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Alan Price

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The one phrase you can use is that success has a thousand fathers, and failure is an orphan.


— Alan Price


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As I say, the Animals had a particular concept of themselves as a band. There was an anarchic spirit in it, which was being flattened by commercial designs, attitudes, and needs.


— Alan Price


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Classical music's ability to translate emotional themes is fantastic.


— Alan Price


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I quite like childlike songs, which sometimes cross over.


— Alan Price


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I tend to think of the organ as part of the rhythm section, rather than a frontline voice.


— Alan Price


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I think it's like everything else; one shouldn't dig too deeply. It's silly to say that with a journalist, but sometimes there is not a truth to be found.


— Alan Price


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I use a lot more chords than most organists and I'm careful to phrase them with the guitar.


— Alan Price


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The Animals were a very separate and dissonant group at the time. We came from different backgrounds, different areas - we didn't even come from the same town, basically.


— Alan Price


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The only time it dominates is during a solo, or when we play a low blues and I put figures in behind Eric's vocals. There's never any real problem fitting guitar and organ together.


— Alan Price


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There is nothing wrong with the name White Settlement, and the majority here is proud of the name.


— Alan Price


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About Alan Price






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11 in the UK Singles Chart. Later he appeared on his own television show as well as achieving success with film scores including winning critical acclaim for his musical contribution to the 1973 film O Lucky Man! and wrote the score to the stage musical Andy Capp. Price has taken to performing more Dancehall style songs when playing live.

Alan Price (born 19 April 1942 Fatfield Washington County Durham) is an English musician best known as the original keyboardist for the British band the Animals and for his subsequent solo work. After leaving the Animals Price went on to have success on his own and with Georgie Fame.

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