GEORGE THOROGOOD Explains How ‘Bad to the Bone’ Became a Hit Song

For The Metal Voice Neil Turbin spoke to Guitarist and solo artist GEORGE THOROGOOD at this years Bowl For Ronnie 2025.

When asked about his level of performing

“ Do it to the best of your ability, whatever that may be. Fear is a great motivator, my friend. You know, because if I don’t play great, they’ll go to somebody else.”

When asked about the song BAD TO THE BONE’s success

“Classic rock radio picked up that song slotted Bad to the Bone right in there next to Stairway to Heaven and Jump Jack Flash. So as that grew and our song got played around those artists, young people growing up were saying, “Oh, this guy Thorogood may be something.”

This year’s BOWL FOR RONNIE Celebrity Bowling Party, benefiting the Ronnie James Dio Stand Up and Shout Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org), has sold out in advance. Thursday, November 13, 2025 at PINZ Bowling Center in Studio City, California, the event once again hosted by television and radio personality Eddie Trunk, who is heard on SiriusXM’s 103 Faction Talk channel.

100% of the net proceeds from the BOWL FOR RONNIE will go to the Dio Cancer Fund (www.diocancerfund.org). Pinz Bowling Center is located at 12655 Ventura Blvd in Studio City, California.