Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
Eric Victor Burdonis an English singer-songwriter best known as a member and vocalist of rock band The Animals and the funk band War and for his aggressive stage performance. He was ranked 57th in Rolling Stone's list The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth11 May 1941
sweet children thinking
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 had rationing. We couldn't buy meat, we couldn't buy pleasurable goods like cigarettes and sweets. I didn't starve - my family were lucky - but I knew what it was like standing in line waiting for foodstuffs.
missing world musician
In the day-to-day life of a traveling musician, it's easy to miss so many details. The world goes by at high-speed; it will take your breath away.
dream fall california
I always wanted to be a Californian. In my wildest dreams, I always liked California - it's the place where oranges grows on trees! Fruit just falls off the trees.
people important gone
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.
brother world needs
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.
senior growing-up heart
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.
kids beer voice
My voice? Yeah, well, I used to drink a lot of beer when I was a kid and I sounded like a drunk in a choir. I don't drink anymore.
done praying can-do
Recording - once something's done, it's done, there's not much you can do about it. It's out there and you just have to pray to the gods.
rocks creative world
The rock biz is the low end of the creative world. Faces come and go so fast.
bases
The basis of everything that I plugged into when I was younger was blues, and it always stayed with me.
california hometown britain
Britain, and my hometown, will always be with me wherever I go and whatever I do - but I prefer to live in California.
who-i-am people needs
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.
suicide thinking way
I don't think Jimi committed suicide in the conventional way. He just decided to exit when he wanted to.
made
Blues was made for the recessed.