- Sep 20, 2000
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I just saw a disturbing post about Mike Porcaro losing his battle with ALS. Can anyone verify this?
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Mike Porcaro RIP?
- Thread starter Roy Vogt
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- Sep 20, 2000
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Simply :-(
We all knew this day was coming, but this one is really hard. I learned to play bass by copying Hungate and Porcaro bass lines the best I could. I feel like these guys are a part of my musical soul.
We all knew this day was coming, but this one is really hard. I learned to play bass by copying Hungate and Porcaro bass lines the best I could. I feel like these guys are a part of my musical soul.
I was playing "Isolation" in the car today. The bass line to "Lion" is one of the first I learned to play back in the day.
So Sad. You and your brother are one kick ass rhythm section up in heaven.
My condolences to the Pocaro family. Such sad news.
I saw Toto last summer in OK, they where great (Hungate was on fire!) but I could only think of what it was like with _3_ Pocaros in the band. Wow.
One of my first memories after starting playing bass was seeing the brand new video of "Pamela" on mtv(!), with Mikey playing a super cool Kramer 5 string (red!) with a huge Trace rig. Killer gear and even more killer groove comvinced me I was playing the right instrument!
RIP MP. You'll be greatly missed.
I saw Toto last summer in OK, they where great (Hungate was on fire!) but I could only think of what it was like with _3_ Pocaros in the band. Wow.
One of my first memories after starting playing bass was seeing the brand new video of "Pamela" on mtv(!), with Mikey playing a super cool Kramer 5 string (red!) with a huge Trace rig. Killer gear and even more killer groove comvinced me I was playing the right instrument!
RIP MP. You'll be greatly missed.
Very nice quote from David Hungate:
“We’ve lost one of the greatest musicians and finest men I’ve ever known,” Hungate said this afternoon. “Mike Porcaro was a hero and an inspiration to me — as a bassist, and as a person. I first met Mike and heard him play shortly after I moved to L.A. in ’71 when I stopped by the Porcaros’ house to pick Jeff up for a gig. He was 14 or 15 and completely blew me away, and still does after all these years as I’ve spent the past couple of months preparing for Toto’s next tour, listening to his brilliance every day. That will never fade and will continue to be an inspiration to me, and a standard to aspire to.”
“We’ve lost one of the greatest musicians and finest men I’ve ever known,” Hungate said this afternoon. “Mike Porcaro was a hero and an inspiration to me — as a bassist, and as a person. I first met Mike and heard him play shortly after I moved to L.A. in ’71 when I stopped by the Porcaros’ house to pick Jeff up for a gig. He was 14 or 15 and completely blew me away, and still does after all these years as I’ve spent the past couple of months preparing for Toto’s next tour, listening to his brilliance every day. That will never fade and will continue to be an inspiration to me, and a standard to aspire to.”
