I tried to reach the combatants with my music. I tried to turn my anger into something positive. Myself, and others like me, just tried to keep rock and roll alive. Eric Burdon More Quotes by Eric Burdon More Quotes From Eric Burdon The Animals were their own worst enemy. The Animals were a band that couldnt live up to their name. I was the singer in the band and as long as I was enjoying myself I would keep on working with the band. But it got to be rather nasty once the big money showed up - things started to turn toxic. Eric Burdon worst-enemy names animal There are so many times in one's life, when one feels he has nothing more to offer. But no, my river has not run dry. Eric Burdon dry rivers running The rock biz is the low end of the creative world. Faces come and go so fast. Eric Burdon rocks creative world 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 of the life of music, American music, which is jazz. Eric Burdon music mother tree life 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 the people who say or do just the right thing, at the right time. Eric Burdon influence moments time people