“We'll go out and we'll be playing in front of 15,000 people and say, 'Hey, we're going to do three new songs from something we just recorded' and 5,000 people get up and go get a hot dog and a beer and they don't come back until they hear the opening strings of 'The Joker' or 'Fly Like an Eagle.'”

American musician

Steve Miller is an American musician, born in 1943, best known as the founder and only continuous member of the Steve Miller Band. He has been the band’s frontman, principal songwriter, lead singer, and lead guitarist. He began in blues and blues rock, then moved toward a more pop-oriented arena rock sound in the mid-1970s through the early 1980s. Over that period, he released a run of popular singles and albums. In 2016, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.