Library Rock's Backpages

Dave Davies: The Dedicated Follower

David Cavanagh, Uncut, January 2012

Dave Davies swashbuckled his way through the '60s, a teenage musical revolutionary and provocative dandy about town. But in the early '70s, the Kinks guitarist experienced a dramatic rebirth, and embarked on a new-age quest that has sustained him through addiction, near-death experiences and those long-running spats with big brother Ray. Uncut taps into the wisdom of the Mystic Kink: "Listen, if it pisses people off," he says, "maybe it's a good thing..."

Total word count of piece: 2673

Subscribe

Becoming a member is easy. Membership gives you access to all the thousands of articles in the library.

Click here to go to Subscribe page.

Click here for academic and other group subscriptions.