This is a great interview. Joseph is a regular guy, and owns up to his past very well. I like how he knows what his strengths and weaknesses are, and is confident with who he is. He's proof that every musician doesn't have to be a classically-trained expert to get the job done! He's a working-man's musician who learned his skill by doing it along the way. I'm sure that his father's influence was also important as well..
Great interview of Joseph Williams! It was great to hear an incredible thorough interview of him and get his thoughts of studio, production, writing & performance. I never really heard him interviewed much. Great talent, very humble man. Obviously, myself loving Fahrenheit, The Seventh One.
I admire the fact that he only mentions his dad in passing and of course everyone in the world knows Joseph's dad or at the very least has hummed or whistled something he wrote. Joseph also did the singing for the grown Simba in Disney's The Lion King. And you're such a great interviewer because you know the music so well. It's always a bit painful when an interviewer goes into an interview "cold" and asks all of the obvious questions like, "what advice would you give to anyone starting out in this business," so it's so awesome hearing you ask about specific deep cuts on different albums.
Fantastic interview! Well done! And, "Could this be Love" might just be the best ToTo song that was ever recorded!!! There are some subtle vocal things going on in that song that are genius! Masterpiece!
Toto are amazing Joseph Williams voice on Lea the grouse ballard is my favourite Toto tune of all its so beautiful every time i hear it saw them in Melbourne january 2019 best gig and they played Lea i was total blown away thanks Toto
Joseph is back ! One of the most infectious voices of all time, and probably the only voice from that era that still stands along with Sammy Hagar. I have been amassing his WCF work from Qobuz and ITunes, and looking forward to his solo album.
Being a vocalist myself and my own worst critic, it’s nice knowing some of these great vocalist had to actually get lessons and work on their craft. Really appreciate his honesty!
I love Toto and I'm intrigued to hear more from Joseph Williams. In the 90's (as a youngster) took over as lead singer for a Band in Kansas City. They were having problems with their current lead singer and were looking for a fresh/new/young singer to "slide in" and meet the requirements for bookings they had for their tour of the Midwest. When I hear him speak about the situational intricacies and things he experienced it really mirrors my situation. I can completely empathize with his timeline continuum with Toto. I have a great respect for his singing, voice, musical capabilities etc. Darn, I wish I could communicate to him how influential Toto's music has been since he joined them. Well.... hmmm.... We have a cat named "Pamela" a dog named Melanie. They both get really excited when they look outside the window to see Rosanna (our squirrel) running, free range in the yard. LOL. Love Toto and especially Joseph!
Great interview, thank you. I always wondered what “personal problems” prompted Joe to leave Toto after only two albums, so I appreciate his addressing the issue with such candor.
Yo tambien de Argentina y adoro a este hombre...Una voz tan hermosa ..increible...que potencia. Que carisma y tanto talento.... Un divino ...uffff todooo ❤❤❤❤❤❤🇦🇷🤗
God job getting Joe Williams pinned down for half an hour, and a good interview at that! Would have loved to hear him talk more more about his 90’s solo albums. Maybe a topic for part 2? :-)
As much as I have loved all of their projects, and tried to mimic Dave's keyboard playing, The Seventh One in 1988 was outstanding! Wore that cassette out! I wish they would remix that project and re-release. It was before CD's were richly mixed. Selfishly, I've always loved hearing Joe as the lead. It had such a unique energy.
On 27:10 Joe says he likes the music of the band Keane a lot. I love Joe's music and his voice and I'm a big TOTO fan, but Keane is one of my other favorite bands! What a coincidence!
I remember when Steve said he was burned out after touring back 15-20 years ago and he was ready for Toto to just die. But I guess when Mike got ill Steve knew that he had to come back and help Mike out financially. When you walk away from something that you have put your whole being into it it takes a while before you can appreciate the true value of your volume of work. Steve and Joseph can always do their own things because they are very creative people who need to express their creativity in some form. It is therapy and it is fun. But the band are family and that emotional bond is just never going away.
