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
suicide thinking way
I don't think Jimi committed suicide in the conventional way. He just decided to exit when he wanted to.
activism
My activism was, and is, unknown, unannounced, but somehow effective.
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.
bases
The basis of everything that I plugged into when I was younger was blues, and it always stayed with me.
rocks creative world
The rock biz is the low end of the creative world. Faces come and go so fast.
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.
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.
silly kids idols
Have you seen 'American Idol' lately? I'm sure that some kids somewhere at this moment are thrashing themselves silly over what they call 'Rock n' Roll.
new-orleans san-francisco numbers
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!'
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.
memories war animal
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.