Having Lived In The Arid Deserts Of

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.

Through It All, This Wild Life On And Off The Road , Through Jordanian Deserts , Spanish Islands, German Prisons, Caribbean Tax Scams, Halls Of Fame,wine, Women, And All The Drugs Under The Sun - One Constant Companion Has Never Abandoned Me . My First True Love : Singing Its Been The Savior Of Many Poor Boy, And God I Know I'm One

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.

This Really Blew My Mind, The Fact That Me, An Over Fed, Long Haired, Leaping Gnome, Should Be The Star Of A Hollywood Movie.

Eventually I Would Like To Reach The Stage Where I Don't Have To Write About Love And Kisses And All That Stuff. I Wish I Could Write About Really Ultimate Things. That's Where I Think All Of Us Want To Go, Really. All The Groups Seem To Be Heading Towards A Kind Of Pop Music That Deals With Ultimate Things.