Christine Devine interviews Toto singer Bobby Kimball

[@kimeastwood3948]

Bobby will always be to me the Real voice of Toto. Love this guy's style, voice and stage presents! God Bless you Bobby!

[@waltersimmons946]

100% correct on spot Kim. 👍 ❤️ 🎸 🎸 🎹 🎹 🥁 🪘 🎤 🎙

[@bobthebear1246]

*presence

[@alreso1rr]

His tone of voice in Rosanna is amazing! One of the greatest voices ever!

[@hofmanish]

absolutely, he (was) one of the best voices of rock and soul

[@pippotones]

Bobby Kimball is one my favorite singer…..with the Toto, the voice was perfect…!!!

[@milestonowhere]

Bobby is one of the best voice in rock history, he sings so easy and enjoying , he knows he is best somehow :-)

[@lilnip67]

I am such a huge fan of his. He seems so sweet and his voice just suits him. Amazing.

[@khobia2]

What an awesome guy. Really down to earth. Toto one of my favorite bands. Great guys. Legends.

[@dylankopff5062]

Bout time this guy got some recognition!!! Bobby thanks for your amazing work one of the greatest voices ever to sing..

[@waltersimmons946]

I AGREE 100% .

[@theadamblock]

What a genuinely lovely person.

[@JimA-pp2nu]

shut the fuck up, you don't know him

[@jamesparadis7079]

@@JimA-pp2nu ?

[@dougpeters1625]

Absolutely one of the best singers with the best bands that ever existed.

[@krm3345]

2:09 my new alarm clock, love him

[@tubeskid]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Personlpp]

Bobby made Africa what it is. Toto tried girls to take his place. Didn't work. I know he was best 40 years ago but I still respect this man. He was responsible for the success of one of the best songs ever recorded.

[@ethanlowry8757]

Your not wrong.

[@TheMetallicafan7]

i see you on alot of these. honestly he never sound bad until the really high notes

[@tomdulle1707]

David Paich was lead vocalist on "Africa", NOT Bobby Kimball. When the only instrument you have is your voice and your voice is completely gone, give it up and call it a day. He barely "sings" eat all. He just turns the mic over to a drunk audience who sounds as bad as he does. That's embarrassing, and I loved the Bobby Kimball era of Toto, but he's completely tone deaf now, and nobody in his act can even remotely compare to the gifted musicians, Lukather, the Porcaro brothers, patch, Castro, David Hungate. IF you can't sing and your band can't play, just live off your royalties.

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

As a singer myself, that section in Africa is very challenging for a lot of vocalists. The lyrics make it especially challenging. And to sit up there on all those A4 notes is no joke.

[@andohish27]

Michael K only reason I love the song Africa is because of Bobbys voice in the chorus. Thats my only favorite part of it

[@clamshell6863]

WOW! He still got it. God Bless Him! Great voice and great guy!

[@waltersimmons946]

Bobby has DEMENTIA according to his daughter, thats why we haven't heard from him.

[@clamshell6863]

@@waltersimmons946 I heard. So sad. Dementia is not good at all.

[@waltersimmons946]

@@clamshell6863 Its not and the whats even worse is the current "President" has it and is taking medication for it but the dishonest news MEDIA tries to hide it but they won't be able to keep it up much longer. This disease doesn't just "fade away".

[@carolinapirate2830]

Unfortunately age has taken it's toll on Bobby's voice, but he is still my favorite Toto lead singer.

[@ethanlowry8757]

Same.

[@martinsmartians]

The cocaine didn't help either.

[@yaimavol]

@@martinsmartians Same thing happened to Steve Walsh from Kansas. Weed and booze took it's toll to the point where it's the bass player singing Carry On in concert now

[@IslandDigital]

@@yaimavol so sad. What a voice he had ! It explains all those keyboard handstands and that endless energy on stage .. Wish him well a true rock great !

[@tilenjk02]

His voice was still ok, just his hearing went to crap

[@Grayback1973]

Great interview....I love Bobby Kimball! What a voice man.

[@scottsmith1455]

There’s no denying that Bobby’s voice was amazing back in the day! The great song writing and Bobby’s voice are responsible for some incredible songs!

