A Journeyman Owns His Moment

As the disco era was taking off and punk was bubbling up from the underground, Steve Miller was in his mid-30s, a time when many rock guitarists from the ‘60s were struggling to stay relevant. Yet instead of fading away, Miller enjoyed his greatest success with back-to-back albums, “Fly Like an Eagle” (1976) and “Book of Dreams” (1977), that sold more than 7 million copies combined. In 1978, his “Greatest Hits 1974-78,” with 13 of its 14 tracks drawn from those two albums, went on to sell a whopping 14 million copies. 

“Live! Breaking Ground” is more than a great ’77 show. In a revealing interview, Steve Miller discusses the era leading up to and surrounding the concert, and how the commercially successful run impacted him for the remainder of his career.