Ray Davies is the poet laureate of London, god bless that man.

@reidcreager538

6 жыл бұрын

Sure is...and that's God with a capital G.

@jnagarya519

3 жыл бұрын

Song lyrics and poetry are rarely comparable. Very rarely.

@bsnf-5

9 ай бұрын

​@@jnagarya519That's rubbish. Song lyrics are literally poetry. You are delusioned

My respect and admiration for this man has increased as I've got older.

@moondancer9066

3 жыл бұрын

He always was wise beyond his years .

Ray Davies is a Genius...

@db5166

3 жыл бұрын

thats correct

@christopherhan3347

3 жыл бұрын

He is. A most remarkable guy. A well respected man. His brother is outstanding too. God save The Kinks.

@jnagarya519

3 жыл бұрын

Can a non-genius recognize "genius"?

@KalypsoKent

3 жыл бұрын

Word.

“I’m a lost soul” Heartbreaking man. Cheer up Ray. Love u man 🧡

One of the greatest songwriters EVER. Their music has stood the test of time and always will. I also believe his brother, Dave, doesn't get the credit he deserves for his playing, tone and innovation. Everyone remembers Lola, Waterloo Sunset & You Really Got Me (as well they should) but Destroyer, Hatred, I'm Not Like Everybody Else and Living on a Thin Line have always held special places in my heart due for many different reasons. Long live Ray, Dave and the Kinks!

I always say that Ray Davies has the melody of McCartney, the poetic cynicism of Lennon, the creative versatility of Dylan, the presence of Jagger and the sensibility of Townshend.

@Michael-hc2vs

3 жыл бұрын

The presence of Jagger? I love Ray but definitely not.

@vampyros1

3 жыл бұрын

Dylan, musically speaking, has never been “creatively versatile”. He’s a one-trick word pony.

@Michael-hc2vs

3 жыл бұрын

@@vampyros1 true, I'd say a better example of creative versatility is David Bowie

@vampyros1

3 жыл бұрын

@@Michael-hc2vs Agreed; Bowie... NOW we're talking a great musician. Well played.

@tom-ht3ju

3 жыл бұрын

@@vampyros1 clearly you've not listened to even a fraction of his catalogue

The amount of wisdom from.one man in 35 minutes , and didn't dry up once, well read, well lived, and apologises for swearing only once , how refreshing , specially in the world we live in now , thanks Ray Davies ,

Very straight guy , sensitive , sincere .. unusual man , God bless him .

He’s been hit by Father Time, but he’s still all there up stairs so to speak. Still witty, still intelligent. A reunion tour makes me wary, but it’s good to see that he’s doing fine. It’s just crazy how much he’s aged.

@Sydney-Casket-Base

Жыл бұрын

well put!

@cannotfindmyshoes3

Жыл бұрын

True, true...but he's nearly, if not already, 80 years old , man!! For someone who has had more than his fair share of exotic substances and booze, he's on top form !

One of the greatest songwriters in history. The Kinks will be remembered long after today's "musicians" are forgotten. Waterloo Sunset, Days, You Really Got Me, Shangrila, Victoria, too many to mention.

@buddhull

5 жыл бұрын

williamgeorgefraser I’ll keep your list going - “dead end street”, “sunny afternoon”, “strangers”, “i go to sleep”...

@aliveinthesuperunkn0wn

4 жыл бұрын

Bud Hull don’t forget “all day and all of the night”

@firstlast3209

4 жыл бұрын

He was also one of the best singers. Rolling Stone ranked Waterloo Sunset the 42nd best song of all time...about 42 spots too low.

@fw5550

3 жыл бұрын

Pete Townshend has stated many times that Ray Davies is his favorite songwriter.

@williamanderson5437

Жыл бұрын

@@firstlast3209 Waterloo Sunset was voted the #1 song about London, which is quite correct.

Ray never made a filler track; they all counted.

