Steve Lukather Reveals How To Work For Jones On Beat It Song

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JAKARTA - Guitarist Toto, Steve Lukather has a personal experience with the late total Jones. He was once a session player for several recordings of Michael Jackson's songs produced by death.

One of the best known is Beat It, a song from the 1982 album Thriller which was released in 1982 and became the best-selling album in the world to date.

Meanwhile, the rhythm guitar in the iconic 'Beat It' was played by Steve Lukather, while the guitar solo part was played by Eddie Van Halen.

In a recent interview with The Guardian, Steve recalls how he initially played a tough rhythm guitar, considering Eddie would fill in the solo section.

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Based on his experience, Steve praisedTEN's ability to act like a film director, to guide musicians of his choice to give his best.

"What no one has ever said aboutvillage is how great he is as a casting director," Steve Lukather said in a recent interview with The Guardian.

"He has a list of musicians from various types he can get. And when he gets certain materials, he will say, 'Okay, this is the right person.'," continued the 67-year-old guitarist.

Guitarist Toto first worked foraturah pada usia 23 tahun. Dia mengakui kalinya sebagai sosok produser brilliant yang sangat mengerti cara berperan di studio rekaman.

"He didn't write the part for us, he gave us freedom. He would give us a chord sheet and say, 'What do you have? Make me look good!' Then once he started to feel everything, he became a great director," he said.

The result spoke for itself. "Beat It" became the hit that topped the charts and won the Grammys for Record of the Year and Best Male Rock Vocal Performance in 1984.

Steve praised her vision of the song and many other songs. Quincy is the only person who can make solo albums without playing or writing anything. Whatever he does, there's a word guy Jones, even though he doesn't play, sing, write, or whatever. He's a director."

Steve also talked about how the initial recording for Michael Jackson's album was so special. He and his bandmates at Toto, Jeff Porcaro (drums), were asked to play for the song The Girl Is Mine, featuring Paul McCartney.

"We're like, 'Are you kidding? bagus, Michael, and Paul McCartney?' You're not going to be bigger than that in 1982," Steve said.

"So we are very happy. I mean, indeed, the song is a bit ridiculous, let's all be honest about it. However, it was my first meeting with one of the Beatles members, which was amazing, because they were the reason why I started playing. Paul and Linda entered the room, it felt like the energy was changing. It was so felt.