Ray Davies Quotes

At one time they've been the most important thing to me. So I can't hear our records on the radio, I can't stand it, because they sound so out of what everyone else is doing.

Ray Davies



I don't think England is that gray but India is like a long drone.

Ray Davies



I got that idea from being in India. I always like the chanting.

Ray Davies



I like surfers. Their imagery, it's great.

Ray Davies



I still like to keep tapes of the few minutes before the final take, things that happen before the session. Maybe it's superstitious, but I believe if I had done things differently - if I had walked around the studio or gone out - it wouldn't have turned out that way.

Ray Davies



I think that songwriting changed when groups started spending more time in the studio.

Ray Davies



I was an art student at the time, like thousands of others.

Ray Davies



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



I'm susceptible to that sort of thing - to walls and flowers. You can probably get something more from a wall than a person sometimes. It's just put somewhere.

Ray Davies