25 Eric Burdon Quotes for You to Enjoy

Eric Burdon

British Musician

Born: May 11, 1941

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Inside each of us, there is the seed of both good and evil. It's a constant struggle as to which one will win. And one cannot exist without the other. Eric Burdon

Good Struggle Good And Evil Win Will Evil Other Constant Inside Seed Both Without Exist Cannot Which Us Each

On Memorial Day, I don't want to only remember the combatants. There were also those who came out of the trenches as writers and poets, who started preaching peace, men and women who have made this world a kinder place to live. Eric Burdon

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Everything changes and, somewhere along the line, I'm changing with it. Eric Burdon

Somewhere Changes Changing Everything Everything Changes Along Line

The rock biz is the low end of the creative world. Faces come and go so fast. Eric Burdon

Creative World Faces Come Come And Go Rock Go End Low Fast

As far as the Animals breaking up - it was my fault. I wanted out. We took it to the max, as far as we could take it. Our reunion tour in 1983 went pretty good until we left America. Then we pushed it too hard and it fell apart. Eric Burdon

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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

Life Music You Mother Jazz Tree Everything Rap All-American Main Know Branches American Which American Music Pop

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. Eric Burdon

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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.' Eric Burdon

You Seen Somewhere Lately Kids Some Silly Over Call Sure Rock Idol Rock-N-Roll American Roll American Idol Themselves Moment

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

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The basis of everything that I plugged into when I was younger was blues, and it always stayed with me. Eric Burdon

Me Everything Stayed Always Blues Younger Basis

From my personal point of view, the Animals are dead. They killed themselves. Eric Burdon

Animals Point Point Of View Dead Personal Personal Point Themselves View

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. Eric Burdon

Myself Enemy Money Long Animals Big Band Own Live Once Worst Would Rather Name Toxic Singer Got Nasty Were Up Big Money Turn Working Keep Things Enjoying Started

Everything I do - if I do it, is going to be personal. Eric Burdon

Everything Personal Going

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. Eric Burdon

Dreams Fruit Trees Wildest Wildest Dreams Liked California Always Falls Off Oranges Just Where Wanted Place Grows

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. Eric Burdon

Life Love Better My Life Part Performance Beyond Another

I feel great that I've been given a chance in the golden years of my life. To me, it's the last battle, and I've been given a chance to get stuck in some good armament, some good power, and there's a chance that now I can finish off my working years with my head held high. Eric Burdon

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Blues was made for the recessed. Eric Burdon

Made Blues

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

I used to hang out a lot in jazz clubs, and the groups took to a kid like me who wasn't afraid to get up and sing with a jazz band. Then I started to hang out in rock clubs and learned to carry off different styles. Eric Burdon

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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

Life World Will Breath Musician Details Easy High-Speed Take Day-To-Day Miss Day-To-Day Life Goes Your Many Traveling Away

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