[@TheJollycoppers]

Cool guy...still has that great southern gentleman charm. Come to think of it, everyone from Toto is super cool, humble, and nice...based on interviews and things I've read.

[@andrewgibb8846]

Bobby Kimball is a living legend that I appreciate greatly for his contributions to music he shares with the world. Amazing talent and spirit, fantastic artist 👍🍻✌🏼

[@diamondd2778]

Luv Bobby! One of the greatest voices ever. The best toto singer by miles .

[@bobthebear1246]

God, he is still so handsome and hella charming. 😍

[@freddymclain]

I worked with Bobby in Louisiana back in the early 70's. I remember 'The Texas Pelican Club' with its circular bandstand. It was mounted on a motorized track of some kind and it took a half turn every hour. There was a wall across the middle, and the other band would be playing as the whole thing rotated. We played a lot of Chicago/Blood Sweat and Tears. I think it paid $75, but I needed the money. Bobby was a fine vocalist and had great range, and he was fun to work with. I appreciated that. When I heard later that he had 'made it,' I was happy for him.

[@dewaynezachary5032]

That's great Freddy

[@freddymclain]

There was another vocalist on the gig...Eddie Phillips. He was good too, and I wonder whatever happened to him.

[@ethanlowry8757]

This is what so many people don't understand and need to understand is without Bobby TOTO would not be where they are today i know they where successful with Joe but Bobby got the band on the charts with his pitch perfect voice at the time with hold the line, and most of the TOTO IV album with out him none of those albums or songs would of not been what they are

[@jaggass]

Bobby sounds alot different here compared to now and i mean his speaking voice. There's an interview from Hamburg 2018 and it sounds he has a learning difficulty. I wonder if something has happened to him.

[@mikezap61]

The musicians in this band got them to where they are !

[@dinoaplz]

LOLOLOLOLOLOL!!! Bobby sucks!

[@mattpunk931]

and i suppose you can do better? post a video of you singing the chorus in africa and we'll see who's laughing then.

[@CptGravel]

Joseph is good too but I agree

[@barbararyan1255]

Love Bobby! Keep singing!! We would all miss you!!!

[@waltersimmons946]

Barbara?? Unfortunately he can't do it anymore . Bobby has front temple Dementia. His daughter Allyson confirmed that about 6 years ago on social media.

[@kprnr7140]

Africa is one of the best rock classics ever

[@LadySamanthally]

He's awesome

[@bradgoldman9578]

Great interview, thanks for sharing.

[@chrispeak6707]

I think TOTO is one of the most underrated bands EVER

[@jessicaalejandrasotoboliva2494]

Grande bobby kimball♥️ maravilloso

[@rudolphhohnenberg2809]

I THInk he still has a great voice, no doubt about it, and all my respect to him, age doesnt matter, nobody cant stop time, and we are not the same guys like when younger, arent? so, my deep respect, I love when my favorite musician is happy and ready to make us have a very good time. from Chile, hugs.

[@futurestrangeofficial]

It's sad he split from them. Dude had a voice like gold

[@JimA-pp2nu]

they booted his ass out.

[@aircolumbia9579]

Jim A for good reasons...

[@fabioangeli2895]

2:07 ....

[@trasibleon]

hahah... aw my gad

[@jumpstreet1197]

Honestly, how can you not love Bobby.. Always puts a smile on my face hearing him scream lyrics 😀

[@davidnissim589]

Regardless of how he sounds now, he was what made Africa’s chorus so explosive. Even Joseph Williams, who is arguably better, can’t hit all the high notes that Bobby could.

[@alexbedard4844]

hold the line is just like top 3 best rock songs ever for me

[@yumcherrypies]

Aw man I wished his voice was still the same

[@pilsnrimgaard2507]

Bobby's a class act all the way...Go Bobby!

[@alexandertebbiche2292]

I'm not gay but i think Bobby Kimball was good looking in some of the TOTO music videos and i think he still is

[@wackyshack222roblox6]

Yeah TOTO Affrica Is Awsome

[@thomasholmes8063]

Bobby was there from the beginning. He should be back with them. He definately is a Louisianan !!

[@apieceofdirt4681]

The 2007 Paris live show was kinda the last hurrah for Bobby Kimball with TOTO. They are getting older. It’s nothing to be ashamed of because this guy was one of rocks best vocalist. Like Geddy Lee of Rush being able to hit those high notes don’t come as easy when you’re in your late 60s early 70s and have been touring for 40 + years.

