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.

In a nut shell, air travel is the worst part about touring.

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.

I don't think Jimi committed suicide in the conventional way. He just decided to exit when he wanted to.

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.

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.

I did have a life before the Animals, and I'm trying constantly to prove that I have a life after the Animals. People tend to forget that I was the frontman with War for two years. People sort of have compartmental memories.