Steve Porcaro had his own serious health problem in the mid 90's. He had a benign tumor in his brain. Surgery left him deaf in one ear. He's still an awesome musician and has done quite well since. The Porcaro brothers went through so much tragedy. No matter the cause, it's sad.
Tom.....Joe's voice has really got better through the years, and he has proved that he is an important part of toto today, but we can´t denay the fact that Bobby was, is and he will be THE SINGER, who sang on hold the line, africa and rossana.............since toto iv he became a true legend and a voice that you can´t replace. Many people got into toto by that distintintive voice of THAT SINGER. Any who watched the concert in Yokohama 1999 or Amsterdam 2003 can notice that bobby delivered so much to the band during 1999 - 2003. I´m just saying that both singers deserve a recognition for their contributions, in the case of Joe would be: Pamela, stop loving you, home of the brave, lea, till the end....etc. and in the case of bobby: Rossana, hold the line, Africa, i´ll supply the love, girl goodbye.....etc.
It was nice to finally see an interview with a representative of "Toto" who does not spend a significant portion of their interview bad mouthing people that are (more or less) responsible for his career and then preaching "peace and love" yea Luke, we're talking to you 😂😂😂😂😂
Everything Luke says is true. And Paich has more to do with his success than a lot of those motherf*ckers and he is still friends with him. Get over it.
If you went through what Luke encountered, it would be a difficult road. The whole band had to learn to cope with tragedy, and then corporate greed, and then anger and spite from someone who was part of the Toto extended family. We all cope differently.
Joe how can you say that Bobby kimball not always was a great singer you must be crazy in your head Bobby kimball was the best singer ever in toto and your voice will never beat Bobby kimball mvh Mik Roy
@kmart3453 Right !! JOE SAID "BOBBY KIMBALL WAS NOT ONLY A GREAT SINGER BUT ALSO A LOUD SINGER" Joe has said exactly this before. He's said repeatedly "IM A BOBBY KIMBALL FAN" even during interviews in 80s . The other person posting didn't listen very well. Joe would never attack anybody and I'm a big Bobby Kimball fan defending Joe on this one.
@jamesa.1345 I can say yes, Kimball was always a great singer. I've heard Joe Williams have some "not so great nights" even after he returned to Toto, and I've heard Lou Gramm in his prime way before the brain tumor have some "not so great nights." What makes Kimball, Williams, and Gramm great is that they are all human, but they keep going. They don't stop because they fall short. Singers can't escape imperfections. That's life.
Tom is another who is clueless like most YT-ers about what is coronavirus and what is covid, so keep pushing the narrative and play it safe, but at least you keep your channel up.
The longest solo interview I saw of Joe. Thanks you for this. ❤️
This is a great interview, thank you for it. Joseph is so refreshingly candid and thoughtful. Tremendous vocalist & great guy. Love him so much! ❤
Love the interview ! Joseph Williams is so nice and sincere . Love him
This is a great interview. Joseph is a regular guy, and owns up to his past very well. I like how he knows what his strengths and weaknesses are, and is confident with who he is. He's proof that every musician doesn't have to be a classically-trained expert to get the job done! He's a working-man's musician who learned his skill by doing it along the way. I'm sure that his father's influence was also important as well..
What an outstandingly awesome comment and praise for Joseph Williams! 👍 👍 👍
Great interview of Joseph Williams!
It was great to hear an incredible thorough interview of him and get his thoughts of studio, production, writing & performance.
I never really heard him interviewed much.
Great talent, very humble man.
Obviously, myself loving Fahrenheit, The Seventh One.
I admire the fact that he only mentions his dad in passing and of course everyone in the world knows Joseph's dad or at the very least has hummed or whistled something he wrote. Joseph also did the singing for the grown Simba in Disney's The Lion King. And you're such a great interviewer because you know the music so well. It's always a bit painful when an interviewer goes into an interview "cold" and asks all of the obvious questions like, "what advice would you give to anyone starting out in this business," so it's so awesome hearing you ask about specific deep cuts on different albums.
Great presentation...thanks, Joseph is a brilliant singer
I enjoyed this interview very much. Really comprehensive answers, but also you asked some great questions. Thank you.
