Franklin Quote by George Thorogood

“I know I'm not going to sing like Aretha Franklin or Elvis Presley or any of those people.”

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I wanted to write songs that were as good as the covers.

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The [2012 covers album] 2120 [South Michigan Ave.] was different. We covered a lot of classics there. But most of the time when we…

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I knew I had the right material and I knew what I was going after.

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Whatever title you want to lay on me is fine. I am still working; you know what I'm saying?

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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…

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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…

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Classic Rock radio gave us our longevity.

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I hate categories. Hank Williams is a great artist, period. Bob Dylan is a great artist, so is Marty Robbins. They just classify these…

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I saw the movie Sid & Nancy. It was a pretty good movie. It didn't really make me a punk rock fan. But anything…

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Rock and roll never sleeps. It just passes out.

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Did I think it would last 30 years? No, I didn't think it would have those kind of legs.

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Not to this extent but from day one I had an awful lot of confidence when I got started.

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If this lady is pleased to spend her days with Franklin, he would be just as pleased to spend his nights with her.

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You know who was a hero? Franklin Roosevelt.

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