and Wolf, not you Steve :)

Richard_UK: Mindfields is amazing

keith: You can order Mindfields at CDNow-I did

   Click Here to order Toto's Mindfields 

SteveL: The new record will be coming in the next 2 months in the US. We had litigation with Sony. Dick-heads they are. ha ha ha

stratman: When is it coming to Sweden

scott: steve who were your influences?

SteveL: Hendrix, Beck, Beatles-Stones Page-Clapton

Ryan: hendrix right

cfh: i saw that the "baked potato" gig is going to be released as an import soon... i've heard that it is one of your most smokin' performances...any thoughts?

Richard_UK: Steve... what's your favorite track off Mindfields ?

  scott: steve, you like metallica any?

SteveL: I like Metallica, Bob Rock is a pal and I dig his stuff. Enter sandman was a killer track

SteveL: Man, I hear so much stuff these days. My son is really into the new stuff Limp Bizcut Korn Zombie etc.. real cool stuff there sound wise

scott: steve, you like some good stuff!

stomp: steve what first sparked in your head that made everything fit together. what made the fretboard make sense?

scott: steve, what made you want to play guitar/

SteveL: I'm still trying to figure out how to play, you have breakthroughs but they come at weird times. I started playin' cause of the Beatles
 
SteveL: I hear so many great players these days, its humbling really

Richard_UK: Steve, are there any plans for a new studio album in the pipeline, and will Bobby be on it ?

scott: steve, what do you think of kirk hammett?

SteveL: Were still touring for the rest of the year on Mindfields

     Click Here for Toto's tour schedule

WolfM: Luke, Toto is active and out again. Tell us about the new album and your current activities.

Richard_UK: yes,... I'm looking forward to the concert at the Birmingham NEC in October
 
keith: Steve, Please come to Canada!

stratman: I saw your concert in Stockholm, missed Pamela

Birro666-BR: I would like you to come to Brazil. but now i wanna rock :)

SteveL: Were looking forward to the UK gigs as well. We want to come to Canada.

SteveL: I wanna rock too dude. hahaha

Birro666-BR: lol :)

Richard_UK: There's only one gig in the UK... how come you're not doing any more ?

Richard_UK: How about we do some guitar work, and leave the questions until the end

Ryan: all warmed up

Birro666-BR: i'm tiring of warming up... my hands are burning :)

SteveL: Ouch

Birro666-BR: hahaha :)