Our repertoire consisted of rhythm and blues, sort of country rhythm and blues, Sonny Terry things. Ray Davies blueconsistcountry Change image and share on social
I think that songwriting changed when groups started spending more time in the studio. Ray Davies changegroupsongwriting Change image and share on social
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. Ray Davies driveeasylive Change image and share on social
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 then suddenly I look at it, up in the air. I blow it up and look at it and then I come down again - a better man. Ray Davies airblowhave share on social
No one can penetrate me. They only see what's in their own fancy, always. Ray Davies fancypenetrate Change image and share on social
Then I got together with my brother and a friend and we decided to play dates. The more we played, the more we wanted to do it. And it got to a stage where we wanted to do it all the time. Ray Davies brotherdatedecide Change image and share on social
Those three chords were part of my life - G, F, Bb - yeh, it is, it is, and I can't help noticing it. But there have been other things nearly as close to it which people haven't noticed, other things we have done. Ray Davies chordcloselife share on social
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 were all chanting. And we went on the beach and we got chased by a mad dog - big as a donkey. Ray Davies beachbigbombay share on social
Money and corruption are ruining the land, crooked politicians betray the working man, pocketing the profits and treating us like sheep, and we're tired of hearing promises that we know they'll never keep. Ray Davies betraycorruptioncrook share on social
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 reach some of the notes, I find this. But when you go on stage, you have to put the key up and it really changes the whole thing. Ray Davies cutfindkey share on social
