The mark of a music icon is that he never stops doing what made him stand out from day one. The name “Eric Burdon” may conjure up the rock group the Animals and the funk band WAR, but you only have to listen to his latest album, Til Your River Runs Dry, to hear that the legendary singer-songwriter isn’t rooted in the past. Known for his aggressive stage performance, we caught up with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer in a quiet moment to ask a few questions.
Man Cave Daily: How did you choose the name “The Animals?’
Eric Burdon: Contrary to the notion popularized by our record label at the time, we did not choose the name “The Animals” because of our wild stage antics, but after the coolest outlaw in Newcastle–named Animal Hogg–who was a prominent member of our gang, that was named the Squatters.
MCD: Late 1966 had the band changing its “sound”— what brought that on and why did you feel a change was warranted?
EB: By 1966, I was on my own in California, putting together a new band, the New Animals, and exploring some of the mysteries of mind expansion and spiritual rejuvenation. All of that is reflected in the music that was being made, by me and by everyone else, during that time.
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