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."

Talk and Interview Late Night Interview

Appearing:Jimmy Fallon

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

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