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Dave Davies accuses Ray of lying. Must be Monday…

December 1, 2014 By Kathy Shaidle

“My brother is lying,” states Dave flatly in a recent Facebook post. “I don’t know why he does this, but it was my Elpico amp that I bought, and out of frustration I cut the speaker cone up with a razor blade, and I was so shocked and surprised and excited that it worked that I demonstrated the sound to Ray and [Kinks bassist] Pete [Quaife] … Ray liked the sound, and he had written a riff on the piano which formed the basis of the song ‘You Really Got Me,’ and I played the riff on my guitar with MY new sound. I ALONE CREATED THIS SOUND.”

Flatly denying that Ray ever “stuck a knitting needle or anything else in my amp,” Dave continued, “I am just flabbergasted and shocked at the depth of his selfish desire to take credit for everything. I never once claimed songwriting royalties on ‘You Really Got Me,’ yet this song would not have happened without my guitar sound.”

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