Steve Miller Wrote 'Rock'n Me' for a Performance with Pink Floyd that He Almost Turned Down

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[@robbdenney]

I absolutely love this story. Steve Miller is a legend and once in a generation talent. Saw him in ‘89 and again last week. He’s still got it.

[@MemphiStig]

I remember that song from my early childhood. It's been a staple of my life. None classier than Steve.

[@BrianBattles]

Who doesn't love Steve Miller!

[@garnetnewton-wade6254]

I was there, Knebworth, eating sausage and chips sat in a tree grovin' with the man.

[@jeffkaufman9875]

@garnet I was groovin’ with him there but am jealous that you got to grove!..

[@R0GUER0CK]

Love you so much I believe you are solely responsible for me loving Rock n Roll.

[@johnschaefer2238]

Wow The Steve Miller Band at this venue at the request of Pink Floyd never knew this happened. Boy this was a show I would have loved to have seen!

[@user-mw6us1vb7x]

Was at that gig a great performance on what was a fantastic day

[@JonSmith-xt1cb]

Dallas boy, he's the best!

[@guessundheit6494]

"Give me $50,000", and he gets it. 😄 There's a similar story of Carly Simon in the early 70s. She was too shy to tour, so she put up ridiculous requests for doing it (e.g IIRC demanding Jim Keltner on drums, who was already busy), expecting to be rejected. Instead everyone bent over backwards to do it, then she had to tour.

[@guessundheit6494]

Miller isn't my favourite, but I've always been a fan. There are two things you can say for certain about him and his career: he never sold out commercially (putting out junk in search of a hit), and he never sold out his principles (flower child to the end).

[@AM2PMReviews]

It says BB King wrote it?

[@fatkitty4207]

No?

[@krisscanlon4051]

No not all