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Steve Lukather.
Iwi onoder/redfernsLegendary guitarist this Steve Lukather looks back at how cocaine has seized the rock music scene in Los Angeles in the 1970s.
“It was unbelievable how (cocaine) overtaken the city,” Lukather said Telegraph In an interview published on Friday, January 31. “I didn’t even realize what was going on. I didn’t realize why there were five boys in the bathroom. ”
This has affected drug-related problems during their nearly 50-year-old career in which they recorded hit No. 1 iconic power-ball from 80. “Africa” and won three Grammy Awards.
This drummer and composer Jeff Porcaro died in 1992 From a heart attack as a result of a coronary disease associated with cocaine use, even though Lukather questioned the details of the death of his bandmate.
At the time of Porcaro’s death, this manager suggested that the drummer could actually die of an allergic reaction to the inhalation of pesticides during horticulture.
In this new interview, Lukukon admitted that he initially “did not understand” how destructive a drug for his music community.
“I would enter the bathroom to escape, and there are all these boys in the booth.” “Hey, what are you doing there?” “Nothing to a person, nothing, a child,” he remembered before he knitted snorting.
While Lukather claims to avoid drugs during this rise to the top of the rock world, he said he eventually succumbed to his influence.
“One night, 2 in the morning, I go,” I have 10:00 (sessions), how will I walk? “Some guy goes,” come here, man, some of it. “And I go,” Oh, man, they are drugs -“but they sold me a lot. They sold us all lies: it’s not addictive, it’s better than coffee, it’s no problem. And all my heroes did it, so I said, “Okay.” And it started well … but it was bad, because it just turned into this strange dark thing. It became a cloak and dagger -. (People said) “No, I have nothing.” It was a matter of addiction that people lied to us about. ”
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A guitarist and a renowned musician of the session stressed that he now has a very different view of life than when drugs on the rock scene did not check.
“Even in your youth you just don’t know how long you left,” he said. “I think today could be my last day.” I could go tonight. I am at an age when every day above the ground is a bonus. I’m 67 years old, man. I didn’t have a drink or smoke for 16 years, but during the day I did it quite well. I protected wherever I went. ”
Lukather continued, “No matter where you are, people would say,“ Oh, yeah, come, we’ll meet those in the bar. “It’s really easy to get to a point where it’s your everyday life. And it starts harmless and nice as it is when you are young, and suddenly you are 50 and you go, “I can’t do it anymore.”
Lukather continues to lead this for almost half a century because it was for their estimated 50 million records sold worldwide by a driving creative force.
The “Africa” trail has been streaming more than 2 billion times SpotifyIt attracts more than 24 million monthly flows to the band for their wider catalog.
Lukather was also one of the most prolific musicians at the age of 80. The guitarist continued to play Michael Jackson‘with Record -breaking Thrilleras well as contributing to hits Aretha Franklin, Olivia Newton-John, Lionel Richie and Chicagoamong many others.
This is ready to tour this summer in the show together with colleagues from 80. Christopher Cross and men at work. The band released their 15th studio album, Old is newin 2018.
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