Through it all, this wild life on and off the road , through Jordanian deserts , Spanish islands, German prisons, Caribbean tax scams, halls of fame,wine, women, and all the drugs under the sun - one constant companion has never abandoned me . My first true love : singing Its been the savior of many poor boy, and God I know I'm one

Eric Burdon

Categorized in : Boys Islands Wine

Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It's a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other.

Eric Burdon

struggle evil winning

You've got to create a dream. You've got to uphold the dream. If you can't, go back to the factory or go back to the desk.

Eric Burdon

factories goal dream

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

rock-and-roll rocks alive

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 poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live.

Eric Burdon

memorial-day men world

I'm not bitter, I'm bittersweet.

Eric Burdon

bittersweet bitter

It's the need for change that drives us to join forces with our brothers and sisters all around the world - but change is slow.

Eric Burdon

brother world needs

It's more important what you leave to people on this planet. I want my legacy to exist now, currently, not after I'm gone.

Eric Burdon

legacy important people

Having lived in the arid deserts of Southern California since the 1970s, my interest in water conservation is a very personal concern. Water! The source of life! Some people are squandering the world's most precious resource while others have too little clean water to drink.

Eric Burdon

california water people

I feel great that I've been given a chance in the golden years of my life. To me, it's the last battle, and I've been given a chance to get stuck in some good armament, some good power, and there's a chance that now I can finish off my working years with my head held high.

Eric Burdon

golden battle years

I live my life, breathless... A life of constant motion and excitement. A life that many will envy and most would avoid!

Eric Burdon

excitement envy living-my-life

I may sing the same songs for over 40 years now but I always sing them in different ways in order to keep the excitement and passion alive.

Eric Burdon

passion song order

Blues was made for the recessed.

Eric Burdon

made

Well, it seems that one day Dylan was drivin' up to San Francisco from New Orleans or somewhere, when our record [House of the Rising Sun] came over his radio. When it was announced he said to Joan Baez -- who was with him at the time -- 'This'll be the first time I've heard this version', although it was number one in the States. So he listened to it, stopped the car, ran round the car five times, banged his head on the bumper and began leapin' about shouting 'It's great! It's great!'

Eric Burdon

san-francisco new-orleans numbers

I did have a life before the Animals, and I'm trying constantly to prove that I have a life after the Animals. People tend to forget that I was the frontman with War for two years. People sort of have compartmental memories.

Eric Burdon

animal memories war

This really blew my mind, the fact that me, an over fed, long haired, leaping gnome, should be the star of a Hollywood movie.

Eric Burdon

media stars art

I used to hang out a lot in jazz clubs, and the groups took to a kid like me who wasn't afraid to get up and sing with a jazz band. Then I started to hang out in rock clubs and learned to carry off different styles.

Eric Burdon

rocks style kids

Britain, and my hometown, will always be with me wherever I go and whatever I do - but I prefer to live in California.

Eric Burdon

britain hometown california

OK, I've had a life of sort of success, some people know who I am but a lot of people don't. I feel the need to change that still.

Eric Burdon

who-i-am people needs

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 I could write about really ultimate things. That's where I think all of us want to go, really. All the groups seem to be heading towards a kind of pop music that deals with ultimate things.

Eric Burdon

kissing writing thinking

Longevity is something I never gave a second thought to. I guess it's the shadow of growing up in post WWII, but I never believed I would live past 20. Here I am though... a senior citizen... my voice and heart are stronger than ever, but boredom is the greatest enemy so I have to be careful not to slip over the edge.

Eric Burdon

senior growing-up heart