When Chuck Berry came along, what he did was more rock & roll than it was blues. It was more exciting. He was like the next step. I thought his first single, 'Maybellene,' was the greatest song in the world. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
From the time I was 12 until I was 21, Chuck Berry was my favorite artist. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
Growing up in Dallas, my first influences on the guitar were T-Bone Walker and Les Paul. T-Bone taught me how to play lead guitar… — Steve Miller Copy Share
With the search for the Higgs, we're involved with 5% of the visual universe, and now we have 95% of the invisible universe that's… — Steve Miller Copy Share
Dealing with Jazz at Lincoln Center and its board of directors, who are so great, and then seeing how these Rock Hall guys operate,… — Steve Miller Copy Share
Vinyl's like a really juicy steak compared to like a kind of tough steak or something. It's really good. And once you listen to… — Steve Miller Copy Share
Giving a record company an album is like giving a gangster your baby or something. — Steve Miller Copy Share
From the minute I became aware of Jimmie Vaughan and his playing, he was one of my very favorites. So I made it my… — Steve Miller Copy Share
For guitar players especially, blues is the foundation of rock and roll. You take country music and rock and roll and jazz and you… — Steve Miller Copy Share
No leader can possibly have all the answers . . . .The actual solutions about how best to meet the challenges of the moment… — Steve Miller Copy Share
We're not like a nostalgia act, or the normal classic rock act - we're a really good musical organization, ... You're going to hear… — Steve Miller Copy Share
I've demanded respect for myself and my band and my peers, I've demanded full artistic control for my music, I advocate for artists and… — Steve Miller Copy Share
I want to entertain my audience. I know when then come and see me play, if I don't do 'Swing Town,' 'Jet Airliner,' 'Take… — Steve Miller Copy Share
Is there one blues guy who was the most sophisticated and influential, like Duke Ellington or Louis Armstrong in jazz? Was it Muddy Waters,… — Steve Miller Copy Share