[@gaborholtzer8784]

Hmm... Thanks, Bobby :) (and waiting for you in Budapest!)

[@stephenmccollum1391]

Toto had 3 different lead singers on their big hits. Bobby, Steve and David

[@yttreblemaker]

Remember that vocal chords are muscles that degrade over time. Still, his latest studio work is pretty good stuff. Remember that this is an immensely talented musician who is now over 70, and has the energy of a man half his age. You can't expect him to sound like he did 40 years ago. As long as there are musicians willing to play with him, and audiences willing to hear him, let him keep performing. Good for him. Even someone like Phil Collins, as crippled as he is, and as worn as his vocal chords are, still keeps doing 2-hour shows from a chair. Why not?

[@romulus_]

age is one thing, but cocaine and smoking ruins your voice. lots of singers have found out the hard way. one i'm partial to is jay kay from jamiroquai -- sang like a bird as a younger man, quite hoarse and raspy these days with diminished range and power. but they both sound alright all things considered. survivors.

[@666Eva]

What an expressive singer.

[@fuerzaotan6378]

Oh wow !

[@びぶらぁと]

おぉ！私は英語が分からないのでインタビューの内容は理解できなかったけど、キンボールの声や表情は思ってた通りチャーミングででした。

[@SilviaVicinelliOfficial]

Thank you Bobby for the honor of singing with me my duet song "You&I" !! Here our brand new video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYDPn4qOpJ6XhtU As you can see, this was so much fun!! :-)

[@hatchtambu]

there was something great about all of their lead singers. bobby, fergie, joe, luke and now joe again. i really miss fergie, he reall had what it took to belt one out back then and no pro tools or auto tune.....that was all him!!!....loved the songs lion and endless, mr. friendly and carmen and isolation!!

[@IanSteele]

Nice guy

[@BBQFanNo1]

i love Toto but without Bobby Kimball Toto is not Toto. Every major Top Hit by Toto Bobby Kimball sang Lead Vocal or shared Co-Lead Vocals in hits such as You Are The Flower, Girl Goodbye, Hold The Line, Make Believe, Waiting For Your Love, Rosanna and Africa.. In fact the only Toto albums i don't like are the ones without Bobby Kimball.

[@BBQFanNo1]

Bobby Kimball is also the only Member of Toto too who aged the best. The Others didn't age well. Steve Lukather needs to stop dying his hair black and just let his hair go grey. He is too old to have black hair. David Paich needs to lose weight. He looks way too heavy now.

[@kittenheels5710]

Back off my man, dude. Luke's fine with his hair blackened.

[@stuartpierce121]

Bill Parisi Well Bill want do you need to change? Thanks Jennifer

[@simonnyberg5578]

Bro I'm sorry but that is not true, Kimball is just a trainwreck now. Can't sing the old stuff for shit, meanwhile Joseph Williams is out there with the band and doing all the Toto songs so good! Luke, Paich and Porcaro are better than ever and still the best in the game! Also Joseph made some of the best songs with the band, The Sevent One, Farenheight! I mean Bobby was amazing, but nowadays he really can't sing like he used to.

[@codyjackson6850]

Yep the seventh one and Fahrenheit were awesome albums my favourites and Joseph sounds awesome live.seen them live here in New Zealand this month they were awesome

[@josefinafazio7908]

Bobby kimball é sim a voz do Toto. Ele fez e marcou a história da banda e as melhores musicas da banda eram solo do kimball

[@brunocampos3246]

Josefina Fazio Respeito muito ele, ele foi o vocalista mais marcante da banda, mas o Joe é a voz mais perfeita do Toto.

[@srinath6247]

Rosanna👌🔥

[@salvealino9942]

Bobby kimball is extra terrestial

[@racecar06]

He's a Kimball Wizard :)

[@swampmarsh2792]

aw shit made me laugh

[@kerstinharm9520]

Ich liebe ihn.

[@kerstinharm9520]

Seine Stimme ist einzigartig.

[@ShareTheSphere]

Bobby Kimball Is ToTo. Without him there is not that sincere vibe.

