For guitar players especially, blues is the foundation of rock and roll. You take country music and rock and roll and jazz… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
We're not like a nostalgia act, or the normal classic rock act - we're a really good musical organization, ... You're going… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
I've demanded respect for myself and my band and my peers, I've demanded full artistic control for my music, I advocate for… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
Hip-hop belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's one of the most radical, revolutionary and reactionary music there is. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
You know, songs like 'Rock'n Me' were actually written to be played in large... for a hundred thousand people kind of gatherings.… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
Blues is one of the most important art forms. It's an amazing music, and we don't want to lose it. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
I met Les Paul when I was about 5. I was taken to see him perform and the place was sold out,… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
Rock 'n' roll guitar came from blues guitar. It was the blues guys who first turned the amp up and started whacking… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
I was born into a household where my aunt, grandmother and mother lived their music. They all sang harmony, and by the… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
If folks really want music in their community they can do it very cheaply. It doesn't have to be a $50 million… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
My strongest message is: 'Never give your songs away. Never sign a contract you can't get out of.' — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
I was exposed to jazz and blues and gospel and country music and rock, and I was the only kid I knew… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I never thought I would ever be able to make records and never really thought seriously about… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
Growing up, I was always around adult musicians who played for their entire lives. So that's what I wanted to do, and… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
I never set out to be a rock star, I set out to be a working musician. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
There aren't that many people that cover my music. It's kind of hard to cover. Everybody always has their own spin. The… — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
Just trying to make my music as good as possible and to keep performing and just keep moving. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
I never considered myself like a pop musician or rock star, because that didn't really exist when I started. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
My father had a phenomenal knowledge of music; my mom's family were all musicians. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Giving a record company an album is like giving a gangster your baby or something. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I love performing, and connecting with an audience never gets old for me. — Steve Miller Copy Share Image