Legendary band
the Kinks have not played together in nearly two decades, although principal
members Ray Davies and his brother Dave Davies have talked about why they won't
reunite, or why they might reunite, often.
One thing
that seems to be a sticking point between the brothers: who came up with the
tone in the Kinks classic "You Really Got Me." In a recent interview
with Rolling Stone, Ray mentioned the oft-told story that he stuck knitting
needles into Dave's guitar amp, which he says helped to create the jagged tone
on that song.
But in the
latest issue of Rolling Stone, a letter from Dave was published in the
"Correspondence: Love Letters and Advice" section. "I'd like to
correct my brother Ray's statement about the guitar on 'You Really Got
Me," he wrote. "I alone created the guitar sound for the song with my
Elipco amp that I bought. I slashed the speaker with a razor blade, which
resulted in the 'You Really Got Me' tone. There were no knitting needles used
in making my guitar sound."
In a
recent interview with Radio.com, Dave Davies spoke about his relationship with
his brother: "Ray and I, we obviously love each other very, very much. We
can't not love each other. Our personalities are so different. I think that
we've always needed each other, and both resented that we do. 'I'm on me own!'
But you think about the work in the early days, 'You Really Got Me,' the great
body of work that we're fortunate to be involved with, you realize the power we
had -or have -when we're working together."
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