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..."
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