Veteran actor Rob Lowe reflected on how he almost launched a music career with the help of Toto in a recent episode of his podcast.
Lowe’s is working with Journalist, author and podcaster Bill Simmons joins the latest episode of SiriusXM Literally! with Rob Lowe. During the chat, the pair turned their attention to the music world of the 1980s and emerging documentaries Yacht Rock: A DocumentarySimmons is an executive producer on the show.
“That’s the other thing about yacht rock,” Simmons said, focusing on negative attitudes toward the genre in recent years. “These songs are truly some of the biggest hits of the year; Grammy-winning songs.
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“[The Doobie Brothers‘] Minute by Minute won a Grammy, and Christopher Cross won four Grammys. Toto had a big win at the Grammys. Toto’s performance at the Grammys was outrageous. Like the Grammys backlash. They were like, ‘Who the hell are these guys?’
Lowe refutes Simmons’ claims about Toto’s success at the 1983 Grammy Awards (they won Toto IV and featured the single “Rosanna”) recalled that he had also been involved with the Los Angeles rock band.
“I bought you one. At one point in the ’80s, I did play too much Bolivian Marching powder and was a goddamn maniac,” Lowe recalled. “and [it was] It’s also that time in the careers of young actors who are too old to play the roles they’ve been playing, but too young to play the roles that will stay with you for the rest of your life, that’s really great. You can feel it.
“I love music so much, as evidenced by this talk and all of this, that the idea came to my mind that maybe I should think more about music, so Toto and I cut a demo together.”
“Wow, that’s one of the reasons you’re the most interesting person in the world,” Simmons replied. “In the Magic shooting scene, you’re celebrating with the Lakers because they’re winning a championship. Who didn’t you hang out with in Los Angeles in the ’80s?
“Probably no one, because I’m also very serious about having fun,” Lowe added.
Lower didn’t elaborate further on the song, and it’s unclear what happened to the demo he recorded with Toto or whether it might ever be released – preferably on a future sequel yacht rock Record.
