Having lived in the arid deserts of Southern California since the 1970s, my interest in water conservation is a very personal concern. Water! The source of life! Some people are squandering the world's most precious resource while others have too little clean water to drink. Eric Burdon 1970saridcalifornia share on social
I'm really still a child of the Forties. I still think about it a lot, about the repercussions of armed conflict. Until 1953 we had rationing. We couldn't buy meat, we couldn't buy pleasurable goods like cigarettes and sweets. I didn't starve - my family were lucky - but I knew what it was like standing in line waiting for foodstuffs. Eric Burdon armbuychild share on social
My voice? Yeah, well, I used to drink a lot of beer when I was a kid and I sounded like a drunk in a choir. I don't drink anymore. Eric Burdon anymorebeerchoir Change image and share on social
I live my life, breathless... A life of constant motion and excitement. A life that many will envy and most would avoid! Eric Burdon avoidbreathlessconstant Change image and share on social
Everything I do - if I do it, is going to be personal. Eric Burdon personal Change image and share on social
In the day-to-day life of a traveling musician, it's easy to miss so many details. The world goes by at high-speed; it will take your breath away. Eric Burdon breathdaydetail Change image and share on social
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.' Eric Burdon americancallidol Change image and share on social
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. Eric Burdon combatantdaykind share on social
The basis of everything that I plugged into when I was younger was blues, and it always stayed with me. Eric Burdon basisblueplug Change image and share on social
You know, jazz is the mother of all American music. R&B and pop and rap and everything are the branches on the main tree of the life of music, American music, which is jazz. Eric Burdon americanbranchjazz Change image and share on social