Ray Davies interview and Kinks soundcheck- Denver 9-9-81 Part 1

[brandnutopian]

A second-hand shirt from Seattle! He was Grunge before it existed!

[tomsatriano]

Yes. And think about his having a tie from China! In '81 the only thing from China was silk and china!

[MermaidPrincess9]

OMG.. THANKS FOR THIS POST.. IT WAS AMAZING.. BRILLIANT INTERVIEW FROM ONE OF THE GREATEST MINDS, SONGWRITERS OF OUR TIME.. RAY DAVIES.. THIS INTREVIEW COVER SO MUCH GROUND IN TERMS OF THE MUSIC, THE LYRICS AND THE INSIDE HEART AND SOUL OF THE BAND..DAVE BEING THE HEART AND RAY OF COURSE IS THE SOUL.. WOW THANKS SO MUCH.. I LOVE RAY AND THE KINKS AND HAVE HAD THE HONOR TO MEET HIM TWO TIMES.. ONCE IN 69 AND THE OTHER IN HIS SOLO CARREER IN 96 OR SO.. HE IS WAS SO BRITISH AND CHARMING AND SWEET

[SteveHoweJeffBerlin]

Another great Vegetarian, . . Ray Davies.

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[tomsatriano]

I'd love to see Paul and Ray do something together- Britain's top two remaining songwriting giants!

[Anglagard1]

@tomsatriano Great idea!

[shmadsta]

Hahaha ohh brotherly love. But seriously what a GREAT interview! I freaking love the Kinks, thanks so much for posting this!

[rattmahem]

I was at this show.

[manferot]

Ray wants to go onstage and murder somebody

[gibbonsandtheslut]

This is so cool.. i love the kinks man

[44buckwheat]

Ray hates disco.... He is the coolist. RIP Pete

[argentapen]

Intelligent questions from the interviewer

[skellaway]

Very nice video and interview!

[argentapen]

intelligent questions from the interviewer. Who is he?

[LittleHarrisonGirl]

thank you so much for posting this :)

I never saw Ray being so chatty, woooow !

Do you have more interviews?

Thanks thanks thanks !!!

[cookmoore]

Amazing interview!

[Knugabug]

This was at the peak of their success, they sold out Madison Square Garden back then. They were interviewed in 1965 on Channel 2 in Denver.

[nancyzeetoo]

Thanks for posting. I can't remember seeing Ray so chatty and unguarded. And I don't think I've ever heard the "bad radio frequency" part of the knitting needle story.

[tomsatriano]

I just handed the interview to him last Saturday after his GREAT show. I told him it was one of the best interviews he's ever given. He seemed interested, especially since that was from the only show where The Pretenders opened for The Kinks! So some romantic history as well- kind of my Postcard From Denver! The amazing part of this, looking back, is that even his management didn't know why he wanted to do an interview. And it was nice that some real fans got involved.

[lovitzj]

unbelieveable, this video is awesome.!!! Wow, who knew...

[kinksboss1]

"DAVE!!!" HA HA a rare glimple of their tension

[tomsatriano]

Yes, and Dave kept right on playing! Even Ian was getting anxious, but we showed up during their soundcheck when Ray was at the board with Chrissie, and he jumped down, smiling, saying "Hi, I'm Ray!" As if we didn't know!