He took the name "Boz" because while he was attending college, someone
who mistakenly thought his first name was Bosley kept calling him
"Boz", and it stuck.
His son, Oscar, died of a drug overdose in San
Francisco, California, USA. (December 31, 1998)
The Steve Miller Band was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 1750 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.