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> [Jeff always had a huge part in making a song a record. You felt like you were capturing lightning in the studio. It was never boring. He always was there to serve the song.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/jeff-always-had-a-huge-part-in-making-a-song-a-record-you-felt-like/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac6/steve-porcaro-26072_always_jeff-always-had-a-huge-part-in-making-a_2326754.jpg)

## More by Steve Porcaro

> [We always just go out there and do what we do. That's the way we approach all of our records.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/we-always-just-go-out-there-and-do-what-we-do-that-s-the-way-we/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [I was in the band for the first six albums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/i-was-in-the-band-for-the-first-six-albums/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [There's songs like 'Africa' that just have kind of become part of pop culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/there-s-songs-like-africa-that-just-have-kind-of-become-part-of-pop/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [We listened to 'Beverly Hills.' I wanted to maybe even do a real 'Africa'-type version of that, I was thinking about for a minute.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/we-listened-to-beverly-hills-i-wanted-to-maybe-even-do-a-real-africa/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [I want to show everyone what a good rock 'n' roll band we can be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/i-want-to-show-everyone-what-a-good-rock-n-roll-band-we-can-be/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [Sometimes, to be honest with you, our lyrics were written a day before the vocal had to be done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/sometimes-to-be-honest-with-you-our-lyrics-were-written-a-day-before/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [When I did my solo album, I put on a song that I'd planned for Toto that never made an album constructed from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/when-i-did-my-solo-album-i-put-on-a-song-that-i-d-planned-for-toto/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [If it's an evening with Toto, that usually means there's no opening act.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/if-it-s-an-evening-with-toto-that-usually-means-there-s-no-opening-act/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [It was a lot of insensitivity, especially as maybe as far as the 'Africa' video goes. But the song was about a fantasy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/it-was-a-lot-of-insensitivity-especially-as-maybe-as-far-as-the/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [Jeff was the coolest, hippest older brother I could ever dream for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/jeff-was-the-coolest-hippest-older-brother-i-could-ever-dream-for/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [Although he loved performing live, and was great at it - Jeff was as solid on stage, as he was in the studio -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/although-he-loved-performing-live-and-was-great-at-it-jeff-was-as/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [There was no real poet in the band, but we tried.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/there-was-no-real-poet-in-the-band-but-we-tried/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [Jeff always had a huge part in making a song a record. You felt like you were capturing lightning in the studio. It was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/jeff-always-had-a-huge-part-in-making-a-song-a-record-you-felt-like/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [Art was a huge passion of Jeff's from a very early age. He took a few lessons one summer. He always had a huge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/art-was-a-huge-passion-of-jeff-s-from-a-very-early-age-he-took-a-few/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

> [We started off as a garage band who played a lot of rock 'n' roll.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-porcaro/we-started-off-as-a-garage-band-who-played-a-lot-of-rock-n-roll/)

[Steve Porcaro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-porcaro/)

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