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
thinking who-i-am want
I don't think I've ever changed. I am only one person, it's just me. I'm confident and I'm quite happy with who I am, but it's my life and I'll be what I want.
thinking nazi ufo
If you think that UFOs will come and save you, don't be fooled. The Nazis invented UFOs...
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.
suicide thinking way
I don't think Jimi committed suicide in the conventional way. He just decided to exit when he wanted to.
writing kissing thinking
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.
belong refuse songs written
There are some songs that don't belong to The Animals that I refuse to give in to and not do. I enjoy singing other people's songs, you know. That's why they're written in the first place.
band enjoying money nasty rather singer turn worst
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 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.
careful otherwise people peppers
You have to be very careful how you insert new stuff, 'cause people want to hear the old stuff. It's like cooking, you know? You can't put too many peppers into the eggs... otherwise it's going to be distasteful.
everybody moments names people pivotal profoundly time whose
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.
blues california close corner dig families hear influence latin living love music proximity reasons since spanish
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 from the Flamanco families and I always dig for inspiration in Latin music.
rock-and-roll rocks alive
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.
activism
My activism was, and is, unknown, unannounced, but somehow effective.
nuts air shells
In a nut shell, air travel is the worst part about touring.
trying littles reunion
I've got a great dislike of reunions. It's a little like trying to go back and relive the best parts of your life, but you can't do it. Nothing is ever the same.