Steve Miller Reveals How He Made Up "Pompatus"

Published 2019-10-10
Steve Miller talks about his five-decade-spanning box set, Welcome to the Vault, sharing some trivia about how his hit "The Joker" came to be and the origin of the word "pompatus."

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All Comments (21)
  • Steve Miller is a proof that you can’t judge a book by its cover. If you saw him boarding a plane you wouldn’t look at him and say “THAT guy is for sure a top 100 all time guitarist.” #Legend
  • @msh6865
    Steve Miller is a national treasure and still underappreciated.
  • @tomogden2432
    You gotta respect a man who refuses to be inducted into the Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame because they wouldn't induct his band.
  • @vargaso
    Steve Miller's Greatest Hits album is one of the pure joys in rock and roll. Like, 15 songs in a row that you just can't deny.
  • @KOLDBLU3ST33L
    Steve's so genuinely cool. A rock and roll gentleman. A true: Gangster of Love.
  • @benwheeler4223
    I could listen to his stories all day. Doesn’t take himself too seriously, loves music, kind.
  • Just saw Steve Miller in concert and he still is as phenomenal as ever! 👍
  • @HNg-re5rx
    Steve Miller is really a down to earth kind of a guy. You would never think that he was a guitarist/rock star. Love his music!!
  • @jkanclark
    One of the few singers whose speaking voice sounds like their singing voice.
  • @FixNewsPlease
    Some of us lived daily life to this man's music. He was our guy. Weird how the world changes.
  • @glennadamsmusic
    Steve has always been one of the truly underrated guitarists of the classic rock era. Great musician, songwriter, artist and human being.
  • A lot of musicians should be like Steve Miller! Cool,Easy going,Willing to help, and conveying the message of music.
  • @batlevi2247
    Steve Miller, the man that is heard, but rarely ever seen! Musical genious for sure.
  • @Slowhand871
    When your guitar teacher as a kid is Les Paul you have a good chance being great.
  • @Maverick2
    On February 7,977 my 1st true love Fae Weaver and I saw The Steve Miller Band in concert at the Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix - Today's date is September 4,2022 - Fae died 11 years ago from Hodgkin's disease - I am happy that she got married and gave birth to a daughter named Lexie - They both graduated from Northern Arizona University