Dave Davies has made it clear that there will not be a Kinks reunion, at least one that includes him. Not now or ever.
Davies talked with Rebecca Hardy of England's Daily Mail, outlining a very contentious relationship between him and his brother Ray. One that has made it next to impossible to even talk with him much less be creative. They haven't seen each other in two or three years with Dave saying "You’ve heard of vampires. Well, Ray sucks me dry of ideas, emotions and creativity. It’s toxic for me to be with him. He’s a control freak."
Even though the two are in their 60's (Ray is 66, Dave is 63) it seems like it has really been more along the lines of thirteen years since they last really friendly. "The last time we were all together was at my 50th birthday party. Ray had the money and I didn’t, so he offered to throw it for me. Just as I was about to cut the cake, Ray jumped on the table and made a speech about how wonderful he was. He then stamped on the cake."
As far as a possible reunion, Dave says "I think the music is so beautiful it shouldn’t be tainted. It would be a shame. You don’t need to see silly old men in wheelchairs singing You Really Got Me."
