My spiritual moment with Steve Lukather

[Lucious]

Thanks for the love cats!
I am havin a GREAT time with my new band and this tour. I feel like kid again and the crowds are really great and digging what I am up to now. Its great set with great players. I am very proud and honored to get to do this for a living.
I am sporting MANY MM guitars. I am a human NAMM show. haha
I will be posting some USA dates ASAP on my website www.Stevelukather.net
I gotta get past the "Mr. Toto" stigma but thats why I am playing it very conservative, small gigs with a good vibe. I am starting over in many ways and I appreciate the support more than you could know! It going great in Europe and japan is almost sold out 6 months in advance. Life aint bad for an old **** like me. hahaha

I am bummed that Tyler left us. I like this kid. Fender has 2000 endorsees.
How many do Music Man have and the level of talent? Except me of course. hahahaha
I think the kid will see that he made a mistake but I wish him the best. Youth is wasted on the young. Its easy to manipulate a kid in high school. Fame-Fortune...
I got 32 years in and its still a struggle. The record biz is OVER and everyone is on the road trying make a living. I am VERY lucky and I know it but loyalty and friendship is something you cant buy.
Just my 2 cents
lucious

[Big Poppa]

well said Luke. This wasnt about guitars or support both of which we gave to Tyler in addition to many conversations at all hours giving him advice. His new management consists of an old rock photographer and a will and grace tv guy. Tyler and his family have put their faith behind these guys and I hope for Tyler's sake they can deliver something other than burnt bridges. The photographer actually has taken many of Lukes solo album photos.....did he think that maybe he was hurting Luke? Wonder if Luke will ever use him again? THe old photographer didnt have the balls to tell me that he was doing this as I had introduced Tyler to him.

Oh well Ive seen the movie before...next thing is that the original bandmates wont be good enough.
IF I was managing Tyler I would focus on writing better songs and learning how to pace a show.

I met Tyler at Jacks 50th. SInce then I gave him four guitars all the strings he needed....I flew him out to California three times and Chicago once where I got him on the Eric Clapton Crossroads show where he met the old photographer. I introduced him to all of our artists and even got him jamming with Bill Murray.

Ive been in this a long time and this doesn't surprise me it disapoints me as I really like Tyler. Tyler didnt show me the respect or courtesy of a phone call or an opportunity to match what Fender is offering. We just got fired and even Tyler said in his email it wasnt about the guitars...It was business.

Lets hope that Fender can help make Tyler famous. I have yet to see a guitar company make somebody famous.......

[Oldtoe]

Thanks, Luke, for the thoughts. This was news to me when I heard it from Sterling. Take care out there and have a blast!

Your friend,
Ben

[Oldtoe]

I enjoyed our talk, Sterling. Hope I was at least semi-coherent. Sometimes news like that takes a bit of processing, especially when I'm half-asleep and have had an Ambien! I love Tyler, too; but ultimately I can only make decisions for myself. That's one thing I do like about getting older.

Bless you, Sterling. You, your family, and company are loved in my household; and always will be, come what may. I have had so much fun and have many stories to tell, all as a result of your generosity and friendship.

[Big Poppa]

ok its off my chest now....scanning photos in slo for forum candy

[GWDavis28]

Originally Posted by Big Poppa

ok its off my chest now....scanning photos in slo for forum candy

COOL!!!! New thread???

Glenn |B)

[robelinda2]

yum more candy!

[Colin]

having been on the receiving end of some very good advice (and some discipline) from Big Poppa I can only say "I hope that Kid realizes what he had one day and mends that bridge". Good luck to you Luke and see you down under again soon.

[Big Poppa]

YOu know this thing just is really too bad....

Tyler and his Dad have been guests in my house. Tylers new manager and the old photographer are telling people that "Tim has had wild offers from various people on Tyler and that he and Tyler and Tyler's dad felt that he should work with Fender on the projects they have"

Knife in the back by Tyler and his dad. His new TV producer manager never bothered to interview us or see what we had in mind. He didn't return my one email in reply.

