155 Quotes by Steve Miller

What I always expect to deliver to my audience is a very entertaining evening of singing and playing.

I'm very proud of my dad.

When 'Joker' came out in '73, I finally got a viral hit. Every DJ who heard it played it.

I've always considered myself a serious guitar player, but I haven't been really worried about whether the public thought I was. That never was part of my record sales strategy.

I never set out to be a rock star, I set out to be a working musician.

When I was a kid, I never thought I would ever be able to make records and never really thought seriously about a musical career because a musical career was being Fabian or Frankie Avalon or something. It didn't make any sense. There wasn't any possibility to get into that world.

You know, songs like 'Rock'n Me' were actually written to be played in large... for a hundred thousand people kind of gatherings. And a lot of what came out on 'Fly Like an Eagle' and 'Book of Dreams' was music that was put together to be played in big, big venues with big light shows.

Blues has always been a huge part of my life.

Hip-hop belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It's one of the most radical, revolutionary and reactionary music there is.