@veryinterestingname_

4 жыл бұрын

johnny thunder and all of my friends were there

@QueenFan12

4 жыл бұрын

@Daniel Eyre Yeah, thats what every British band was doing in those times; 2 to 3 great songs and then rock n roll covers, horrid love songs, and instrumentals to fill up the rest of the album. Kink Kontroversy is where I think they started to get really good. No filler on that album.

@markd7072

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I love the Kinks, but they (like everyone else) had some filler. "All Day and All of the Night," while a jam, is basically just "You Really Got Me Now" with the serial numbers filed off.

@steverose7782

3 жыл бұрын

There are so many good Kinks Albums with very little to no "filler" songs but Preservation Act 2 was what I call mostly filler. I would call it their worst album ever issued. Truly forgettable.

@janvermanen

3 жыл бұрын

@@steverose7782 Preservation act 2 is my second fav kinks album!

I’ve been jamming to the Kinks for over 40 years. I love this man

@billmagowan1492

3 жыл бұрын

Yep me too!

The greatest Songwriter/ story teller of all time. Love Ray and the Kinks!

I am a Beatles fan and I highly appreciate McCartney's short story wrriting in a 3 minutes pop song, like Eleanor Rigby. But Sir Ray is the grandmaster in doing so.

@patrickpaganini

2 жыл бұрын

No one can match the Beatles - but damn, the Kinks come pretty close with some of their songs.

@etamommy

2 жыл бұрын

I find that the kinks oeuvre is deeper and better than that of the Beatles- though I know I am in the minority on this. On their greatest records the kinks are just a better more enjoyable and entertaining listen for me

@PesterFester1966

9 ай бұрын

​@@allbottledup9513Retarded hipster confirmed.

My brother saw Ray Davies hanging out in a bar in NYC years back. I think he may have a place there. I’m glad I got to see the Kinks once back in 1978 in Waterbury, CT. He was a bit inebriated but he made it through the show OK. He’s a living legend.

What deep, talented Ray is. Any of us who grew up with the Kinks were lucky!!

best reunion ever. The Davies brothers are legends and still alive !!!

When Ray was asked by Creem Magazine, probably almost 40 years ago now, how it felt to be, along with just The Who and The Rolling Stones, the last of the British Invasion bands he replied "The Rolling Stones aren't British, they're French...." Brilliantly put.

Thank you for the Rays, the Rays and Dave, the songs you made, we praise ye. I’m thinking of the days, I won't forget a single day believe me.

The Kinks and The Who were the two bands that got me and those within my close-knit circle of friends interested in starting a band back in the 1960s. All of my friends are gone, but the music of The Kinks is still vital in my life. Many thanks, Ray and band for getting me through many a rough patch. God keep all of you.

First thing... I love the Kinks... LOVE THEM. watching Ray age is like watching your fav dog get older... the love only gets deeper but it stings to watch him get older & slow down

@BhutanBluePoppy

5 жыл бұрын

Well put. He is a different person now, slowed down & with time to reflect. I for one am grateful for that. Too callow these guys who flame out in their 20s.

@jameshadfield2658

3 жыл бұрын

Peter pan?

@randalclarke5487

3 жыл бұрын

Indeed, seems the gunshot changed him- he really seemed to age significantly and even possible early dementia, almost Parkinson's-like

@glenncollins4778

3 жыл бұрын

First 3 kinks album covers are etched in my brain. Love Ray. I pine for the days the boys were in the top ten.

@user-cf9np9cy8q

2 жыл бұрын

True

Yeah, a superb song is ‘Celluloid Heroes’. Just beautiful and a joy in my life. The Kinks, what a band and a pleasure in life.

@alexcampbell3032

3 жыл бұрын

One of their best. I taped it with a wee cassette recorder mic under the covers falling asleep. From Radio Caroline I think. Beautiful poetry and melody.

@ChrisSeahorse

2 жыл бұрын

In my view, "Celluloid Heroes" is the greatest song ever written.

