The Animals were their own worst enemy. The Animals were a band that couldnt 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

Blues was made for the recessed.