Steve Miller hates The Grateful Dead

"I couldn't stand that band," Miller said on Thursday, during a panel at a music industry symposium, recalling the Dead's interminable jams and lengthy tuning breaks between songs.

In fact, Miller said it was much more interesting to listen to front man Jerry Garcia's stage banter than to listen to the band play its psychedelic improvisations.
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Of course, this didn't stop Steve from booking gigs opening for the band in the 1990's when he couldn't get a headliner gig of his own...