That interviewer was a trip. If Ray doesn't want to talk about or say something, dude should back off. Ask the question, LISTEN TO HIS RESPONSE, and go from there. I totally love Ray. He is simply the best.

I'm late finding out, but never too late for this musical genius. So happy to hear this. Thank You Ray

Ray Davies...What a fabulous Poet Storyteller and Musician

He is just such a doll ! Always has been. I still have the picture of him and my sister taken at Fitzgerald's. They were just hanging out, that's all.

So fucking excited about a Kinks reunion.

@paulrawes

6 жыл бұрын

Bioux Hayes Dave won't allow it to happen, unfortunately!

@ronaldschuurman3967

6 жыл бұрын

Me too mate. I am excited as well

@bioux101

6 жыл бұрын

My first ever, ticket paid for indoor gig was the Kinks. We all wore parkas and Ray came over to us during the encore and shouted 'how are the Mods?!?!'. We were ecstatic. I was just 13 years old.

@bioux101

6 жыл бұрын

I think Ray wouldn't have aired it as an idea without running it by his brother.

@Augmuse

6 жыл бұрын

Either Kink Ray or Dave has at various times said either yes or no. To say it is just Dave is incorrect. Seems like when one says yes the other says no and visa versa. Been a fan since the first Kinks Record. There have many possible Kinks reunion rumors since 1997. None have happened so far. That is not to saw that this will not be the time. I agree the chances are against it. Though thus time fix not angrily say no. Ray has said in recent years he sees no reason for a Kinks reunion. Though Dave and Ray did work on Music with Ray for another project. Out of that there are two songs, unfinished, that would on a Kinks album if it happens. Ray is the best song writer of the last 100 years I think. I hope to see Ray, Dave, and Mick Avery work together again . Though we are running out of time.. I am all for a Kinks reunion! Ray and Dave make great music together. Long live the Kinks!!!

Love Ray he’s so sweet

This interviewer is deceptively great - he allows Ray to speak at his own pace in his own way. Good job

never heard him talk before but after this i feel all calm and relaxed really nice voice singing and talking long live ray davies

My appreciation for the man’s greatness is only increasing with time. It would be great if The Kinks could produce one more album - they have it in them. If not - it doesn’t matter, they will always be giants. Ray - I salute you.

I grew up with 80s music but always loved music from before my time also. Beatles and Stones were good but as a teen growing up in the 80/90s I always wondered why the Kinks weren’t mentioned as much. The lyrics - the social themes of them seemed way ahead of their time and as a teenager their songs just took my breath away - something which I never experienced to the same level with any other past band. I’m just glad at least I’ve had my life enriched by the genius of Ray Davies and the band. I hope he knows he mattered to the people who matter.

Waterloo Sunset = A song that NEVER seems to age. A song that sounds fresh and intriguing some 54 or so years after it was composed. Put simply...A pop masterpiece.

@coldacre

6 ай бұрын

Dead End Street. THATS a tune

Nobody can take away the fact 'You Really got me' was the original Heavy Rock track of all time 🤘🏼

@vanstan7929

8 ай бұрын

You never heard of Link Wray

@bernardosanchez9303

7 ай бұрын

@@vanstan7929 Linl Wray had the guitar effect but not the rock song, pretty tame for it to be called hard rock, so yeah the Kinks have the original hard rock song

I saw their Soap Opera tour. I wasn’t anticipating it. I wasn’t a huge fan. But they put on one of the best shows I’ve ever seen. 👏🏻👏🏻

My favorite band

@Mindermaniac

6 жыл бұрын

Mine too!

Thankyou for All -the Days Ray

The Kinks one of the very greatest English rock bands ever and should have been bigger than they were! I play You really got me on my gigs and it feels great every time I do it giving it some on that riff! peoples heads turn...they know exactly what it is from the start! I hope their reunion and new album is a great success for them and that their live show gets televised!

