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Rocker Steve Miller takes his latest act to USC
Musician Steve Miller speaks to a group of student musicians at USC.
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Rocker Steve Miller takes his latest act to USC
Rocker Steve Miller takes his latest act to USC
Some people call him the space cowboy, some call him the gangster of love, and this semester, students at USC are calling him professor. This fall, rocker Steve Miller is teaching music at the university.
Miller says one of the most important lessons he wants to share is teaching next-generation musicians to be self-dependent. That's why his first assignment was to have students start their own publishing company in less than 24 hours.
"And then every project you do when you're in school, I want you to copyright it and you will own it," recounted Miller of his assignment. "And then when the people come to sign you, you can say, 'You know what? I already own my own publishing company and I was thinking about hiring you.'"
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