43 Steve Miller Quotes for You to Enjoy

Steve Miller

American Musician

Born: Oct 5, 1943

Always Just Me Music People You

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

Myself Consider Guy Moments Actually Grumpy

You better believe I'm not a pop star. Steve Miller

You Better Believe Pop Pop Star Star

From the minute I became aware of Jimmie Vaughan and his playing, he was one of my very favorites. So I made it my business to meet him and become friends with him - to work with him and record some of his material. Steve Miller

Work Business Made Become Meet Favorites Record Minute Some He Him Became Material His Friends Very Aware Playing

Is there one blues guy who was the most sophisticated and influential, like Duke Ellington or Louis Armstrong in jazz? Was it Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Lightnin' Hopkins, John Lee Hooker, B.B. King, Robert Johnson, or all of them? I think you have to pick all of them. Steve Miller

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

Future Country Living Our Sold Everything Taken Short View

I play for the audience's pleasure. What I expect from them is not important; it's what they expect from me. Steve Miller

Me Important Pleasure Audience Expect Them Play

For guitar players especially, blues is the foundation of rock and roll. You take country music and rock and roll and jazz and you mix it together, and that's my basic makeup. Steve Miller

Music You Together Guitar Country Jazz Guitar Players Take Country Music Makeup Rock Rock And Roll Mix Roll Blues Foundation Basic Players

I wake up every day excited to play. Steve Miller

Day Every Day Wake Up Every Excited Wake Up Play

Rock 'n' roll guitar came from blues guitar. It was the blues guys who first turned the amp up and started whacking on the Stratocaster and a Les Paul. It wasn't the country guys and it wasn't the white guys; it was the Blues guys. That's where the real fire is in all of this rock and roll music. Steve Miller

We sold 1.5 million copies of the 'Abracadabra' album and 26,000 copies of 'Italian X-Rays.' Steve Miller

Sold Italian Million Copies Album

Blues has always been a huge part of my life. Steve Miller

Life My Life Part Always Been Huge Huge Part Blues