When Joseph left the band, it expecially hurt me because I'd finally found a guy who could sing my songs. Part of the reason I don't think I had so many songs on Toto records is because I always felt like I had to sing my songs. Lukather was too Lukather and Paich was Paich, and the lead singer had too many chops.


But with Joseph, I had a guy who could sing "Lea!" I had done a vocal on "Lea" and it was excruciating, painful! I was in the studio and it was a nightmare. But I finally did it, and we were gonna put it on the record. Then Joseph came in the band and I had him listen to the way I did the song and I said, "Okay now, you try it." He went in there and he nailed it for me. I was so thankful that we finally had a lead singer who could sing my songs.