RAY DAVIES INTERVIEW-BBC BREAKFAST-BBC 1-14.OCT.2015

[@beelzeebub1]

The Most underrated Band ever

[@neilphelan145]

The KINKS !!!!!!! One of the absolutely greatest live bands I've EVER seen!! And I've seen hundreds of concerts. Saw them three times in the 70s and early 80s!!

[@eslermanu47]

Ray Davies songwriting is up there with the best Waterloo Sunset one of the greatest pop songs ever.

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

"SHA-LA-LAAAA...!"

[@rickyelvis3215]

chilly chilly it’s evening time…

[@seanharrigan6365]

Never forget about Dave Davies. He could write and sing and is the most underrated guitarist of all time.

[@marthaperdew]

I absolutely love The Kinks !

[@lcfbb1233]

Todas las cosas buenas de Ray Davies no caben en un libro. ¡Genio! ¡Grande entre los grandes!

[@Augmuse]

Dave you are a legendary guitarist who still has what it takes to Rock n' Roll. Brother Ray still has the magic as well. Thanks Dave and Ray for 50+ of amazing playing, singing, writing, recording, and touring. You still have the goods. I hope you two original members from day one along with founder member Mick Avory will again preform as the Kinks. There is musical magic at work in that band. Think back to how you felt about music in say 1963/64 and channel that for this day and time. The new records that Ray and Dave have recently released are very good! I think many of the solo tunes are in the spirit of the Kinks sound. Those songs and ones written for a new Kinks record would fit nicely into a revived Kinks. I'm 60 years old now and I love music as much as I ever did. I love your work as a solo artist and that goes for the Kinks as well. I hope you see fit to bring the Kinks to us old fans and many new ones as well. I think you and your brother along with founder member drummer Mick Avory should bring the Kinks to life again. Not only for the 50+ Anniversary but to also embrace your solo careers. I see a new Kinks album as a bridge that pulls everything from the first Kinks album to now together. You have a body of work that is second to none.

[@paulrawes]

Absolutely!

[@andrewgood4230]

I knew that eventually this day had to come, but I still can't quite believe It... Congratulations Sir Ray!

[@unoduetrequatro]

Yep, that's a morning face. A truly legend Mr. Ray Davies!

[@BabylonCentral]

RDD is one of the greatest song writers ever. You can disagree, but you're wrong.

[@WDH59510]

I certainly won't. Up there with John and Paul.

[@sirandrelefaedelinoge]

I don't agree

[@DerekDerekDerekDerekDerekDerek]

​@@sirandrelefaedelinoge you're wrong. Well done.

[@andrewpark2050]

I saw them three times. Still my favourite band

[@CarlBowlby]

Very cool, bloody hell.

[@1599maybole]

Undoubtedly one of the greatest pop songwriters. Musical looks okay too. Totally agree with the interviewer regarding Autumn Almanac and Shangri La which are songs that totally grip me whenever I hear them.

[@paulrawes]

1599maybole Two of my favourite Kinks songs!

[@regentogrin518]

Shangri La is their best to me.

[@ernsteck6582]

In terms of England's top 5 greatest bands, I think the Kinks should definitely be considered.

[@thancrow]

I was lucky enough to see The Kinks in concert for the Low Budget tour. Great concert.

[@lazur1]

Huge , great catalog, & no silly love songs.

[@ustheserfs]

Behold the inimitable Ray Davies, the Alhambra of rock n roll.

[@pennicullip7392]

WARTERLOO SUNSET AND LOLLA IS MY FAVIORTE SONGS

[@frankalexander1599]

Really...it shows in your spelling, to be sure!

[@joenicholls461]

Frank Alexander let’s not patronise fellow fans, you arrogant turd

[@regentogrin518]

Shangri La, to me.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

god he's quite a good interviewee.

[@tosinoparinde9563]

I love you Ray ❤️💙🤘👍

[@maudemathildeh335]

Brilliant Genius!

[@oludotunjohnshowemimo434]

Apeman, Supersonic Rocketship, Lola and Come Dancing are some of my favourite Kinks songs. Hope Ray and Dave repair their difficult relationship and get back together and do something together.

[@simplemade1]

Ray's right. I think many people knows the Kinks-songs not knowing it's The Kinks.

