I mean, you could have said Elvis Presley was new wave when it happened. I heard Willy DeVille and Tom Petty and to me they were new wave really because they were new. — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
My father had a couple of Mitch Miller records and a Spike Jones record, and that was it. My older brother had two or three Elvis Presley singles, and that was about it. The rest of it I did on… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
The [2012 covers album] 2120 [South Michigan Ave.] was different. We covered a lot of classics there. But most of the time when we… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
I knew I had the right material and I knew what I was going after. — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
Whatever title you want to lay on me is fine. I am still working; you know what I'm saying? — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
You can't rely on luck. I've had some stages in my career where I've said we're going to wing it, and we've always ended… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
Radio is paid by advertising. They decide what songs to play that'll keep people listening. And that's what promoters and the Classic Rock people… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
I hate categories. Hank Williams is a great artist, period. Bob Dylan is a great artist, so is Marty Robbins. They just classify these… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
I saw the movie Sid & Nancy. It was a pretty good movie. It didn't really make me a punk rock fan. But anything… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
Did I think it would last 30 years? No, I didn't think it would have those kind of legs. — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
Not to this extent but from day one I had an awful lot of confidence when I got started. — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
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