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
thinking groups more-time
I think that songwriting changed when groups started spending more time in the studio.
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If I told you God was black, what would you think of that?
thinking long drones
I don't think England is that gray but India is like a long drone.
thinking way might
I'm easy driving, But I'm not a person who loves living pleasantly above all else. I'm not that way at all. I might think I'm that, but I'm not really that.
thinking pay-the-price lazy
Did ya ever think that we would pay the price for being lazy?
fashion flower thinking
He thinks he is a flower to be looked at And when he pulls his frilly nylon pants right up tight He feels a dedicated follower of fashion. When a waiter at Buckingham Palace spilled soup on her dress: Never darken my Dior again!
song writing thinking
I think when you write songs, you write about people... People are the source of my material. And London is a wonderful place to be for people. So, the next time you're sitting in a park somewhere, and you see someone like me looking at you, don't phone the police. I'm just writing
art school thinking
The art school babe quotes William Blake as she rolls a joint, then I think that I'll score.
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What struck me was that it was more like the family Christmas I enjoyed as a child growing up in London. Thanksgiving is a time for sharing and even though they throw up their eyes as though it were a chore, family members traditionally gather for a reunion at the house of the oldest relative.
adventure album attempt original songs studio
('Other People's Lives') is my first attempt to make a studio album that's got original songs on it, and it's a completely new adventure for me.
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What you are saying too, is that it's not only what other people are doing, it's what I'm doing, what I'm feeling. It's a little bit selfish as well.
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She only sang. I didn't have to talk to her. I was quite uncomfortable, but I thought it was a nice moment. Love ends, but songs are for ever. They capture a moment and an emotion. You can have two human beings who should not be in the same house, or possibly even the same country, but the music tells you that it really could have been for ever. In those three minutes, there are no hard feelings.
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I have been astonished by the reactions and apparent shame of some of the U.S. television reporters who seemed overwhelmed to discover that there actually is poverty in America, ... They made me want to grab my television and shout 'Hello, dear reporter, yes, America actually does have poor and underprivileged people as well. Hello, yes, the president might well be slow to react but at times like this, that's all that an over-burdened, out-of-touch president can be.
rock-and-roll band
Now I'm grown up and playing in a band.