Has he looked on the pack of the 8 million Slinky label sold yearly? Slash, Clapton, Page, Angus, John Mayer, Luke, Petrucci, Metallica......pretty good company for a teenager with a self produced CD. He burned the bridge on a company that happens to own one of the top three selling branded products in the music business. To not afford me the courtesy of at least an interview is unprofessional and not a good first move for a first time manager.

THis is really an example of the music business up close and personal....maybe Ill post some shots of Tyler with Luke, Tyler with Albert, Tyler with Morse, Tyler with Rodney Crowell, Tyler with Taylor Hicks, Tyler with Bill Murray, TYler with Scott Hamilton, Tyler at the NAMM show on my nickel with the old photographer leading him around with a movie camera,Tyler on the stage at the Eric Clapton Crossroads festival again on my nickel......TYler with Huey Lewis....oh yeah tyler on the company plane with Steve Morse as the pilot.......Gratitude.

[glockaxis]

You already know how I feel on this topic as I posted on the closed thread in the guitar forum. I agree w/ you 100% BP. I thought his dad would have some sense and teach it to his son, but if you plant wheat you don't get corn, do you?

Please don't post any pics to give this guy any more publicity. You've got the same sized heart as my uncle, and people will step on it and try to crush it/take advantage of it. While it hurts, events like this do not harden people like you because being an honest, up front, open and caring guy (I could add a few dozen more characteristics as well) are intrinsic values to your being. Thanks for being who you are BP, I appreciate you, your company and all the values that characterize you.

[Oldtoe]

In the spirit of the title of this thread, I wish to say that watching Luke's solo during "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" damn near made me weep. The passion that comes out of Luke borders on the otherworldly. He is a respected veteran of the rock music world; and any advice of his is something to be cherished and shouldn't be cast away heedlessly.

More Luke!

[Volt]

Originally Posted by Big Poppa

...maybe Ill post some shots of Tyler with Luke, Tyler with Albert, Tyler with Morse, Tyler with Rodney Crowell, Tyler with Taylor Hicks, Tyler with Bill Murray, TYler with Scott Hamilton, Tyler at the NAMM show on my nickel with the old photographer leading him around with a movie camera,Tyler on the stage at the Eric Clapton Crossroads festival again on my nickel......TYler with Huey Lewis....oh yeah tyler on the company plane with Steve Morse as the pilot.......Gratitude.

Actually I'd love to see those pics. I wouldn't expect it from a 16-year-old, but perhaps his dad (or parents?) might see these pics and realize what they turned away from and what they lost.
I would imagine that F*nder is a money-powerful company that is difficult to compete with. But being connected to company that feels like "family" is a rare blessing in this world. My company of employ was very "family" before we were assimilated by the Borg ~10 years ago.

My $0.03 (inflation corrected - lol)

[Big Poppa]

the process was unprofessional. Lets let it die. THis forum is open and I just couldnt corporate speak after the process was handled.

[Sigmunds Couch]

Originally Posted by Lucious

Thanks for the love cats! I will be posting some USA dates ASAP on my website http://www.ernieball.com/forums/erni...velukather.net
lucious

Could I quietly suggest to management perhaps HOB New Orleans, Hard Rock Biloxi, Saenger Theater Mobile, AL or The Swamp, Ft Walton Beach, FL? Yahtzee if Trev opened....

Originally Posted by Big Poppa

ok its off my chest now....scanning photos in slo for forum candy

Love candy!! Gots me some on the way and my eye on another piece....

BTW, Amy came unglued when I told her the news..She's a full on card carrying member of the Big Poppa Army....Pops mojo, chick magnetdom in action...(are you the one MXPX wrote that about??)

Hope to see you guys soon..

[dmullen]

Originally Posted by Sigmunds Couch

Could I quietly suggest to management perhaps HOB New Orleans, Hard Rock Biloxi or Saenger Theater Mobile, AL? Yahtzee if Trev opened......

Excellent suggestions!