Ray Davies
Ray Davies
Raymond Douglas "Ray" Davies CBEis an English musician. He was the rhythm guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for The Kinks, which he led with his younger brother, Dave. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television...
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth21 June 1944
philosophy two apartment
What are we living for? Two roomed apartment on the second floor?
pain philosophy men
Plastic man got no brain, plastic man don't feel no pain.
philosophy animal scratches
On the surface I'm a mild mannered person, that's until you scratch the animal inside.
dad taught used
My dad taught me about music. He used to tap dance.
heart waiting politics
In your heart there is innocence waiting to be free.
heart men politics
Money's the solution, curing all the ails of the nation. But what about the hearts of man?
dirty politics rats
The aristocrats and bureaucrats are dirty rats.
beer politics preservation
We are the Draft Beer Preservation Society.
adages steep
Cheap is small and not too steep, best of all cheap is cheap.
art students art-students
I was an art student at the time, like thousands of others.
important doing-me records
At one time they've been the most important thing to me. So I can't hear our records on the radio, I can't stand it, because they sound so out of what everyone else is doing.
block night rock-and-roll
There is a guy on my block who lives for rock, he plays records day and night, and when he feels down he puts the rock and roll on and it makes him feel alright.
peace war special
I don't wanna die in a nuclear war, I want to sail away to a distant shore, and make like an apeman.
peace swim special
I'd really like to change the world and save it from the mess it's in. I'm so weak, I'm so thin, I want to fly, but I can't even swim.