{"id":2095290,"date":"2026-08-15T09:36:20","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2095290"},"modified":"2026-08-15T09:36:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:36:20","slug":"the-kinks-dave-davies-clarifies-comments-on-the-beatles-calling-john-lennon-difficult","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2095290","title":{"rendered":"The Kinks\u2019 Dave Davies clarifies comments on The Beatles, calling John Lennon \u201cdifficult\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dave-Davies-of-The-Kinks.-CREDIT_-Debra-L-Rothenberg_Getty-Images.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">The Kinks\u2019 Dave Davies clarifies comments on The Beatles, calling John Lennon \u201cdifficult\u201d<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Despite their rivalry, the musician did say \u201cyou\u2019d be a fool if you didn\u2019t like The Beatles&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Laura Molloy<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-15T10:36:20+01:00\">15th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dave-Davies-of-The-Kinks.-CREDIT_-Debra-L-Rothenberg_Getty-Images-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"Dave Davies: In Conversation + Signing\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Dave Davies of The Kinks. CREDIT: Debra L Rothenberg\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Kinks\u2019 Dave Davies has clarified his recent comments on The Beatles.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1236\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE: <\/b><b>The Kinks on 60 years of sibling rivalry: \u201cWe\u2019re just different animals\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last month, Davies stirred up the old rivalry between the two bands, saying George Harrison was the only member he \u201creally liked\u201d and that \u201cJohn Lennon didn\u2019t like The Kinks, he really didn\u2019t\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the time, he also said: \u201cIn fact, John Lennon didn\u2019t really like anybody! George Harrison was the only one I really liked. He was the nicest guy. Paul McCartney\u00a0wrote a few decent songs,\u00a0yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, Davies has clarified his comments. \u201cYou\u2019d be a fool if you didn\u2019t like The Beatles, but I liked George so much because I could see something simmering underneath \u2013 very thoughtful,\u201d he said in a new interview with <em>i News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say: \u201cPaul said wonderful things about The Kinks\u2026 but Ray and John had a rivalry\u2026 John was difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite his complicated feelings towards Lennon, Davies did express his sadness over the iconic artist\u2019s untimely death in 1980. \u201cI still get angry because it\u2019s such a fucking waste\u2026 but yeah\u2026 The Beatles couldn\u2019t write Ray\u2019s songs, and Ray couldn\u2019t write Beatles songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"playlist-player-jwplayer\">\n<div class=\"playlist-player-container\">\n<p>Davies has previously recalled Lennon being fiercely protective of The Beatles\u2019 equipment when the two groups played together.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I like the Beatles and I do appreciate all the kind words @PaulMcCartney has said about the Kinks https:\/\/t.co\/T9jaGK7jcU<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Davies (@davedavieskinks) July 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t let us touch anything,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2018Don\u2019t\u00a0you dare touch those!\u2019 He was a paranoid guy, but funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After reports of his latest comments were published, however, Davies clarified that he remained a fan of the Liverpool band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the Beatles and I do appreciate all the kind words Paul McCartney has said about the Kinks,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The rivalry between the groups dates back to the early stages of The Kinks\u2019 career, when they appeared below The Beatles at Bournemouth\u2019s Gaumont Cinema on August 2, 1964. The show came two days before the release of The Kinks\u2019 breakthrough single \u2018You Really Got Me\u2019, which went on to give them their first UK Number One.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ray Davies\u00a0later recalled Lennon making a dismissive remark about The Kinks being there solely to warm up the audience, only for their performance of \u2018You Really Got Me\u2019 to receive an ecstatic response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d\u00a0played with The Beatles in Bournemouth and John Lennon made a remark that we were only there to warm up for them, but we got a great reaction to \u2018You Really Got Me\u2019,\u201d Ray told\u00a0<i>MOJO<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an early validation that we had something that stood up for us, like being bullied in school and having something that was bigger than the bully. It was that sort of feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave\u2019s\u00a0new comments\u00a0came as he and Ray opened\u00a0<i>The Kinks: Brothers<\/i>, their collaborative exhibition with British portrait painter Christian Furr.<\/p>\n<p>The collection reimagines a 1968 passport photobooth picture of the siblings taken in East Finchley, North London, through a series of\u00a0mixed-media\u00a0works on paper and canvas. The exhibition will run at Gibson Garage London until September 6.<\/p>\n<p>The brothers recently said they were\u00a0\u201cgetting on great\u201d and would \u201cnever say never\u201d to a future Kinks reunion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s miraculous, really, how we\u2019ve become so bonded,\u201d Dave said. \u201cWe enjoy each other\u2019s company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ray and Dave last performed together in 2015, when Ray joined his brother in London for a rendition of \u2018You Really Got Me\u2019. 