Thank you Ray for a wonderful interview. I grew up in middle class Canada and started listening to your music (and all the lyrics as well) in my teens. Unfortunately, (at least for me) I was over whelmed by all the other rock music going on at the time. I ended up putting you Ray and your band the Kinks on the second and even the third shelf. It has not been since years later that I have found myself amazed at how Good you boys really are. The Floyd and all the rest have nothing on you. Please take care and God Bless. Thank you.

@flamingooneleg77

3 жыл бұрын

Canada!,,!!!

@williamanderson5437

Жыл бұрын

Well said Canuck, what part you from ? (I've toured a lot from Victoria to Montreal, but spent most time around Toronto - I loved PRiSM from Vancouver - a Brilliant rock band).

@chrisgillard6129

Жыл бұрын

@@williamanderson5437 Thanks for the reply. I grew up in the Windsor Ontario area and listened to the Motown music that came out of Detroit at the time. Have a wide variety of music that I listen to. Now living in Calgary. Are you still in a band?

Ray Davis, songwriter and musician, was great because he understood 6/8 time.

In the mid-sixties he was the one who was touching me profoundly by his music. Nowadays he is still touching me by his words.

Ray somehow delivers the cliff notes of everything....he's got it down to an essence. What a great way to learn, through the lens of Ray Davies. He's got such a great mind. He's compelling to listen to, because nothing he says is a fluff or a throw-away. Everything he says matters. He has a kind of a gift that you can't learn. He briefly talked about this "kernel" that's inside you... it's moving to hear, you know? He has really been careful and extensive in his observations of life. Truly great! Lucid.

Such a terrible thing that I wasn’t interviewing Ray. Seriously. I saw Ray with his “Storyteller” tour in Stockbridge, MA here in the Berkshires. Around the time he released his auto biography, “X-Ray”. Wonderful to see him again, so darn intelligent, knowledgeable, thoughtful, sensitive and bright! Can’t say enough. God Bless.

Ray is the best song writer of the last 100 years. He is right there, for myself, with Lennon/McCartney as a songwriter. I still love his music as much as I did ever did. In 56 years his music still speaks to me. Thank you for 56+ years of great music. I can’t wait to hear the new Kinks music! Long live the Kinks. To see Mick Avory, Ray Davies and Dave Davies play together again will be a highlight of my life.

@jnagarya519

3 жыл бұрын

You haven't heard many songwriters.

@bsnf-5

9 ай бұрын

he is mot even the best songwriter in England. lol Let alone the world

STOKED! Legends coming together. Thank the musical gods for this.

What an interesting guy. He's so well spoken and thoughtful. Yet to me anyway, he's kept the working class North London accent. He speaks highly of his brother, who he can't get along with. I love that "Paul's got a new record out"?

@maxvahling3832

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, all of these! Also that remark about seeing the Stones... He always spoke highly of his brother, though. So did Dave. It's just that they couldn't stand to be in a room together.

Ray Davies, one of the greatest songwriters and performers of our era...

Great to hear from Ray again. Its time that he and Dave got on 100% and put out some more fantastic songs which are surely waiting to be created by them. There is always a way to get on well. Indeed the Kinks have always been a terrific band and their music should (and I believe will) go on forever. Hopefully an entertaining interview with both Ray and Dave together soon.

Ray Davies and Frank Zappa are two geniuses who had it all figured out, musically and socially.

@ginomendozauk

3 жыл бұрын

Wow! How right you are. They both penned great lyrics. I will now check their biographies!

@jnagarya519

3 жыл бұрын

Genuine artists never have it figured out. In fact, that is the danger, to stop growing. And: can a non-genius asses genius?

timeless listening to this legend

LOVE the KINKS! The brothers and original bandmates and those whom get to play with them now! Lovely Legacy!!

Great band! I will always love Father Christmas! My favorite!!

Kinks Forever!

So many trolls in this comment secrion spewing ugly comments about Mr. Davies age and calm demeanor. Would you make such crass statements about your grandfather? That said it is always interesting to hear intelligent views from an elder statesman with the cred this man has. Long live the Kinks!!!

