Since then, apart from brief line-ups of five (with Robert Jan Stips and later Eelco Gelling), Golden Earring has consisted of the same four friends (Zuiderwijk, George Kooymans, Barry Hay and Rinus Gerritsen).

They achieved worldwide fame with their international hit songs "Radar Love" in 1973, which went to number one on the Dutch chart, reached the top ten in the United Kingdom, and went to number thirteen on the United States chart,[2][3] "Twilight Zone" in 1982, and "When the Lady Smiles" in 1984.

[5] In September 1992, Zuiderwijk and his Golden Earring bandmates joined at least a thousand other drummers to play "Radar Love" on the Maasvlakte in Rotterdam.

The theatre show "Alle gekheid met een stokje" consisted of sketches, drum escapades and stories.

On 5 February 2021, the band's manager announced to the Dutch press that their active career was over due to George Kooymans' serious illness.

As a teenager, his father died, and Zuiderwijk would later explain that this event prompted him to start playing drums - it was the best way to release his pent-up aggression.