Joseph Williams is good. My favorite singer without a doubt...!!
great interview lad, nice questions. good job.
Fantastic interview! Well done! And, "Could this be Love" might just be the best ToTo song that was ever recorded!!! There are some subtle vocal things going on in that song that are genius! Masterpiece!
Awesome. Till the end is my favourite too. ❤
Joseph tus canciones y tu voz una belleza....Te adoroooo👏👏👏👏❤❤🤩🇦🇷Saludos desde Argentina!!!!
Toto are amazing
Joseph Williams voice on Lea the grouse ballard is my favourite Toto tune of all its so beautiful every time i hear it saw them in Melbourne january 2019 best gig and they played Lea i was total blown away thanks Toto
The guy is one of the best singers I have seen live.
Agreed.
Joseph is back ! One of the most infectious voices of all time, and probably the only voice from that era that still stands along with Sammy Hagar. I have been amassing his WCF work from Qobuz and ITunes, and looking forward to his solo album.
Great interview, thanks a lot 👍
Being a vocalist myself and my own worst critic, it’s nice knowing some of these great vocalist had to actually get lessons and work on their craft.
Really appreciate his honesty!
I love Toto and I'm intrigued to hear more from Joseph Williams. In the 90's (as a youngster) took over as lead singer for a Band in Kansas City. They were having problems with their current lead singer and were looking for a fresh/new/young singer to "slide in" and meet the requirements for bookings they had for their tour of the Midwest. When I hear him speak about the situational intricacies and things he experienced it really mirrors my situation. I can completely empathize with his timeline continuum with Toto. I have a great respect for his singing, voice, musical capabilities etc. Darn, I wish I could communicate to him how influential Toto's music has been since he joined them. Well.... hmmm.... We have a cat named "Pamela" a dog named Melanie. They both get really excited when they look outside the window to see Rosanna (our squirrel) running, free range in the yard. LOL. Love Toto and especially Joseph!
I named my dog Toto way back !
Great interview, thank you. I always wondered what “personal problems” prompted Joe to leave Toto after only two albums, so I appreciate his addressing the issue with such candor.
Joe eres el mejor cantante del mundo. Llegas a mi corazón. Desde Argentina todo nuestro amor.😊😊😊😊😊
Yo tambien de Argentina y adoro a este hombre...Una voz tan hermosa ..increible...que potencia. Que carisma y tanto talento....
Un divino ...uffff todooo ❤❤❤❤❤❤🇦🇷🤗
Great interview! Good job, keep it up!
God job getting Joe Williams pinned down for half an hour, and a good interview at that! Would have loved to hear him talk more more about his 90’s solo albums. Maybe a topic for part 2? :-)
Great interview!
Toto fan from the beginning...great questions and bitchin honesty from Joseph
His new song is actually really good! Joe rarely does interviews so this was great to see! 👍🏻
Joseph was really good during the last tours. I Saw toto in Nîmes, was the best concert of my life.
Joseph and Fergie are my favorites
Seventh One is still best TOTO album for me...so you did something right back then? ;-)
As much as I have loved all of their projects, and tried to mimic Dave's keyboard playing, The Seventh One in 1988 was outstanding! Wore that cassette out! I wish they would remix that project and re-release. It was before CD's were richly mixed. Selfishly, I've always loved hearing Joe as the lead. It had such a unique energy.
100% agree with you. Even better than IV in my opinion !
❤I love Pamela will always b one of my Toto favorites ❤
Great work sir, really enjoyed that!
The Seventh One is one of Toto's absolute best albums !
Truly!
Very nice down to earth interview and great honest questions.
Really looking forward to both Joes and Lukes new album!
This guy is a good interviewer
Isn't he?
On 27:10 Joe says he likes the music of the band Keane a lot. I love Joe's music and his voice and I'm a big TOTO fan, but Keane is one of my other favorite bands! What a coincidence!
Great interview Brother. Love Joseph.
Lukather Landau Huff are my heroes. Hope you can hook up with any of them. Peace and love
Nice interview.
