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 '''Steve Lukather''' (October 21, 1957, San Fernando Valley, California) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger and producer, most famous as a member of the group [[wikipedia:Toto (band)|Toto]].
 When Lukather was 17 years old he auditioned for Zappa. He was told to read a score with complicated time signatures, but felt it was too complex for him. In the March 2001 issue of the Japanese magazine ''"Young Guitar"'' Lukather recalled that he said: ''"I can read it, but I have to take it home and learn,",'' which put Zappa in a bad mood. Lukather was instructed to replay what Zappa played on the spot, but struggled to do that. In the end, Frank Zappa told him: ''"I guess you lack the skill of musical comprehension. You should learn some more."''
 Lukather later was one of the guitarists who played on [[Dweezil Zappa]]'s heavy metal cover-version of The Bee Gees' "[[Stayin' Alive]]" on his 1991 album ''[[Confessions]]''. The song features a long guitar solo in the middle, where 5 guitarists rip the song totally apart.
-Lukather claims that his favorite Zappa albums are [[Fillmore East, June 1971|Fillmore East]] and the [[:Category:Beat The Boots|Beat The Boots]] collection.
+Lukather claims that his favorite Zappa albums are ''[[Fillmore East, June 1971|Fillmore East]]'' and the ''[[:Category:Beat The Boots|Beat The Boots]]'' collection.
-Lukather is also interviewed in the documentary [[Cry Baby:The Pedal that Rocks the World]].
+==Dweezil Zappa==
-[[File:Toto.jpg|thumb|right|Toto.  That's Lukather second from the left, back row.]]
+[[Dweezil Zappa]] has also an unreleased musical project, ''What The Hell Was I Thinking'', a 65-minute piece, featuring contributions by [[Brian May]], [[Eddie Van Halen]], Eric Johnson, Steve Morse, [[Steve Vai]], Joe Walsh, Brian Setzer, Albert Lee, Robben Ford, Steve Lukhater, Jimmie Vaughan, [[Warren DeMartini]], Tim Pierce, Angus and Malcolm Young (of [[AC/DC]]) and Yngwie Malmsteen. <ref>https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/frank-zappa-acdc-angus-malcolm-young-thoughts</ref> <ref>https://www.premierguitar.com/artists/dweezil-zappa-a-son-of-a-mother-of-invention</ref> <ref>https://www.musicradar.com/news/dweezil-zappa-on-his-epic-allstar-guitar-track-featuring-eddie-van-halen-angus-malcolm-young-yngwie-and-dozens-more</ref>
 ==See also==

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 [[File:Toto.jpg|thumb|right|Toto.  That's Lukather second from the left, back row.]]
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-[[Category:Singers|Lukather]]
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-[[Category:Producers|Lukather]]
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 When Lukather was 17 years old he auditioned for Zappa. He was told to read a score with complicated time signatures, but felt it was too complex for him. In the March 2001 issue of the Japanese magazine ''"Young Guitar"'' Lukather recalled that he said: ''"I can read it, but I have to take it home and learn,",'' which put Zappa in a bad mood. Lukather was instructed to replay what Zappa played on the spot, but struggled to do that. In the end, Frank Zappa told him: ''"I guess you lack the skill of musical comprehension. You should learn some more."''
-Lukather later was one of the guitarists who played on [[Dweezil Zappa]] heavy metal cover-version of The Bee Gees' "[[Stayin' Alive]]" on his 1991 album ''[[Confessions]]''. The song features a long guitar solo in the middle, where 5 guitarists rip the song totally apart.
+Lukather later was one of the guitarists who played on [[Dweezil Zappa]]'s heavy metal cover-version of The Bee Gees' "[[Stayin' Alive]]" on his 1991 album ''[[Confessions]]''. The song features a long guitar solo in the middle, where 5 guitarists rip the song totally apart.
 Lukather claims that his favorite Zappa albums are [[Fillmore East, June 1971|Fillmore East]] and the [[:Category:Beat The Boots|Beat The Boots]] collection.
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 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Lukather Wikipedia article]
-[[Category:Rock Artists|Lukather, Steve]]
+[[Category:Rock Artists|Lukather]]
-[[Category:Celebrity Fans|Lukather, Steve]]
+[[Category:Celebrity Fans|Lukather]]
-[[Category:Guitarists|Lukather, Steve]]
+[[Category:Guitarists|Lukather]]
-[[Category:Arrangers|Lukather, Steve]]
+[[Category:Arrangers|Lukather]]
-[[Category:Producers|Lukather, Steve]]
+[[Category:Producers|Lukather]]
-[[Category:Singers|Lukather, Steve]]
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	Lukather later was one of the guitarists who played on [[Dweezil Zappa]] heavy metal cover-version of The Bee Gees' "[[Stayin' Alive]]" on his 1991 album ''[[Confessions]]''. The song features a long guitar solo in the middle, where 5 guitarists rip the song totally apart.		Lukather later was one of the guitarists who played on [[Dweezil Zappa]] heavy metal cover-version of The Bee Gees' "[[Stayin' Alive]]" on his 1991 album ''[[Confessions]]''. The song features a long guitar solo in the middle, where 5 guitarists rip the song totally apart.

−	Lukather claims that his favorite Zappa albums are [[Fillmore East, June 1971\|Fillmore East]] and the [[Beat The Boots]] collection.	+	Lukather claims that his favorite Zappa albums are [[Fillmore East, June 1971\|Fillmore East]] and the [[:Category:Beat The Boots\|Beat The Boots]] collection.

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−	~~Lukhater~~ is also interviewed in the documentary [[Cry Baby:The Pedal that Rocks the World]].	+	Lukather is also interviewed in the documentary [[Cry Baby:The Pedal that Rocks the World]].
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		+	[[File:Toto.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Toto. That's Lukather second from the left, back row.]]
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	==See also==		==See also==

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	Lukather later was one of the guitarists who played on [[Dweezil Zappa]] heavy metal cover-version of The Bee Gees ''[[Stayin' Alive]]'' on his 1991 album ''[[Confessions]]''. The song features a long guitar solo in the middle, where 5 guitarists rip the song totally apart.		Lukather later was one of the guitarists who played on [[Dweezil Zappa]] heavy metal cover-version of The Bee Gees ''[[Stayin' Alive]]'' on his 1991 album ''[[Confessions]]''. The song features a long guitar solo in the middle, where 5 guitarists rip the song totally apart.

−	Lukather claims that his favorite Zappa albums are [[Fillmore East]] and the [[Beat The Boots]] collection.	+	Lukather claims that his favorite Zappa albums are [[Fillmore East, June 1971\|Fillmore East]] and the [[Beat The Boots]] collection.

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	Lukather claims that his favorite Zappa albums are [[Fillmore East]] and the [[Beat The Boots]] collection.		Lukather claims that his favorite Zappa albums are [[Fillmore East]] and the [[Beat The Boots]] collection.

−	~~An interesting sidenote is that Zappa satirized Lukather's band [[Toto]] on his album ''[[Joe's Garage Act I]]''.~~

	Lukhater is also interviewed in the documentary [[Cry Baby:The Pedal that Rocks the World]].		Lukhater is also interviewed in the documentary [[Cry Baby:The Pedal that Rocks the World]].