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" We've always had our hardcore fans. But the general public has a love-hate thing about the 'Kinks.' It always leaves people with a question mark on their heads. "

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" As an individual, I think you have to find your own path. I like the simplicity and purity of Hinduism and many elements of Buddhism. These are all means of accessing spiritual energy. "

Dave Davies

You

Path

Simplicity

" I can't stand tribute bands. It's nice, bless 'em, but it's not right. They can't capture the right spirit. You never see a tribute comedian, a tribute Les Dawson. "

" The artistic side of our family was very important because one person encourages the other. It was a vey enlightening place to be as a kid because of all the music and dancing, and my dad played banjo; my sisters played piano and sang. "

" I have always worked with energy. Everything is energy. Buddhism. Christ teachings. These are foundation stones for a spiritual life. "

" We obviously need more love in the world. And we obviously need more compassion and understanding. Our leaders need to really address these issues properly now. "

" My perspective is that you should be IN the world, but not OF the world. "

" I always loved the guitar, from when I was quite little. My dad had a G banjo at the house that he played. When he had parties, my sisters always played piano, and my dad played banjo. "

Dave Davies

Always

House

" What makes me laugh about politics, sometimes, is it seems like once we get to a point where our problems are seemingly unsolvable, it's because we're looking through a wrong point of view. If we turn the thing on its head, then maybe we might see it differently. "

Dave Davies

Looking

Problems

" I think there's been a big problem between religion, or organized religion, and spirituality. "

" Ray is very secretive about his ideas - why not, the times that the Kinks have been ripped off, especially in the early years, it makes you a little bit cautious about telling anybody what you're doing. And that's understandable. "

" Being alone on the moors is scary; as the rain clouds settle in, it makes you realise your place in nature. "

" My favorite part on 'Energy Fields,' at the end of the track is a little girl laughing, and to me, it's a child watching the world, her friends, and so-called grownup people, and the way they try to understand the world. "

" 'Hound Dog' is a really short record, and most singles didn't last three minutes. "

" Our problems stem from our childhood. Ray was, for so long, the only boy. Then I arrive and take all his limelight away from him. That must have quite a profound effect. I sometimes think that Ray was only happy for three-and-a-half years in his life. And those were the three-and-a-half years before I was born. "

" You have to take responsibility for how you act. You can't fix everyone. "

" A lot of our music came out of a lot of weird psychology and weird emotions. When you play the whole body of work, you get tossed all over the place. It's not easy listening. It's not even comfortable to listen to. "

" Some of those early Kinks songs, we were barely in tune. "

" A lot of people that embark on spiritual endeavors tended to, especially in the '60s and '70s, they tended to give up what they had before and cut themselves off from their lives, previous life as it were. But, I don't think that one should do that. "

Dave Davies

Think

Life

" I learned five chords; I thought I knew it all. "

" I'm very interested in science fiction, and I like new things. I've never been a really sentimental person. "

" You can always improve on something, the technology is different today, but I would leave it well alone. If there was something that was incomplete, that might be interesting... because I do that on my website. "

" It's the easiest thing in the world to be down about anything. I think the body responds to good vibes. "

" My family making music was like a folk background, really: banging on tabletops, playing banjo and all kinds of things. "

Dave Davies

Music

Family

" When people get disillusioned and get insecure and content about the future, they tend to brood about what might have been. "

" I think people are turning inward more now cause the world's got in such a weird, crazy state. I think its making people think more about their life and what it is really that they are doing. And how do we interact with a world that's going crazy? It's a very important time. "

" How could I not love my own brother? I just can't stand to be with him. "

" What I believe in touches many aspects of religious and spiritual thought. Mainly I'm influenced and inspired by the eastern yogi's aspect of mysticism, Which is, I think, the future. "

" You can't be glued in the '60s. Walking around, going up the pub or popping to Tesco in a hunting jacket. "

" Exmoor and Dartmoor are sacred, magical places. You find a truer side of yourself there. "

" I was interested in psychic things and in spiritualism even as a boy. I'd started doing yoga by the early 1970s. "