Home / Quotes / Quote by George Thorogood

Quote by George Thorogood

“I swore under oath with the government not to give the whereabouts of my location.”

Quote by George Thorogood

Author

George Thorogood

George Thorogood, born on February 24, 1950, is a renowned American rock vocalist. His music style is deeply influenced by blues and rock, known for his distinctive voice and passionate performances. more

You May Also Like

“Most of the time when we do a tune, Bad Blake, it's a tune no one's heard of to begin with.”

Heard Tunes Blake

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 did it I always prided myself on digging up obscure songs that no one knew of.”

Different Song South Albums Covered Obscure Digging Michigan

Author:George Thorogood

“Anything that's new wave is new. As far as punk rock goes, I've never really been exposed to any.”

Rocks Wave Exposed Punk Punk Rock

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 that's new, as long as it's good I enjoy it.”

Long Enjoy Saws Fans Rocks Punk Punk Rock Good Movie Nancy Sids

Author:George Thorogood

“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.”

Mean Said Happened Heard Wave Toms Petty

Author:George Thorogood

“Rock music is stronger than sports. That's why. Rock rules. Around the world, who's more famous: Willie Mays or Paul McCartney?”

World Sports Rocks Music Is Stronger Around The World Rock Music

Author:George Thorogood

“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 my own.”

Two Three Father My Own Records Brother Couple Singles Older Brother

Author:George Thorogood

“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.”

Ifs Want Stuff Listening Peter

Author:George Thorogood

“I said if you want to be Keith Richards, you've got to listen to Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. Then I thought, "What did Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry listen to?" I said, "They listened to Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters." Well who'd they listen to? They listened to Robert Johnson. I said, "Ok, we'll start with that."”

Ifs Want Wells Said Water Johnson Chuck Berries Muddy Keith Howlin Wolf

Author:George Thorogood

“I'm a big Marty Robbins fan. I love Marty Robbins. Of course, everybody does. That's not such a big shock.”

Doe Bigs Courses Fans Shock Marty

Author:George Thorogood