[@martinpaulson3179]

Always hearing Kinks songs on tv commercials. Kinks were around and active for several DECADES... Beatles were running out of ideas and inspiration after several YEARS. W

[@christinecollins6648]

@@martinpaulson3179 like Picture Book! Driving

[@doraespinoza6363]

I love you Ray! and you know it

[@tmichael80]

Saw the Kinks at the Providence Civic Center way back when. Fantastic show. Think it's a live album now.

[@MickBokulich-gg1ro]

One for the road

[@andrea22213]

Lovely reply from Mr Davies, 'Not my fault!'

[@mukhumor]

The reason I'm wearing this camp scarf is I cut meself shaving...

[@mwmingram]

Lots of Kinks albums are like musicals.

[@ernsteck6582]

It would be great to see the village green preservation society on stage.

[@justjay926]

That's a wonderful idea 👍👏👏🎶

[@nizamkrul2977]

The Kinks Movie??!!

[@Wedontwantnowarnomore]

I Love Ray and I've met him several times here in Gothenburg Sweden, when I had Café KoM. He was my friends boyfriend. Such a serious person. We always have good laugh when he show up. Hope to see him again someday. Rock on!

[@MickBokulich-gg1ro]

Ray was the boyfriend of your friend?

[@Wedontwantnowarnomore]

Yes so it was. This was back in 2005- 2010, or something like that. She was with him all over the world. Good voice. Singing. Also another good friend of mine at this time played Slide and Piano.

[@maudemathildeh335]

The first "Underworld" movie there's an Irish actor that looks exactly like a young Ray. He'd be perfect for a film about The Kinks. Can't recall his name, but if you've seen him, you'll see what I mean.

[@irishelk3]

Was that it?, just one song together ?. It would be great to see a proper reunion, they wont be around forever, Pink Floyd did it. There would be huge love and support for a Kinks reunion, just like here.

[@simontaylor2319]

After the Beat Brothers came the KInks. Always loved those tab collar shirts you wore in '64

[@clarkrobertson8906]

That news reader has got a bit of taste in music.nice one

[@k3304]

Ray looks like he just rolled out of bed

[@CarmieSchulz]

Well he's lost most of his hair. I guess he thinks it's better to look sloppy than bald.

[@paulrawes]

He always did

[@TheAien123]

muahhhh RAY

[@briteness]

Ray has been interested in musical theater for a long time. The band performed Preservation as a kind of theater show back in the 70s. I did not see it, nor have I ever run across any footage of the show, but I think Ray was trying to expand the rock concert format. He took Townshend's "rock opera" concept a step further by adding actual characters and a story line to the live show. Ray seems to have been rather proud of it at the time, but since the idea didn't really catch on, and even the Kinks abandoned it, that effort has been mostly forgotten.

[@MickBokulich-gg1ro]

Have you heard Rays music from 80 days, incredible

[@loungejay8555]

2:49 is that the sound of someone taking a photograph?

[@omni434]

I wonder if Dave had anything to do with the musical.

[@lazur1]

"...bad management, bad luck, & bad behavior..."

[@KoolKatDave]

Right, and Ray always talks about a "ban" in America. It was really in NYC due to issues with unions there. If they wanted to play in the Midwest or West, I'm sure they could have. It wasn't like they were on a terror watch list and the whole country banned them out of Washington, DC. If The Who could play the US, then so could have The Kinks!

[@theglavine]

@@KoolKatDave They were banned by The American Federation of Musicians. What part of 'American' does not compute with you? They could not perform in America and missed out on things like Woodstock that wrecked their career in the US. If the Who had been banned when The Kinks were, they'd have been toast in America since they did not even have a Top 40 hit at that point but started gaining momentum from 66' on.

[@youmeddlingkids]

I love Ray but it's disgusting that Dave's name was not spoken once when this is about The Kinks.

[@thomaspick4123]

Reunion? It will not happen. As Ray mentioned, perhaps a one off without fanfare at a bar. Dave, I believe is married and lives with his family in America. Pete died. The Kastoff Kinks perform sometimes in England and are great. Mick Avory on drums, John Dalton on bass. Revolving keyboard players. It might happen with a visit in this format. Ray has made surprise visit with the Kastoff Kinks.

[@susankapur4364]

God save the Kinks! ❤️

[@voz805]

'You don't put the Kinks together with a musical...' She's sadly misinformed about the Kinks. Exclusive Radio has a station under Single Artist Stations where you can listen to the Kinks commercial-free; among a limited number of other greats.

