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- Nov 07, 2020
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- Design
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
I live my life, breathless... A life of constant motion and excitement. A life that many will envy and most would avoid!
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Nov 07, 2020
I don't think Jimi committed suicide in the conventional way. He just decided to exit when he wanted to.
- Deserts
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having lived in the arid deserts of Southern California since the 1970s, my interest in water conservation is a very personal concern. Water! The source of life! Some people are squandering the world's most precious resource while others have too little clean water to drink.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Peace
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Memories
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Blues
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- Nov 07, 2020
The basis of everything that I plugged into when I was younger was blues, and it always stayed with me.
- Long
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Going
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everything I do - if I do it, is going to be personal.
- Just
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Dreams
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
OK, I've had a life of sort of success, some people know who I am but a lot of people don't. I feel the need to change that still.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Great
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Always
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- Nov 07, 2020
I may sing the same songs for over 40 years now but I always sing them in different ways in order to keep the excitement and passion alive.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's more important what you leave to people on this planet. I want my legacy to exist now, currently, not after I'm gone.
- Made
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- Nov 07, 2020
Blues was made for the recessed.
- Heart
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
Britain, and my hometown, will always be with me wherever I go and whatever I do - but I prefer to live in California.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
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.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020