[@myndx07]

ShareTheSphere Totally agree with you there. I have done some studio engineering with the guy and still in shock his is no longer in Toto .

[@flo13k]

+ShareTheSphere She can't sing anymore !!!!!

[@kathybennett4769]

florian13001 who's she?

[@TA-to7kt]

ShareTheSphere - What a complete load of shit.

[@Cr0zzAlpha]

He may have lost some notes down but hell..what ever he is at right now with his age...i just could reach it..i have to pitch some notes down even my own songs...really admire male singers reaching such range..even at that age...Godbless toto and the rest of the band i woke up rocking...👍👍👍

[@OlymPigs2010]

...Bobby is the...Energizer Bunny !!!

[@toneranger]

Love Bobby but you gotta be careful whenever there's a mic around. He was showing signs of dimentia here, must have been terrifying for him. Best to you Bobby, Legend

[@waltersimmons946]

He wasn't showing signs of Dementia. That interview was Kimball actually being himself, and you can see he loves his work . That's not a crime.

[@stuartpierce121]

They started band in highschool He didn't start band! Thanks Jennifer

[@GeorgyPorgyPuddingPie]

Bobby or Joseph? Let me know your toughts

[@nigelmikaele]

Ummm.. Fergie or Jean michel?

[@vinyltalkwithtavis3145]

2:09 LOL!

[@clmco36]

What a nice guy

[@elchacaro07]

thats a true singer!!!

[@chrisclermont456]

6:00 I damn near lived at the restaurant Crustacean!!

[@RushOrbit]

Bobby is a full on tenor.

[@luferri]

wich live is it 00:13?

[@josejeria353]

+Lu Ferri no, it's only the video of the song. it's not a concert

[@Birthe-er4xc]

🦋🥰💕🌈🌞✨️👍👍👍

[@encovers745]

Oh mario!

[@ireignsupreme2355]

It’s a me

[@ericlondon2460]

His voice was amazing! It is still pretty good but he has lost some.

[@pezzi3277]

👍🏻

[@SIGMAMAN69]

Bobby Kimball could sing but he blew it with Toto with the drugs. Thankfully he was able to get it back together.

[@phillyjilly9796]

SIGMAMAN69 I resent your comment. God put him in that chair during this interview on that day, and time. Its a privilege for a former addict to be alive. He didn't blow one thing. ✌

[@ireignsupreme2355]

Pray for Bobby he has dementia

[@SIGMAMAN69]

@@phillyjilly9796 Get the stick out of your ass. As I said I’m thankful he was able to get it back together. I applaud him overcoming his problem but he put it on himself in the first place. Drug addiction isn’t like a cold or flu, it’s self inflicted

[@SIGMAMAN69]

@@ireignsupreme2355 🙏🏾

[@owenchapman971]

Is he trying to hand her his business card at the end there?

[@Flushometer_AirConditionerFan]

His voice is amazing @2:07

[@nadiadekkari2461]

Bobby 💋 🇫🇷

[@dewaynezachary5032]

One minute into this airing, she grabbed the hand sanitizer out her purse

[@tejedadude]

I LOVE THIS FUCKER!

[@Tommyblueeyes]

Gonna tak me alot to drg me awwaaayy form yoiuuuu, gonna take a never nevre hhahahaha

[@JuanDanielAlvaradoRamirez]

lol

[@jordanbarker2681]

God

[@DisappearingBoy2010]

Bobby really can't hit those high notes anymore. I think fans are very forgiving for his voice these days. Really needs help of technology these days.

[@jaggass]

DisappearingBoy2010 ever since the mid2000's he's not been able to hit those high's anymore. 30yrs plus of singing high took its toll. since you mentioned technology watch the toto falling in between live dvd his voice was heavily autotuned. I think if he toured less and took a break he might sound better plus lowering the keys of songs will help.

[@dougconley]

Sounded like he just a few high notes right there live

[@jaggass]

dougconley he did hit the high notes here and its not often he can sing in tune wither

[@DisappearingBoy2010]

+michael jagger Yeah he hit some high notes....but that doesn't mean he is in key. His live performances without autotune are horrendous.

