George Thorogood Quotes

When people come to the show they think we are a legendary band because they hear us on Classic Rock radio all the time. It is psychological. That's okay - I'm down with that.

Classic Rock radio gave us our longevity.

I didn't live in the world of disco or the world of the Eagles.

My grandfather used to say I don't care how you talk about me, good or bad, just don't leave me out of the conversation.

I was a big J. Geils fan, a Steppenwolf fan and a Savoy Brown fan.

Every time the guys were knocked out by my guitar playing and the girls were knocked out by the type of songs I did. That set us apart from the average blues band.

The other day I got invited to a party, but I stayed home instead. Just me and my pal Johnny Walker and his brothers Black and Red.

Rock and roll never sleeps. It just passes out.

All I have is my performance, I try to feed in the best of everything that I could possibly do into those 90 minutes and to make a live entertainment show out of it.

I make a rich woman beg, I'll make a good woman steal. I'll make an old woman blush, and make a young woman squeal.

My parents taught me what life is about, so I grew up the type they warned me about.

I guess a good song is a good song is a good song, ya know.

If you don't start drinking, I'm gonna leave.

On the day I was born, the nurses gathered around, to gaze in wide wonder at the joy they had found.

Rounder Records decided to call the album Move It On Over, much to my chagrin but they knew what they were doing. It took off and to this day I can't figure out why.

I'm more of a rhythmic player. My soloing is pretty much limited to playing slide guitar.

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 up in trouble.

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

Rock 'n' roll never sleeps it just passes out.

I drink alone. Yeah, with nobody else. You know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.

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

Everybody funny, now you funny too.

You know when your mouth a-getting dry You're plenty high.

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 do.

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

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

Every morning just before breakfast I don't want no coffee or tea, just me and my good Buddy Wieser, that's all I ever need.

I really, really, really, really, really, really, really like girls.

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

I am more of a rock guy than I am a blues guy. People get the idea that I am a dyed in the wool blues cat, but I rock out when I do my show you know that.

They said my friends were just an unruly mob, and I should get a hair cut and get a new job.

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.

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

When I walk the streets, kings and queens step aside, every woman I meet, they all stay satisfied.

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

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.

Every time you go in and make a record it is like a calling card, not so people can come and hear you live or are interested in your catalog.

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.

How would you define [Bob] Dylan? You can't. That's a true artist. How about Ray Charles? Can you classify Ray Charles? No, you can't. He's just great, period.

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

I love Hank Williams. Who doesn't love Hank Williams? So my choices are not that surprising.

I'm a [Bob] Dylan freak, like everybody else.

Pain I keep to myself; my music is for entertainment purposes and I always have that in mind.

I love Willy DeVille. He's very missed.

[European audiences differ from American] they talk different. The ones in Holland speak Dutch. The ones in Switzerland speak Swiss. That's the only difference.

There is no doubt in my mind who is number one - I have always been number one.

As you get older the odds are against you that you are still going to be on the planet.