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. Eric Burdon Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
I was in college, and very disappointed. I majored in commercial art and interior design for three or four years. At that time, it seemed the thing I really wanted to do, production design, just wasn’t available in the U.K., so I turned to music. Eric Burdon Read Quote
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. Eric Burdon Read Quote
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 live up to its name so I soldiered on. On one level, it was devastating for a while. On another level, maybe I should thank them for helping me make my own way in my own career. Eric Burdon Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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. Eric Burdon Read Quote
The basis of everything that I plugged into when I was younger was blues, and it always stayed with me. Eric Burdon Read Quote
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 Read Quote
