Despite the fact that he hasn’t had a hit since 1982, Steve Miller constantly sells out arenas all over the country on what seems like a perpetual tour. Even he admits he thought it was over for him. “Bands like X were the big thing in L.A., and my work was being called unmitigated slop. I said to myself, ‘I get it! I’m outta here! Stop kicking me, I’m leaving.’” But he went back out on the road in 1988 and has never looked back. Click below for more on Steve Miller, including what he’s learned from friend and godfather Les Paul.
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