“I took my time”: the moment Ray Davies wrote his masterpiece
“A very selfish thing…”
The Kinks Archives: 03/2026
The Kinks’ Ray Davies asked “who the f*ck is Moby” after he said ‘Lola’ was “gross and transphobic”, Dave Davies reveals
Ray “wasn’t happy at all”, according to his brother.
The Kinks’ Dave Davies responds to Moby calling ‘Lola’ transphobic: “Why does he have to have a go at us?”
Davies claims The Kinks were “not transphobic”.
The most under-appreciated album of all-time, according to Noel Gallagher
“It’s as important as ‘Sgt Pepper’s’.”
The “most British” song The Kinks ever wrote, according to Ray Davies
A clever critique of societal norms and aspirations.
“Right up there”: The British songwriter Elvis Costello put in the same league as Ray Davies
“The really English songwriters…”