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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Blues was made for the recessed.