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
Anything that's new wave is new. As far as punk rock goes, I've never really been exposed to any. — 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
The other day I got invited to a party, but I stayed home instead. Just me and my pal Johnny Walker and his brothers… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
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,… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
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… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
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