Apr 18, 2023 · When Steve Lukather was a kid, he had a recurring dream: He’d walk onto a huge stage in front of a vast audience with a guitar in his hands. “But right before I’d play my first note,” says Lukather, “I’d always wake up.”

Steven Lee Lukather was born on October 21, 1957, in the San Fernando Valley, California.His father was an assistant director and production manager at Paramount Studios, and worked on shows such as The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and I Dream of Jeannie. [2] Lukather first played keyboards and drums, and then taught himself how to play the guitar starting at age seven, when his father ...

Mar 23, 2024 · about steve lukather Versatile musician, guitarist, vocalist, composer, producer, and arranger Steve Lukather was born in Los Angeles on October 21 in 1957. Before his father bought him a guitar (a simple Kay acoustic) and a copy of Meet the Beatles at the age of seven, Luke started to play drums and keyboards.

Jan 30, 2025 · Steve Lukather has had the good fortune of playing alongside three of the Beatles – and could even go so far as to call them friends. He has been a longterm member of Ringo Starr‘s All-Starr Band and recorded and hung out with Paul McCartney during the making of Michael Jackson’s Thriller.

To that end, during a break in the action, Steve Lukather beamed in with ClassicRockHistory.com to run through the ten albums that changed his life. This was the “On” switch to my life. George Harrison’s solo on “I Saw Her Standing There” changed everything.

Native Californian guitarslinger Steve Lukather has been a mainstay on the Left Coast studio and concert scene for longer than you think. He’s best noted for his longtime association with platinum-selling Toto, which has sold 30 million albums worldwide since its first single, “Hold the Line,” hit the top 10 in 1978.

Jan 15, 2025 · Steve Lukather suggested that modern guitarists don't need to be exceptionally skillful to sound great due to all the tools at their disposal, noting how people nowadays tend to be amazed when...

19 hours ago · Steve Lukather has reiterated his admiration for young players after what he believes to be an AI-generated interview made him look like he was criticising modern guitarists.. Lukather has consistently praised up and coming musicians for their technical ability, and feels there’s “quite a bit of difference” between entry-level players now compared to those starting out when he was ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Despite initial reservations, Lukather succumbed to the relentless pressure of his peers, blinded by the widespread misconception that cocaine was non-addictive. However, his experience quickly soured, transforming into a “weird dark thing” shrouded in secrecy and deceit.

Feb 3, 2025 · Legendary Toto guitarist Steve Lukather is looking back on how cocaine took hold of the Los Angeles rock music scene in the 1970s. “It was unbelievable how [cocaine] overtook the city,”...