Ray Davies Unravels The Kinks
Bill Holdship, Creem, December 1981
"I THINK ROCK music is just as important as painting." Ray Davies – musician, poet, humorist, social critic and leader of one of the world's oldest rock bands – is sitting in his Detroit hotel room, puffing a cigar, and contemplating just how seriously rock 'n' roll should be taken.
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