Steve Lukather Discusses Toto's 'With a Little Help From My Friends' Live Set 

One of the most honest interviews u can get is steve. Plus hes a guitar genius.

Steve Lukather took you on a journey through the interview. It was honest, emotional. I laughed my ass off in some spots. Thank you Pete for this.

Steve said it himself, he doesn't have a filter and says whatever he wants to say. Our reward is we get to listen to a fascinating and great interview.

Toto is one of the best bands ever! I am almost old as Mr.Steve Lukather and for me as a musician he is a musical inspiration each and every day. I enjoy in Toto music over 40 years and I will not stop doing this! With God speed, Mr Lukather!

This version of Toto sounds amazing. At the end of the day Steve Lukather is Toto no matter who he is with. Had the pleasure meeting Steve years ago at an Orlando guitar center. All I asked was for a picture and ended up having the greatest conversation with my guitar hero, even when I stepped away to let others have a chance, Steve found me again looking at his rig and we started talking again. He just an awesome human being.

Steve Lukather, one of the all-time greats, master of tone, as well as feel.

A Steve Lukather interview is so much more than just an interview, it's compulsive viewing entertainment

Luke, just play and enjoy the ride. Don’t sweat the haters. We still love quality music done by skilled craftsmen and women

Steve, through it all I want to THANK YOU for keeping TOTO alive. Bottom line I have loved TOTO’s music since the 70’s and I appreciate you keeping TOTO’s music alive!! I look forward to seeing TOTO live in the near future.

This was absolutely fantastic. What a great interview. I really appreciate the host’s ability to just let Luke riff. Bravo.

His honesty shows in his heart and his playing.

Toto rocks! All good guys!

"If you politicize science" thank you, Sir!!! Great interview

You are the man, Luke! Pay no attention to the haters. You are a freakin’ legend!!!

Haha, best "interview" ever.. A 35 minute rant by Luke... love it :-)

What a truly honest human being. I cannot say enough good about Steve's book. He comes across like a professional who has had an amazing life in musical history. His love for his fellow man and fellow musicians comes through real and honest. Thanks for all the great tunes Steve. God bless.

Pete that had to be the easiest interview you ever did. You ask one question and Luke talks for a half hour. lol. Very entertaining Luke is a great guy very humble and genuine.

Its funny how you dont even have to ask him any questions and he just gives you information its really entertaining

I love Steve's honesty. It's rare . 👍🏻☮❤

N Luke!! He’s my guitar here!.. He doesn’t have to apologize to anyone..! 💯 Thanks Steve for keeping the 9band0 and music alive.. !!

Why do the best people get dumped on most often? Steve is brilliant and one of my most favorite musicians. He always gives open, honest interviews

“If you politicize science, it’s dangerous”. THIS!!! Thanks, Luke.

Always looked forward to a Toto album. Fantastic band. New Toto, Styx and Kansas albums out in 2021, doesn't get better than that.

Great interview Pete, boy you can see the business part of the music industry can take a lot of the joy out of a person.

The last time I talked to my friend Tony Barnwell who was friends with Nathan East in San Diego when we were all real young, Tony mentioned to me that he messaged Nathan. Nathan responded back to Tony that you’re not going to believe this but I just got off a plane and I’m playing with Toto, can you believe it Toto. Contrast Nathan’s attitude with their last bass player. Nathan saw it as a real honor. Sounds like the last bass player was all about something else. Tony passed away several years ago. Sometime before he passed I put together a real nice computer system for him and shipped it to him. Tony was a good friend to me and I never forgot what he did for me. I hope Luke is able to get some peace and enjoy the new band, he really deserves it. They sounded great and it looks like everyone loves being there. Best to come.

Always love the interviews with Steve. One of the greatest that speaks from the heart with honesty and a great sense of humor. Thank you.

Steve has seen it all, done it all music wise and still so passionate about it. Always loved his guitar playing and such an amazing singing voice. Very underrated. It was just so cool to just see him purge. Very down to earth. Thanks for posting this. Great job!

I can't think of a more difficult job than a studio musician/arranger/composer of the 1970's/80's days! You rock Mr. Lukather!!!

this is preaching to the choir but Steve nails it when he says "there are no great musicians in rap". Bravo Luke!

How can you not love Steve. Just a nice guy who can churn out fabulous sounding music.

Looking forward to this. `Turn Back` is in my top 30 albums of all time.

I loved this interview Pete! Luke can talk an hour about anything and also being very entertaining. All you really have to say to him is “GO”, and he can ramble forever. Thanks for this!

One of the most down-to-earth Rock Legends ever. Funny as s*** too,..Awesome interview Pete!

