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
Eric Burdon quotes about
branches jazz life main music pop rap tree
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.
envy excitement living-my-life
I live my life, breathless... A life of constant motion and excitement. A life that many will envy and most would avoid!
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.
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.
another-life performances
I have a life beyond performance. I love it, and it probably is the better part of my life, but I do have another life.
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.