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21 quotes by Ray Davies

Raymond Douglas "Ray" Davies, CBE, (/ˈdeɪvɨz/ DAY-viz; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist and songwriter for The Kinks, which he lead with his younger brother, Dave. He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television. Since the dissolution of The Kinks in 1996, Ray Davies has embarked on a solo career as a singer-songwriter.
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Money and corruption are ruining the land, crooked politicians betray the working man, pocketing the profits and treating us like sheep, and... →

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No one can penetrate me. They only see what's in their own fancy, always.

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People take pictures of the Summer, just in case someone thought they had missed it, and to proved that it really existed.

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If I had to do my life over, I would change every single thing I have done.

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What I try to do probably doesn't come out. What I've worked out what I do - I might not be right - is to do something very personal, and... →

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When I wrote the song, I had the sea near Bombay in mind. We stayed at a hotel by the sea, and the fishermen come up at five in the morning and they... →

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I think that songwriting changed when groups started spending more time in the studio.

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If New Orleans is allowed to die, a crucial part of the world's music heritage will disappear.

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I got that idea from being in India. I always like the chanting.

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I was an art student at the time, like thousands of others.

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When you are making a record and if you spend too much time over it, you have to record it a tone lower or cut the tones lower because you can't... →

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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... →

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I still like to keep tapes of the few minutes before the final take, things that happen before the session. Maybe it's superstitious, but I... →

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