59 Quotes by Dave Davies

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

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.

I was a big, big fan of Jimmy Burton. Anything with him on, I used to perk up and listen to it over and over and over again.

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

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

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.

There's no point waking up in the morning feeling sorry for yourself.

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

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.