This needs more views... this is Tower of power after all !!

I can't tell you how much Tower Of Power influenced my music career! I met Emilio once when I worked in a music store. They stopped into the store to get a quick horn repair for a show they were doing that evening. He was such a nice guy! He invited to their show that night. He asked me what my name was and promised to leave it at the door to get me in to see them. I went down there prepared to pay to get it in because I could not believe he would remember to me down as a guest. To my surprise, the door person said "come on in, you are on the guest list"! My mind was totally blown. Once inside, I ran into a drummer friend of mine and we got right up in front of the stage and yelled all night long as TOP put on a beyond amazing show! I will never, ever forget that night.

I've been saying it for years, Tower of Power are the Navy Seals of musicians.  There's never been a collection of spirit and attitude as these cats portray on the stage.  Tremendous! Thank you Dave and Mimi

What a great interview.  My lil bro,  a legend, an institution, a guru!   I would've never guessed.   After 50 years he still has the straight facts.

The first time I saw TOP was in Boston in the late 70's.  The warm-up band was George Benson.  It was a cool night.

Emilio a true legend.  I'm glad that I was able to see Tower of Power in the early 70's, a one of a kind band.

One of my faves of all time. Saw them several times in the 1970's, and again in 2019. They're just as hot now as they were then.

Kudos for that score. Emilio needs to be heard. I wish the host/driver had known who Freddie Hughes and Jesse James were. Those were significant soul history comments by Emilio.

My all time TOP fav...From "Live and in Living Color" (side 2) "Knock Yourself Out"

As a local nobody musician in Newport News VA, I emailed Emilio from their website and talked with him about their upcoming concert in our town and he wrote back and forth with me like he knew me forever. He is the most gracious, Christian guy you will ever meet. I love TOP and have seen them many times over the years. He is so genuine!!!!!

Amazing interview!!!  Thank you Emilio for sharing your invaluable perspective.  Our band, Tamaraw, opened for the 1973 version of TOP at a roller skate rink at Lake Hills in Bellevue, Washington. Lenny Picket, Chester Thompson and Lenny Williams were in the group.  You guys kindly let us use your PA system.  For the first time, we actually heard ourselves play while performing.  Your monitors were so much better than our actual PA system.  On top of debuting your hits...What Is Hip...So Very Hard to Go...what I really remembered...and...appreciated... was your group's sincerity,  genuineness and encouragement in being good people beyond the music.  Thank you for who you are...and...what you have accomplished.  Love you guys!!!

I grew up in the 70s on Tower of Power. My wife and I saw them open for Journey in Florida a few years ago. They were just fantastic. My wife didn't know much about TOP, and was blown away.

I really look forward to "Only So Much Oil" when I see them live. It never became the hit that it deserved to be. Going to see them 2/9/23 at Harris Ctr, Folsom. Cooooool.

I cannot believe his favourite song is "There is Only So Much Oil in the Ground".  It was always mine and a lot of people poo pooed it.  Smokin' jam!

Completely love and respect TOP and Emilio's heart and brain for 50 years. I'm a funk/jazz/blues/soul drum, bass, horn, keyboard, arranger, singer fan.  Koz, you nailed it!

I loved when Doc knocking himself out dancing to Knock your self out

"There's Only So Much Oil In the Ground" - "today it's more pertinent than ever."  Absolutely!  I used this tune as a theme when trying to raise awareness about "peak oil" a number of years ago.

I'm 54 and a native of SF. I saw Tower of Power a few times at some festival shows. Always amazing. But my older 60's and 70's friends who saw TOP back in the day, said that the 2 most insane bands they'd always go and see whenever they could was Tower of Power and Dick Dale. As they said "the crowd would dance their ass off at these shows." ...I believe that.

They were our classmates at Kennedy High in Fremont. Emilio and Jody Lopez. Remember them well.

What a humble, how ever, super talented muso,, the industry needs more muso's lie Emilio Costello,, down to earth, grass roots personality, but has his shit together, a story worth watching, Tower of Power is perhaps one of the tightest fusion funk bands around !.