Steve is as down to earth as it gets. Got to meet him and he was kind enough to sign my copy of his book, which I highly recommend. His body of work speaks for itself. Thanks, Pete

This is got to be one of the best interviews from a real musician I have ever heard in my life. Lukather is on a golden role here. Is this average for him? He is amazing!! Pete just let's him get on with it. FANTASTIC, GUYS!!!

I’m 56 now and I saw you and Jeff at the BAKED POTATO when I was 18. Steve is as much of BADASS then as he is now. I love TOTO old and new and I am super pumped that they are still cranking them out 💪🏽👍🏽. Thank you Steve

Kingdom of Desire is one of my favorite albums. Back in the day I bought it from the cd budget bin. When I listened to it for the first time I thought they put the wrong cd in the case. It blew me away.

About the only thing that's as much fun as listening to Steve Lukather play guitar is listening to Steve Lukather talk. Long live Luke!

Bravo 👏 👏 👏 Luke, David Paich, Joe Williams....Gen X, 1965! TOTO fan the whole 44 years ~Keep your head up, you're still on THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD! *** WE MISS YOU JEFF, MIKE & STEVE PORCARO****

One of the greatest musicians around. Dint discover him until 2010s And im 55!

Don't pay attention to the trolls hating on you Luk. The silent majority of your fans are out there, closing their eyes and air-drumming and listening to all the great Toto tracks!

Fantastic interview, Pete. Love Steve. One of the truly great virtuoso guitar players (amazing singer too). Very honest, very decent, and when he’s on a roll, hilarious. Filtered or unfiltered, he’s a class act. 🙏

One of the coolest guys on the planet. Absolute guitar monster. Pure feel

I love you Luke! You are such a genuine 🙏the heart on the right spot and a deep wisdom of life! That's what so called "crazy people" are....they see the world as it is! Much love from Germany 🙏🌞❤

Can you imagine sitting down with Luke and David Lee Roth for a live interview? Both are really smart, free thinking and you don't know where it will end. That would be must see (internet) TV.

Man I love your honesty steve I feel your heart

I’ve always loved Toto! Steve is an incredible musician. My favorite album is Turn Back!

Congrats on getting a word in after about 15 minutes, Pete! But in all honestly I loved listening to what Steve had to say. Really great to have this, many thanks to both.

That was so cool, not a big fan of Toto but have a lot of respect for Steve he is a very talented and legendary musician. Well done Pete also great interview.

Well worth the wait! This was the most entertaining interview you've done with a famous musician, Pete. Lukather is a hoot and a sage, not to mention an exceptionally talented guitarist. I love a lot of his original playing, as well as some of his Hendrix covers. That man can play cool and smooth or hot and heavy. Steve Lukather has earned the right to tattoo the Toto logo across his forehead if he wants! Loved his stories, humility, and take on life.

Never been a Toto fan at all, but respect to real musicians, just read his book, great read, would love to see them live. Fantastic interview.

This interview felt like sitting with two of my old friends catching up... Amazing feeling, thank you Pete!

That is one of the greatest interviews I have ever watched. Lukather is one my favorite players, I own all his albums as well as Toto's. Now I even like him more. Thanks Pete.

Toto: proof that critics are idiots who don't know their ass from a hole in the ground. Keep doing what you're doing, Luke!

Steve lukather is awesome !! Legend ...

The new Toto... Good job guys Love It... Greetings from the Netherlands

What an absolute star Mr Lukather is and I wonder if that is the easiest interview Pete has ever done? From "hi how's it going" SL was in free flow and told you everything you needed to know and what the world should be like. Fantastic 35 mins.

I could listen to you talk about your musical history all night long, enjoyed your book, too. Excited to see how the new incarnation goes. Best of luck, and keep enjoying the touring!

Luke is real!! Love the interview Pete

In all their various incarnations, Toto have provided a kind of soundtrack to my life..ALL their music is ear candy.

A terrific discussion with a bona fide musical legend. I could listen to Steve talk for hours about the business.

What an awesome interview! You let the man speak his mind. Kudos! Listening to Steve riff is always a treat. He's a genuine empath.

Steve is a great!!! great interview!

Loved the interview. Just ordered the blu ray/cd. Toto overtook blue oyster cult as my favorite band of all time and third best concert I've ever seen behind pink floyd & Jimmy page& the black crows. Steve lukather is on of the best guitarists I've ever heard. Will see them this tour to.

What a fantastic interview Pete. Such an honest guy Steve is. Not easy to pour your heart out. Throughly enjoyed it. Thanks again.

Thank you Steve and Pete for a frank, honest exposition about a good band and a fine musician. Make music as long as you love it and long live Toto in any incarnation.

