“The only guitar I could ever play was the 125, but I wore them out – they were costing thousands to repair. They stopped making them around 1970; I was ready to stop playing”: George Thorogood on his “mutt” amp, and talking shop with Hound Dog Taylor

George Thorogood.

George Thorogood has a simple motto for making music: “Rock ‘n’ roll never sleeps – it just passes out.”

The 75-year-old, writer of songs like Bad to the Bone and I Drink Alone, is still out there with his beloved archtop guitar. “I’m still here,” he says. “They’re still calling.”