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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.
George Thorogood
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George Thorogood
Age: 74
Born: 1950
Born: February 24
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Wilmington
Delaware
George Lawrence Thorogood
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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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I hate categories. Hank Williams is a great artist, period. Bob Dylan is a great artist, so is Marty Robbins. They just classify these people and put them in categories so they can sell the thing easier.
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I drink alone. Yeah, with nobody else. You know when I drink alone, I prefer to be by myself.
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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.
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I didn't live in the world of disco or the world of the Eagles.
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Most of the time when we do a tune, Bad Blake, it's a tune no one's heard of to begin with.
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I'm a big Marty Robbins fan. I love Marty Robbins. Of course, everybody does. That's not such a big shock.
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I love Hank Williams. Who doesn't love Hank Williams? So my choices are not that surprising.
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