Exclusive: Former Toto bassist recalls 2019 breakup: It got a little 'Lord of the Flies'

Exclusive: Former Toto bassist recalls 2019 breakup: It got a little ‘Lord of the Flies’


Former Toto bassist Shem von Schroeck takes a deep breath. “This is the first time I’ve ever talked about this publicly,” he tells Blaze News’ Steve Baker.

Baker has just asked Schroeck — who toured with Toto from 2017 to its breakup in 2019 — for his perspective on the inner turmoil that led to a final rift between founding guitarist Steve Lukather and keyboardist Steve Porcaro in 2019.

‘This is a person who can go from laughing at the funniest, silliest joke to tearing someone’s head off.’

While Lukather continues to tour under the Toto name, the break with Porcaro severed the last remaining link with the founding Porcaro brothers. Drummer Jeff died in 1992, while bassist Mike succumbed to ALS

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