David Paich of Toto

The Weekly Show with David J. Maloney

This week David chats with David Paich of Toto, the Grammy winning singer, songwriter, composer, and keyboardist responsible for some of the most iconic songs in one of the most iconic bands of his era. David talks about his father's influence, not following him into jazz, Boz Scaggs "Silk Degrees", putting Toto together, Toto I, "Childs Anthem", Toto IV, the story of "Rosanna", Thom Bell and the Philadelphia sound, combining keyboards and guitars, the "secret sauce" of "Africa", how he wound up singing the verses, the meaning of the lyrics and where they came from, his studio work with Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, Toto's work on Michael Jackson's "Thriller" album, why he waited so long to release a solo record, "Forgotten Toys", putting together the band for the record, Don Felder, Michael McDonald, Nathan East, Steve Lukather, the origin of many of the songs, and so much more!