If Ray Davies ever gets hit by a bus there's a good chance his brother will be at the wheel.  While the two have seldom had anything civil to say about each other, Dave seems to never miss an opportunity to prove he can be the nastiest.  In an interview in the Daily Mail printed just before his brother's new album comes out (story), Dave is quoted as equating his brother to a vampire, saying he '...sucks me dry of my ideas, emotions and creativity', and calling Ray a 'control freak'.  Both brothers admit it's been some time since the two were together.  Dave claims that one of the last times he and Ray were in the same place was at Dave's 50th birthday party, where he says that moments before he could cut his birthday cake Ray '...jumped on the the table and made a speech about how wonderful he was. He then stamped on the cake.' As for a Kinks reunion, Dave dismisses the idea as something that would 'taint' the music, saying, 'It would be a shame.  You don't need to see silly old men in wheelchairs singing You Really Got Me.'
Live4Ever.uk.com

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