@tabascocat5102

3 жыл бұрын

I think he has a neurological problem, not necessarily caused by age. (controlled Parkinson s?) Macca's older but suffers rude health and is just the same as when he was 40 in his manner of expression.

@tabascocat5102

3 жыл бұрын

@@Maria-tm2eu Why TF do you say that? I'm expressing a pretty learned medical opinion, I'm not 'anti-Ray!'

@tabascocat5102

3 жыл бұрын

@@Maria-tm2eu Seit wann hat sich eine '?' FRAGE gestellt? ' impliziert? Ich stelle eine Frage. AUSSEHEN. Er zeigt die Anzeichen von Parkinson, die durch Drogen gut kontrolliert werden. Und bitte haben Sie den Anstand, zuerst zu übersetzen. Und bitte sag mir nicht, ich solle zweimal überlegen, wenn du es nicht einmal tust.

@tabascocat5102

3 жыл бұрын

If he were my Granddad yes, I would query a controlled Parkinsons. Its not disrespecting. Its looking, noticing and wondering, using ones own knowledge and imagination. I bet I'm on the right track

I met him years ago on the upper west side. He is a tall guy. I was surprised.

I love this man.

Love The Kinks, great interview.

Ray Davies Is The Man That Everybody Took A Little Piece of To Improve Themselves........Only Ray Davies Can Span Our Entire way Of Life That We All Live In ......With His Songs.

God bless Ray...and God Save The Kinks!

One of my favourite Kinks songs is one that very rarely gets played on the radio. "Celluloid Heroes" is such a beautifully crafted song with brilliant lyrics..with incredible pathos, well worth checking out on KZread. Ray Davies is a living legend. (edit*).. just listening to Ray as I'm typing this, he actually mentions 'celluloid heroes' at 11:10 in the interview. :-)

@bonnie43uk

6 жыл бұрын

I'm in the UK stotle, maybe you're in the USA, I'm sure it gets played a lot of various fm stations, not here unfortunately.

@mwthecool

6 жыл бұрын

bonnie43uk just went to Hollywood Blvd for the first time and I was singing it the entire time.

@bonnie43uk

6 жыл бұрын

that song always goes round my head when I see an old movie star that's mentioned in the song. Would love to visit that famous place one day :-).

@Mindermaniac

6 жыл бұрын

I love to play and sing that song from Preservation Act One !

@mikefox1711

6 жыл бұрын

mickey rooney sued I believe

Lovely to listen to Uncle Ray. Both his words and his music.

We always hear about the Beatles and the Stones, but for me, it was always the Kinks who were the real contenders. Ray Davies, totally redefined the art form when it came to songwriting. They tell you that you shouldn’t meet your heroes, but they definitely got that one wrong. ❤️

@jnagarya519

3 жыл бұрын

Every decent songwriter "redefines" songwriting.

This is truly a lost art... speaking in complete thoughts and sentences. This used to be the standard and apart from Ray's all around brilliance as an artist, I admire that he obviously cherishes ideas, thoughts, and communication. Chapeau bas Sir Raymond!

Dave & Ray Davies are The Kinks that never were fully recognized for their contribution to the 60s British Invasion and moving forward. Despite the brothers "sibling" rivalry they churned out memorable hit songs that contain lyrics and music that are a "cut above" the rest!

I can't imagine a better show than going down to the pub to see & listen to the Kinks, in whatever iteration. No stadium, please! Now, I will have to open some pubs myself here in California. Maybe some bars would work.

This is a dream come true

God Bless you, Ray, and thank you for the many, many hours, decades of great music, you were and continue to be, one of my favorite artist and band. Speaking of the USA...saw you live in Providence, Rhode Island in 1979. Saw your brother, Dave, perform at the Station Night Club (the one that burned down not too long afterwards), in West Warwick, RI. Looking forward to hearing your new album. In Liberty!

This man composed some really outstanding songs!!! Love him!

