# Episode 560 - Steve Porcaro of Toto

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Podcast: [The Hustle](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-hustle-879596)
Published: 2026-02-03T19:47:11+00:00
Episode link: https://thehustle.podbean.com/e/episode-560-steve-porcaro-of-toto/
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## Resource

The Porcaro family is rock royalty. They made everything they touched better from their incredible session work to the many Toto hits and Grammys. Steve Porcaro has recently released a new solo album called The Very Day that shows him cleaning house. Most of these songs have been sitting around unfinished for decades so he finally committed to perfecting them (with help from friends like Michael McDonald and Jason Scheff) and getting them out in the world. Steve joins us this week to discuss the process of completing this album, as well as stories from his long session career. There's working with Quincy Jones and David Foster, there's working with Earth Wind and Fire and the Brothers Johnson, and there's his feelings on the many afterlives of "Human Nature" which he wrote and appeared on Thriller. I wish we could have talked for hours! Steve Porcaro The Hustle Podcast | creating podcasts | Patreon

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