--- title: "1 John Hammond Quotes By George Thorogood" description: "1 John Hammond quotes by George Thorogood. Plus more from George Thorogood and more John Hammond sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/george-thorogood-10443_ifs_i-figured-if-you-want-to-get-to-where-jo_1593733.jpg" --- > [I figured if you want to get to where John Hammond is or Billy Gibbons is or Peter Wolf is, you have to start listening to the same stuff they did, and learn from that, and that's what I did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/i-figured-if-you-want-to-get-to-where-john-hammond-is-or-billy/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/george-thorogood-10443_ifs_i-figured-if-you-want-to-get-to-where-jo_1593733.jpg) ## More by George Thorogood > [I wanted to write songs that were as good as the covers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/i-wanted-to-write-songs-that-were-as-good-as-the-covers/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [ The \[2012 covers album\] 2120 \[South Michigan Ave.\] was different. We covered a lot of classics there. But most of the time when we… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/the-2012-covers-album-2120-south-michigan-ave-was-different-we/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [I knew I had the right material and I knew what I was going after.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/i-knew-i-had-the-right-material-and-i-knew-what-i-was-going-after/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [Whatever title you want to lay on me is fine. I am still working; you know what I'm saying?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/whatever-title-you-want-to-lay-on-me-is-fine-i-am-still-working-you/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/you-can-t-rely-on-luck-i-ve-had-some-stages-in-my-career-where-i-ve/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/radio-is-paid-by-advertising-they-decide-what-songs-to-play-that-ll/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [Classic Rock radio gave us our longevity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/classic-rock-radio-gave-us-our-longevity/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [I hate categories. Hank Williams is a great artist, period. Bob Dylan is a great artist, so is Marty Robbins. They just classify these…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/i-hate-categories-hank-williams-is-a-great-artist-period-bob-dylan-is/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [I saw the movie Sid & Nancy. It was a pretty good movie. It didn't really make me a punk rock fan. But anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/i-saw-the-movie-sid-nancy-it-was-a-pretty-good-movie-it-didn-t-really/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [Rock and roll never sleeps. It just passes out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/rock-and-roll-never-sleeps-it-just-passes-out/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [Did I think it would last 30 years? No, I didn't think it would have those kind of legs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/did-i-think-it-would-last-30-years-no-i-didn-t-think-it-would-have/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [Not to this extent but from day one I had an awful lot of confidence when I got started.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/not-to-this-extent-but-from-day-one-i-had-an-awful-lot-of-confidence/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [The other day I got invited to a party, but I stayed home instead. Just me and my pal Johnny Walker and his brothers…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/the-other-day-i-got-invited-to-a-party-but-i-stayed-home-instead-just/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [I'm talking like 10, 12 years old. Either junior brings Mom and Pop or Mom and Pop bring the kids. I'm talking young here,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/i-m-talking-like-10-12-years-old-either-junior-brings-mom-and-pop-or/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) > [ After the Ed Sullivan Show, Feb. 9, 1964, at approx. 8:04pm \[laughs\], after that moment every album, every guitar, evey set of drums that… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/after-the-ed-sullivan-show-feb-9-1964-at-approx-8-04pm-laughs-after/) [George Thorogood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-thorogood/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-hammond/george-thorogood/#itemlist", "name": "1 John Hammond Quotes By George Thorogood", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I figured if you want to get to where John Hammond is or Billy Gibbons is or Peter Wolf is, you have to start listening to the same stuff they did, and learn from that, and that's what I did.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Thorogood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-thorogood/i-figured-if-you-want-to-get-to-where-john-hammond-is-or-billy/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/george-thorogood-10443_ifs_i-figured-if-you-want-to-get-to-where-jo_1593733.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/george-thorogood-10443_ifs_i-figured-if-you-want-to-get-to-where-jo_1593733.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/george-thorogood-10443_ifs_i-figured-if-you-want-to-get-to-where-jo_1593733.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I figured if you want to get to where John Hammond is or Billy Gibbons is or Peter Wolf is, you have to…” — George Thorogood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-hammond/george-thorogood/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-hammond/george-thorogood/", "name": "John Hammond Quotes by George Thorogood", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/john-hammond/george-thorogood/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0f/george-thorogood-10443_ifs_i-figured-if-you-want-to-get-to-where-jo_1593733.jpg" }, "description": "1 John Hammond quotes by George Thorogood. 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