One of my reasons for living in California is its close proximity to Mexico. The Latin influence is in every corner of the community. My love of Spanish music hasn't wavered since the '50s. I could hear the blues voicing… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
I look upon The Animals, they were a great band initially, we left our mark, but thing was it was a band that couldn't… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
I live my life, breathless... A life of constant motion and excitement. A life that many will envy and most would avoid! — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
Through it all, this wild life on and off the road , through Jordanian deserts , Spanish islands, German prisons, Caribbean tax scams, halls… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
Eventually I would like to reach the stage where I don't have to write about love and kisses and all that stuff. I wish… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
As far as the Animals breaking up - it was my fault. I wanted out. We took it to the max, as far as… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
You know, jazz is the mother of all American music. R&B and pop and rap and everything are the branches on the main tree… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
Have you seen 'American Idol' lately? I'm sure that some kids somewhere at this moment are thrashing themselves silly over what they call 'Rock… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
The Animals were their own worst enemy. The Animals were a band that couldn't live up to their name. I was the singer in… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
If you think that UFOs will come and save you, don't be fooled. The Nazis invented UFOs. — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
People we've encountered at pivotal moments who profoundly influence our direction are not necessarily the people whose names everybody knows. More often, they are… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
On Memorial Day, I don't want to only remember the combatants. There were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
I'm really still a child of the Forties. I still think about it a lot, about the repercussions of armed conflict. Until 1953 we… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
The basis of everything that I plugged into when I was younger was blues, and it always stayed with me. — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
I may sing the same songs for over 40 years now but I always sing them in different ways in order to keep the… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
I tried to reach the combatants with my music. I tried to turn my anger into something positive. Myself, and others like me, just… — Eric Burdon Copy Share Image
