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.

If you think that UFOs will come and save you, don't be fooled. The Nazis invented UFOs.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.