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

Blues was made for the recessed.

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.

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

You've got to create a dream. You've got to uphold the dream. If you can't, go back to the factory or go back to the desk.

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.

I'm not bitter, I'm bittersweet.