Steve Miller Reveals How He Made Up "Pompatus"

CLIP10/09/19

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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Appearing:Jimmy Fallon

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Tags: The Tonight Show, Jimmy Fallon, Steve Miller, reveals, Made Up, Pompatus

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