[@Kewrock]

I've finally figured it out. For the past few years. Whenever I see Ray in interviews. I can't put my finger on who he reminds me of. It's Ozzy Osbourne. He doesn't sing like him, but in interviews, they look and sound like brothers. They both seem frail, have that blank stare, mumble and stutter and come off a little senile. No offense, I'm not trolling. I'm a huge fan going back 30 years. He's a criminally underrated artist that never really got the worldwide fame that he deserved. Ozzy burnt himself on drugs and alcohol, Ray on the other hand has always been a little difficult to watch in interviews. He's always seem uncomfortable and shy. He definitely hasn't aged as well as Pete Townsend, considering they're the same age.

[@Tony-pp6de]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@rexmundi2237]

Nope, can't see it myself, neither physically or any other way. Ozzy is a frazzled shell of a man with a fried brain, while Ray Davies still looks in extraordinarily good health.

[@pennicullip7392]

NICE PICTOR

[@jefmadnik6016]

He Had a stroke a number of years ago! He was and is a Genius!

[@diehard-schenker-fan7233]

Dave had the stroke, not Ray.

[@paulmarsteller6422]

Kinks catalog is better than The Beatles, and certainly larger. Ray and Dave wrote less pop songs than Paul & John, and more real characters, unlike the cartoon characters that most the Beatles songs confected.

[@martinpaulson3179]

Lovely ! (Is that you Yoko?)

[@brötzmannsax]

Comparisons are silly and unnecessary, all these bands were great for different reasons or tastes.

[@CriCar50]

Underground906 I agree with you. Most of the kinks’ fans are out of reality. I like the kinks, but their music are initially beat like the Beatles already played when the kinks came out in 1964. The others songs are music hall style except Waterloo sunset in perfect Beatles sound. But the kinks never played songs like psychedelic songs from the Beatles like Tomorrow never knows or heavy like helter skelter or others hard rock Beatles songs. Many kinks songs recall Beatles songs released first. COME ON NOW seems like I feel fine (released three months before), SEE MY FRIENDS traces the rhythmic basis of ticket to ride that sounds like a raga in the part of the McCartney’s solo guitar. DEAD END STREET talks about social theme after the Beatles talked about it in Eleanor Rigby. YOU REALLY GOT ME is a great song, the first Hard rock ever written, but the Beatles played like a similar YOU REALLY GOT ME sound from the 1963 during their concerts: listen to the sound that the Beatles played in Money during their Swedish tour or the TV exhibition at Liverpool Empire 7th of December 1963, that everyone could watch on tv. You should talk about kinks and appreciate kinks, they are a great band. But when you compare kinks to the Beatles, you must learn and study the Beatles songs before and when they were released.

[@ForARide]

@@CriCar50 Beatles had George Martin as their genius producer who arranged all their songs and Brian Epstein as their manager, who was able to sell them as. the biggest band on earth. I' be seen a few comments here on KZbin claiming the Beatles had a big influence on Punk... my arse.

[@purple8289]

@@CriCar50 You really got me is only a hard rock song because they got Jimmy Page to play lead on it.

[@drinkwater319]

Thing about Ray as a writer, his good stuff is Beatles standard, his worst are utter shite, Everybodys Happy.......case in.point.When he applied himself he was a genius

[@martinpaulson3179]

The Beatles had to write only a few years worth of songs, and with no less than George Martin and all the musical resources that money and super duper stardom could buy to enlarge their sketches into state of the art pop. 2 Kinks, Ray mostly, had to produce decades worth of songs, mostly on his own. Do the math as to who produced more with.much less.

[@martinpaulson3179]

Beatles were much less original than Ray as a writer. John was emulating either Elvis or Chuck or Dylan, Paul was Little Richard or Cole Porter or Brian Wilson. The All You Need Is Love goop was Summer of Love me-too-ism. Ray is A true original. Never followed fashions or trends. Had his own vision. A true artist. Years later, it becomes even more apparent. McCartney is now just a schmaltzy joke.

[@martinpaulson3179]

Tard? I’ll take your word for it since you seem to have lots of insider knowledge on that subject. Really..is this the best you can offer? Maybe come back sober and try again.

[@drinkwater319]

Martin Paulson ....calm down old chum, no ones saying he can’t write, he can, but really, have you forgotten what McCartney wrote in Wings? The band the Beatles could have been. He must have written 30 cracking hits for Wings, and you’re clearly forgetting The Frog Chorus. Shameful of you

[@hammadoolass]

Don't like Ray Davies --- like Dave though

[@regentogrin518]

Neither of them likes any of you, I bet .