You are TAF. You earned your place, and are as legit as anyone. ❤️
I remember when Steve said he was burned out after touring back 15-20 years ago and he was ready for Toto to just die. But I guess when Mike got ill Steve knew that he had to come back and help Mike out financially. When you walk away from something that you have put your whole being into it it takes a while before you can appreciate the true value of your volume of work. Steve and Joseph can always do their own things because they are very creative people who need to express their creativity in some form. It is therapy and it is fun. But the band are family and that emotional bond is just never going away.
Steve Porcaro had his own serious health problem in the mid 90's. He had a benign tumor in his brain. Surgery left him deaf in one ear. He's still an awesome musician and has done quite well since.
The Porcaro brothers went through so much tragedy. No matter the cause, it's sad.
His father did the sound tracks for Jaws id say he was trained great
Joe is my favorite Toto singer. I love the harmonies he and Luke did on Pamela. Very unusual and tasty. Kinda jazz-like.
Hello from Hamburg
Such a long Interview and not one question about his relationship with his father and how John Williams has influenced his own music.
Joe seems to downplay that. The 2022 interview mentions his family's influence.
I love could this be love too.
Tom.....Joe's voice has really got better through the years, and he has proved that he is an important part of toto today, but we can´t denay the fact that Bobby was, is and he will be THE SINGER, who sang on hold the line, africa and rossana.............since toto iv he became a true legend and a voice that you can´t replace. Many people got into toto by that distintintive voice of THAT SINGER. Any who watched the concert in Yokohama 1999 or Amsterdam 2003 can notice that bobby delivered so much to the band during 1999 - 2003. I´m just saying that both singers deserve a recognition for their contributions, in the case of Joe would be: Pamela, stop loving you, home of the brave, lea, till the end....etc. and in the case of bobby: Rossana, hold the line, Africa, i´ll supply the love, girl goodbye.....etc.
Hello, see you in real in Hamburg
Lucky bloke to talk to Joe!
great great
❤
Who has disliked this, so sad
The TRUE VOICE OF Toto absolutley he is its their sound im 48 my favorite musicians since I was like in 6th grade I believe I was
Its mazing that people say they are fond or like KEANE, I guest people like the taste of wet dog.
Joe should do something together with Susanne Sundfør. I would die.
It was nice to finally see an interview with a representative of "Toto" who does not spend a significant portion of their interview bad mouthing people that are (more or less) responsible for his career and then preaching "peace and love" yea Luke, we're talking to you 😂😂😂😂😂
Everything Luke says is true. And Paich has more to do with his success than a lot of those motherf*ckers and he is still friends with him. Get over it.
If you went through what Luke encountered, it would be a difficult road. The whole band had to learn to cope with tragedy, and then corporate greed, and then anger and spite from someone who was part of the Toto extended family. We all cope differently.
Joe how can you say that Bobby kimball not always was a great singer you must be crazy in your head Bobby kimball was the best singer ever in toto and your voice will never beat Bobby kimball
mvh Mik Roy
Big respect to Bobby but are you seriously saying Bobby was ALWAYS a great singer?
When did he say that bro
@kmart3453 Right !! JOE SAID "BOBBY KIMBALL WAS NOT ONLY A GREAT SINGER BUT ALSO A LOUD SINGER" Joe has said exactly this before. He's said repeatedly "IM A BOBBY KIMBALL FAN" even during interviews in 80s . The other person posting didn't listen very well. Joe would never attack anybody and I'm a big Bobby Kimball fan defending Joe on this one.
@jamesa.1345 I can say yes, Kimball was always a great singer. I've heard Joe Williams have some "not so great nights" even after he returned to Toto, and I've heard Lou Gramm in his prime way before the brain tumor have some "not so great nights." What makes Kimball, Williams, and Gramm great is that they are all human, but they keep going. They don't stop because they fall short. Singers can't escape imperfections. That's life.
Tom is another who is clueless like most YT-ers about what is coronavirus and what is covid, so keep pushing the narrative and play it safe, but at least you keep your channel up.