Photo: Mark Regemann, Germany (german user Jorainbo2001) / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Mike Porcaro represents the kind of musician I respect most: the one you feel rather than notice. As Toto's bassist he anchored a band built on his family, brothers Jeff and Steve, with their father a jazz percussionist, so music was practically genetic. The low end rarely gets the spotlight, but it is what lets everything above it shine, and Porcaro held that role with quiet authority. His ALS diagnosis and 2007 retirement from touring give his story a painful weight. I keep coming back to the dignity of a craftsman who never needed the front of the stage to matter.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Mike Porcaro
- Name (Japanese)
- マイク・ポーカロ
- Reading
- まいく・ぽーかろ
- Born
- May 29, 1955 – March 15, 2015
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Goat
- Origin
- Hartford, Connecticut, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- bassist / musician
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Grant High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://mikeporcaro.com/
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9E%E3%82%A4%E3%82%AF%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AD
Frequently asked questions
When was Mike Porcaro born?
May 29, 1955 – March 15, 2015.
Where is Mike Porcaro from?
Mike Porcaro is from Hartford, Connecticut, United States.
What does Mike Porcaro do?
Mike Porcaro works as bassist, musician.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-21
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.