Luke is a the best. I like the man as much as you could possibly like someone you have never met. This was such a good interview. We got so much information....real, honest truths.....about the situation with Toto and everything. Thats so rare these days... Id go watch Luke play air guitar in a Mexican bus station bathroom. This was so awesome. Thanks Pete, Thank you Steve Lukather!

What's not to like with Steve, funny, classy/brilliant singer&guitarist&songwriter, intelligent, humble man and I like evetything about him and he has delivered so much fine music that is there and will be there to listen to forever and ever, THANK YOU LUKE!!!!❤❤❤

First, thanks for Steve Lukather for spending some of his time with us on SoT and thanks to you, Pete, for bringing him to the channel. A tremendously enjoyable interview to watch even though there is little doubt that there may have been a few more questions on Pete's mind. Immediately went and watched some of the With A Little Help From My Friends videos. The band sounds great - proof of their musicianship if they had only been together for 10 days before playing those songs. Hope there is a chance to see them live soon and hope he will return to the SoT channel someday for another round. Thanks, Pete!

Luke is such an awesome interview. Very entertaining and you can tell he doesn't take himself too seriously.

Toto will never die! The music will always live on. I saw Steve live in person with Ringo Starr's All Star band. I had a whole new appreciation for you. I went back to listen to the first Toto album I had and fell in love all over again. It took me back to my college days. Don't ever apologize for who you are. You are one of a kind. Thank you for the music and the memories.

Pete, could you do a ranking the albums of Steve's solo records? Three of them especially are really good: the debut, Luke and Ever Changing Times. I doubt even Steve will ever understand how much some of his records meant to me (including Toto) at various points in my life... His solo work is much under-appreciated

It has been a very long time since the last time I have seen an interview from Steve Lukather.

as soon as i heard his name i heard the lick from “Hold the line” in my head

What a great interview, and a great guy! Steve is such a soulful guitarist that has brought so much joy to fans over the decades. It's truly magical when you are in the position to do that!

How cool is it to interview Steve Lukather? Nice job, Pete! You only need two questions .

Really enjoyed your story about Kingdom of Desire. Totally love that record. Excellent songs and luke's playing and tone is smoking!

I applaud Steve for being open from the jump about his mental health, and the effect the last 16 months have had on us collectively. In the same breath, too, he spoke of getting help and how important that is. Bravo on one of the great SoT interviews.

Steve's an amazing musician and person. I've been a fan of his since Hold the line.

Legend

Lukather is top 10 in terms of greatest players IMO. Steve seemed to want to get a lot off of his chest in this interview, and Pete's minimalist approach to this interview set the right tone. If Steve wants to rant let him to do it. At times it did seem as though he was bearing his soul. He clearly still loves to do what he does. I hope he brings the band to my town. I'll definitely see them.

Toto live are awesome a power that punches you in the body. So F88king great.

Nothing else to be said 😆🙂 a humble and honest legend.

Steve is so honest and candid! Love this incarnation of Toto!

Great interview, Pete!

Love Toto and Turn Back albums. His collaborations with Edgar Winter, Larry Carlton and Lee Ritenour and Derek Sherinian are great.

Wow. One of my all time favourite guitarists.

Isn't this the most remarkable insight you ever seen

What a nice guy! It's always great to discover some of your rock heroes are great people.

Brilliant! Just brilliant!

I think you're such a great guy and such a great musician Steve. After somewhere in the 80's I still absolutely love Toto.

I love Steve Lukather’s honesty! Every interview I’ve ever seen that he has done has been this way!

Listen to me, so many poeple out there considered you a hero!! Your work, and your music changed and shaped my entire life!! You are freaking amazing man! I love you Steve 💖

I'm in awe of these fellas that can do session work.. Respect and stay healthy all

Props for scoring this interview! I love Lukather but trying to get him to focus on something in an interview is like trying to lasso a tornado. He has a lot of energy for a guy in his 60s.

Luke you are a true legend 🙏👍 Toto is a part of my teenage hood …. Reminding me my time at MI Los Angeles early 90’s…. Thank you for this honest and true heart ! God bless you Luke …

Great candid interview, Steve is great, well done Pete.

God bless you Steve, there are always people with opinions. Hands down… you are the real deal! I’ve been a fan for a long time and you’ve had some of the best behind you.Thanks for blessing us all with your talents and music that will live in a long time to come.

Thank you Pete for interviewing Steve Lukather

Wow, what a great interview. Steve is very funny. He would be a great interview for a guy like me. I'm a very shy guy. So, it's nice to interview a guy like Steve. You ask him one question, and away he went. If he thinks that Toto gets a lot of hate, it's quite like Yes level. I wasn't a big Toto fan until I got the All In cd box set. Thanks for that, Steve.