155 Quotes by Steve Miller

We are living in a country that has taken the short view on everything. We have sold our future.

My plan is to keep playing until I fall over.

My strongest message is: 'Never give your songs away. Never sign a contract you can't get out of.'

I met Les Paul when I was about 5. I was taken to see him perform and the place was sold out, just packed and full of really great musicians.

I was born into a household where my aunt, grandmother and mother lived their music. They all sang harmony, and by the time I was 2, I could sing 'Row, Row, Row Your Boat' in three-part harmony.

Giving a record company an album is like giving a gangster your baby or something.

My advice to new artists is to forget about all of this and take acting and dancing lessons and become a video star.

Actually, I have my moments, but I don't consider myself a grumpy guy.

If there were 3,000 people in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the musical education would be so much better than this little elite thing.