[@jaggass]

+DisappearingBoy2010 he's more a less a studio singer thats the only time he's good im afraid. age and coke has ruined his voice

[@rts100x5]

I nearly shit myself when he started singing ..... It was just ..uhhhh.....unnatural

[@sheilaanderson8787]

love steve kimball

[@ethanlowry8757]

You mean Bobby not Steve.

[@raybrown1725]

I like Steve

[@L10Garcia]

You mean Kobby Bimball and Lteve Sukather?

[@genesisb1074]

So angry now days 😂😂😂😂 2:09

[@frankny4947]

I'll take Bobby over Steve Perry every time

[@alessandrofumagalli1719]

Sorry but because you are angry against Bobby. He made the story of the Toto as did Fergie and Joseph, the brothers Porcaro, Lukather and David Paich. There are those who gave more and others less. You do not remember Bobby in Africa or Home the brave or Roxana. They are all the best and I want to remember them forever as the best

[@mccartney2]

mmmm . Issues here

[@leonardicarus7850]

Wait wtf how many singers of toto ?

[@clamshell6863]

There were three like Three Dog Night.

[@77JeffT]

EX-...ToTo singer !

[@EliOliveira123]

Not like before, of course, but still excellent.

[@1979GenXdude]

Well...if he ever loses his voice he can always be a cameraman and change his name to Bobby Gimball...

[@Anonyomus]

When he started to do Africa, his singing was more shouting/screaming than using diaphragmatic support or proper technique. If he has sung this way all his life, I don't wonder anymore why he lost his voice pretty early in his career. Not only drugs and alcohol do that, his technique is insufficient, very high larynx and vocal folds in huge stress as he passes so much exhale breath through them via a shouting force. No wonder why he sips water every time he got a chance, gets his voice cracked easily, makes the audience sing the harder parts and he has to rely on autotune to give representable output. He sure got singing tone, though, but his technique isn't good at all. Or it isn't adjusted or trained considering his age or trained well at all. Just pure technique training, vocal rest, healthy habits, getting rid of bad habits caused by bad technique etc. I'm not sure is he hearing so well anymore, but if not, then singing without hearing yourself is very problematic. But he could save his voice and make his career go up a little, if he'd take the time, go to a singing coach like Ken Tamplin and do what he says. He'd probably sound much better after that. And this comment comes from a singer, who has watched many of this guys performances and I think the stuff I mentioned before are causing his exit from Toto and getting his career boosted.

[@mojorisen74]

Absolutely correct! You couldn't have said it better. When he started singing Africa I couldn't believe he actually sang that loud! There's no reason to sing that way unless he was showing off.

[@Anonyomus]

Yeah, it didn't sound like belting, either. It was shouting in higher register than normal. That's one reason why he sips water like crazy, when he's performing live. His vocal folds get stressed and dry due to excessive bursts of exhale from the lungs. There's no support, just lungs doing the work. That's one thing that limits range for sure.

[@jaggass]

I think these days he's using his chest to sing higher.

[@Anonyomus]

He probably is, but he should use mixed or head voice. The breathy chest voice he does here, letting lots of air and volume blast out of lungs wears out vocal folds very fast. You can see him sipping water like crazy during a song that he should just hold the bottle while singing.

[@jaggass]

He does drink alot of water. He just can't reach high notes in full voice anymore.

[@thierrypaley5609]

A chance he did'nt sang that way on the TOTO IV album.. what a shame !

[@notgivennotgiven7776]

Hello legs

[@mickmcnabb6147]

Much Respect. but Kimball live was ALWAYS hit or miss. When he was on it was heaven. but when he hit a bad night which became more frequent. it was REALLY awful. I much prefer the Joseph william's era. and honestly their 2015 album with him is the best album they've made in years.

[@cranstjs]

Williams only lasted like a year or two and out. And then they brought him back around 2015.

[@billgateskilledmyuncle23]

It's our favorite porn star look-alike.

[@phillyjilly9796]

Dang! He's still vocally A+.

[@77JeffT]

It's unbearable to hear him scream ?! We just wanted to say: " Shut uuuup !!!"

[@midwestweirdo666]

Am I the only one that thinks he looks like a guy that drives an El Camino with a cab full of empty camel packs and a bed full of Budweiser cases? Judging by his personality here he seems like the exact opposite

[@pinkeye00]

Ya, he smoked poles.

[@raybrown1725]

your moms