"I wanted to get Jeff Beck in the band. Then I wanted to get Keith Moon. I went for the big time." George Thorogood is at peace with not being Bob Seger or Steve Miller

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George Thorogood appears on the Zoom screen in a blank, neutral space, the background giving nothing away. Once we made the first record [George Thorogood And The Destroyers, 1977] and it hit, then everything turned around. The 50/50 tour George Thorogood And The Destroyers did in 1981 – 50 states in 50 days – has become part of rock’n’roll folklore. I’ll ask you a question: what do Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and George Thorogood all have in common? George Thorogood and the Destroyers are currently on tour in the US - for dates and tickets, check the George Thorogood website.