The Kinks Quotes
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If I had to do my life over, I would change every single thing I have done.
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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.
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When I wrote the song, I had the sea near Bombay in mind. We stayed at a hotel by the sea, and the fishermen come up at five in the morning and they were all chanting. And we went on the beach and we got chased by a mad dog - big as a donkey.
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I was an art student at the time, like thousands of others.
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We obviously need more love in the world. And we obviously need more compassion and understanding. Our leaders need to really address these issues properly now.
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I thought I'd use music to confront the problems that I faced, and it helped. I found a more healing mindset, and it did rejuvenate me.
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No one can penetrate me. They only see what's in their own fancy, always.
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I think that songwriting changed when groups started spending more time in the studio.
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Being alone on the moors is scary; as the rain clouds settle in, it makes you realise your place in nature.
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I can't stand tribute bands. It's nice, bless 'em, but it's not right. They can't capture the right spirit. You never see a tribute comedian, a tribute Les Dawson.
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My perspective is that you should be IN the world, but not OF the world.
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I'm very interested in science fiction, and I like new things. I've never been a really sentimental person.
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I was a big, big fan of Jimmy Burton. Anything with him on, I used to perk up and listen to it over and over and over again.
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People that have had genuine abduction experiences that I've met that seem very genuine to me, but they're just confused about why it happened. I've met a lot of people like which I regard as being very genuine... but there's a lot of crazy people out there.
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Exmoor and Dartmoor are sacred, magical places. You find a truer side of yourself there.
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You have to take responsibility for how you act. You can't fix everyone.
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Our repertoire consisted of rhythm and blues, sort of country rhythm and blues, Sonny Terry things.
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It's the easiest thing in the world to be down about anything. I think the body responds to good vibes.
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You can't be glued in the '60s. Walking around, going up the pub or popping to Tesco in a hunting jacket.
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We need balance. We need to balance our inner life with our outer life. Nature is always sitting there waiting to help us, but we have to do the work. Nature is probably the greatest teacher that we'll ever have... the earth and nature.
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All good art, to me, is uncertainty.
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Working with the Kinks, there always seemed to be some kind of automatic process at work. Ray and I had this telepathy happening for a long time, where one of us always knew what the other could do with something.
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I have always worked with energy. Everything is energy. Buddhism. Christ teachings. These are foundation stones for a spiritual life.
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There's no point waking up in the morning feeling sorry for yourself.