Eric Burdon

“The blues is a living thing. It's not just a style of music. It's a state of mind.”

“We gotta get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ever do.”

“Rock 'n' roll is a participatory sport. It's not a spectator sport. It's something that you do.”

“Don't let them grind you down. Don't let them tell you that you are not a man.”

“I'm not a politician. I'm a rock and roll singer.”

“I have a love/hate relationship with the city of New Orleans, which is the strongest kind of relationship.”

“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.”

“I believe in peace. I believe in mercy.”

“I've been on the road since I was 15. I've been doing this for a long time. I don't know anything else.”

“My voice is my instrument. It is the location of my soul.”

“All I'm trying to do is survive and make good out of the dirty, nasty, unbelievable lifestyle that they call the music industry.”

“I was a weirdo. I wasn't picked for the school football team because I was a midget. I was a loner.”