The Kinks were every bit as important as The Beatles, Ray Davies turned the song writing focus to England where everyone else still looked across the pond. Ray glamourised London in the way that America had been glamourised by everyone else. He gave London it’s swing and articulated it’s voice-whether he liked it or not! He is a true legend and he is a true treasure. We will not see his like again. God Bless Ray Davies.

@jnagarya519

3 жыл бұрын

Ray tuned inward from writing pop songs to writing about England as result of "The Kinks" being banned from the United States for some years. In other words, it wasn't entirely his choice to do so.

Walking along Hollywood Boulevard ('Celluloid Heroes' going through my head), the intersection with Vine St has on all corners, a Star to the Astronauts of Apollo X1, three stars down Vine St, West side is a Star to 'Broncho Billy Anderson' a very early western star (The Great Train Robbery, Son of a Gun, etc), I was stunned to see my own name there. Thanks Ray for such a Wonderful song.

I'm grateful I got to see him in concert several years ago.Just an amzaing songwriter and musician

Oklahoma USA is probably the most beautiful song ever written. The fact that it's followed by Uncle Son destroys me. God bless Ray Davies and God save the Kinks.

Thank You Ray Davies , Thank You For The Days, The Years, & Thank You For The Inspiration.

50 years following The Kinks. Never gets mold. Hope they come to the states.

@robmccluskey6906

5 жыл бұрын

"Never gets mold" - I initially smiled at the typo, then thought - "you know, that's actually true too - these songs will never get mould..."

thanks for this, it was well appreciated! love the kinks and the sort of way that they different with great songs, but not as flashy (egotiistical) still no reunion? a well respected genius. couldn't tell if he was serious about the rolling bones, but ray is a gentleman.peace

I liked the Dickens joke!

Great words from one of the best wordsmiths. Of my generation, we know all the lyrics., and the of the tunes they still resound, and that was a good time-period to grow up in. We had a lot of hope then. Thanks for sharing.

Ray and Dave Davies are Two of the most underrated musicians of all time....and I'm not from England... I'm from Flint Michigan

I don't know him very well, but he seems to be both well-educated and well-cultured

@j0nnyism

3 жыл бұрын

Haha he’s neither. He’s a bit of an autodidact though

I'm from Liverpool and I rate them up their with the Beatles and Stones all day long but if I had to choose it's The Kinks

@j0nnyism

3 жыл бұрын

You traitor. The Beatles are factually the greatest band that ever existed and they came from Liverpool. That fact will never change

I remember everything Ray had said, good questions thanks ✌️

Hope to see them together.again. Last time I saw them on the same stage was in the 90s.

mike avori was my idol, when i start in music, best drumer in englis rock...will be great get him back....

@jnagarya519

3 жыл бұрын

Must be true -- you can't spell his name: Avery.

Brilliant interview. Very well done.

Love it. Bless him, greatly talented fella, true legend x

It's great he can be comical about getting shot. "His accomplice pulled up to me, Clint Eastwood pose, magnum force."

I hope you get back with the rest of the group,you are one of my favourite groups,and when the group come into my town,I always go and see them,my town is in Cornwall,so please get back with them.

Ray Davies - pure genius!

Ray Davies autobiography is superb! A must read.

@Mindermaniac

6 жыл бұрын

I am fortunate enough to have my copy of it signed by Ray when he played HMV in Toronto in 2007 - His official biography that he wrote himself in the 3rd person set in the future is X-Ray - It done in a novel style based on his experiences from birth to when the Lola LP came out. It is excellent.

@ammasdtr19

6 жыл бұрын

Read Warerloo Sunset (the book) where he creates short stories for various songs he's an amazing writer.

@elevatorshoes

6 жыл бұрын

Yes thats the one, it's brilliant.

@saltychips7627

5 жыл бұрын

Yes there is more in this heaven and earth than is revealed in the xray

@db5166

3 жыл бұрын

@@ammasdtr19 wow thanks i want that.

Glad Ray is still working. Remembering all the Kinks' songs, since the 1960s. Used to play a couple of them myself.

