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.

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.

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.

Britain, and my hometown, will always be with me wherever I go and whatever I do - but I prefer to live in California.

I live my life, breathless... A life of constant motion and excitement. A life that many will envy and most would avoid!

The basis of everything that I plugged into when I was younger was blues, and it always stayed with me.

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.