@flamingooneleg77

3 жыл бұрын

How did this become about you? You should of left out what you did. Okay so you wanted to make sure that you play.

@flamingooneleg77

3 жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking

@JohnStark72

3 жыл бұрын

@@flamingooneleg77 Get a life, get a brain, and get lost, eunuch.

Love Ray what a superb songwriter. He will recapture those moments

As a Kinks fan, new releases are always welcome but a touring reformation would be a shadow of their former selves.. Pete Quaife and Jim Redford no longer with us, Dave doing great in the face of his own health issues but not what he was, and bless him Ray...no one should expect him to leap around in his Union Jack jacket anymore but at the same time anything else just wouldn’t meet the expectations of memory and it’s unfortunate that some feel the need to justify those memories in some form with a reunion. If The Kinks feel the need for a live reunion then by all means get together and play a few numbers low key in a local pub but don’t spoil the great legacy by allowing businessmen to exploit it.

@luisalonsoecheverria

6 жыл бұрын

Why do you think they're recording a new album? Ray has said in the past he wouldn't pursue a reunion if there wasn't new material to record. Since there is, the reunion is definitely justified.

@Mindermaniac

6 жыл бұрын

His name was Jim Rodford, not Redford. I have seen Ray a few times solo with a full band so he can pull off the Kinks material live still to this day - I saw him at Massey Hall, a premier Music Concert hall in Toronto. They deserve to have a lrage touring concert schedule, the could easily fill large concert arenas like they did in the late 70's until the mid 1980's. The reunion is for Ray and Dave and his real fans who know it would be a great tour. Low key pub dates will never happen, that's what the Kast-off Kinks band had done for the last 20 years until Jim Rodford passed away - They played with Mick Avery and John Gosling.

@garymadely4371

6 жыл бұрын

luisalonsoecheverria ...as I stated, a reunion for a new Kinks release is more than welcome, but as a touring band they would be a shadow of their former selves - no Pete Quaife and no Jim Rodford. I don’t actually know why they are recording a new album. I can only assume that Ray had material that he thought appropriate for them to use and as they happen to be getting along then why not and that would be great I agree. However, I don’t think getting them on the road for a final reunion tour (which is the general route of reunions these days..) given their obvious frailties, is the way to go...but it’s just a thought....

@ammasdtr19

6 жыл бұрын

Ridiculous! how about they won't be what they were but they will be what they are today and that could be amazing. If you're a real Kinks fan you know that they have always embraced change and transformed themselves. No two Kinks albums are exactly the same.

@robmccluskey6906

5 жыл бұрын

@@Mindermaniac ... if you're correcting names (Rodford not Redford) you should maybe check how to spell Avory ;)

Ray Davies is the very best song writer of my generation.

My favorite songwriter of all. A touch of humor and a touch of class in every one. Ray never wrote a bad song.

@jnagarya519

3 жыл бұрын

You've yet to listen to all their recordings.

This is a very good interview. I learned alot. I enjoy hearing Ray Davis speak about himself. His life. Especially his music. I look forward to seeing him and the band get together sometime. Guess I'll be taking a vacation in England.

@bonnie43uk

6 жыл бұрын

I was shocked to hear about the shooting incident... never knew about any of that. Incredible story !

@ijeff2005

6 жыл бұрын

Have you just come out of a 15 year coma?

Thanks Ray!! Kinks were and always will be my favorite band out of UK! Kinks are Eternity!!

Ray Davies, Dave Davies both truly legends. ❤️❤️

The greatest band ever! Love them "till the end of the day”. This man is my “Celluloid heroe”,

@j0nnyism

3 жыл бұрын

He’s more a vinyl hero

I've been a fan of The Kinks since they started. Very interesting interview, and thank you for the upload. Ray Davies is very much a Londoner, and I can't always agree with him, but he's certainly a cultural landmark, and I wish him all the best..

Sadly this will never happen.The show I'd love to see before my times up.