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Summer Sonic tease return \u2013 will more world tour dates follow?<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Kinks\u2019 Dave Davies has clarified his recent comments on The Beatles.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1236\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b>READ MORE: <\/b><b>The Kinks on 60 years of sibling rivalry: \u201cWe\u2019re just different animals\u201d<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last month, Davies stirred up the old rivalry between the two bands, saying George Harrison was the only member he \u201creally liked\u201d and that \u201cJohn Lennon didn\u2019t like The Kinks, he really didn\u2019t\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>At the time, he also said: \u201cIn fact, John Lennon didn\u2019t really like anybody! George Harrison was the only one I really liked. He was the nicest guy. Paul McCartney\u00a0wrote a few decent songs,\u00a0yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, Davies has clarified his comments. \u201cYou\u2019d be a fool if you didn\u2019t like The Beatles, but I liked George so much because I could see something simmering underneath \u2013 very thoughtful,\u201d he said in a new interview with <em>i News<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to say: \u201cPaul said wonderful things about The Kinks\u2026 but Ray and John had a rivalry\u2026 John was difficult.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite his complicated feelings towards Lennon, Davies did express his sadness over the iconic artist\u2019s untimely death in 1980. \u201cI still get angry because it\u2019s such a fucking waste\u2026 but yeah\u2026 The Beatles couldn\u2019t write Ray\u2019s songs, and Ray couldn\u2019t write Beatles songs.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"playlist-player-jwplayer\">\n<div class=\"playlist-player-container\">\n<p>Davies has previously recalled Lennon being fiercely protective of The Beatles\u2019 equipment when the two groups played together.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I like the Beatles and I do appreciate all the kind words @PaulMcCartney has said about the Kinks https:\/\/t.co\/T9jaGK7jcU<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Davies (@davedavieskinks) July 24, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe wouldn\u2019t let us touch anything,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2018Don\u2019t\u00a0you dare touch those!\u2019 He was a paranoid guy, but funny.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After reports of his latest comments were published, however, Davies clarified that he remained a fan of the Liverpool band.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI like the Beatles and I do appreciate all the kind words Paul McCartney has said about the Kinks,\u201d he wrote on X.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The rivalry between the groups dates back to the early stages of The Kinks\u2019 career, when they appeared below The Beatles at Bournemouth\u2019s Gaumont Cinema on August 2, 1964. The show came two days before the release of The Kinks\u2019 breakthrough single \u2018You Really Got Me\u2019, which went on to give them their first UK Number One.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ray Davies\u00a0later recalled Lennon making a dismissive remark about The Kinks being there solely to warm up the audience, only for their performance of \u2018You Really Got Me\u2019 to receive an ecstatic response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019d\u00a0played with The Beatles in Bournemouth and John Lennon made a remark that we were only there to warm up for them, but we got a great reaction to \u2018You Really Got Me\u2019,\u201d Ray told\u00a0<i>MOJO<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was an early validation that we had something that stood up for us, like being bullied in school and having something that was bigger than the bully. It was that sort of feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dave\u2019s\u00a0new comments\u00a0came as he and Ray opened\u00a0<i>The Kinks: Brothers<\/i>, their collaborative exhibition with British portrait painter Christian Furr.<\/p>\n<p>The collection reimagines a 1968 passport photobooth picture of the siblings taken in East Finchley, North London, through a series of\u00a0mixed-media\u00a0works on paper and canvas. The exhibition will run at Gibson Garage London until September 6.<\/p>\n<p>The brothers recently said they were\u00a0\u201cgetting on great\u201d and would \u201cnever say never\u201d to a future Kinks reunion.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s miraculous, really, how we\u2019ve become so bonded,\u201d Dave said. \u201cWe enjoy each other\u2019s company.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ray and Dave last performed together in 2015, when Ray joined his brother in London for a rendition of \u2018You Really Got Me\u2019. They later worked together on new Kinks material, with Ray revealing in 2023 that they had enough partially completed recordings for \u201cabout 20\u201d songs.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, the brothers presented a united front after\u00a0Moby\u00a0described the lyrics to their 1970 single \u2018Lola\u2019 as \u201cgross and transphobic\u201d.\u00a0Dave said he was \u201chighly insulted\u201d by the criticism, while later revealing that\u00a0Ray had responded by asking: \u201cWho the fuck is Moby?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/the-kinks-dave-davies-clarifies-comments-on-the-beatles-calling-john-lennon-difficult-3962856&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Dave-Davies-of-The-Kinks.-CREDIT_-Debra-L-Rothenberg_Getty-Images.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News The Kinks\u2019 Dave Davies clarifies comments on The Beatles, calling John Lennon \u201cdifficult\u201d Despite their rivalry, the musician did say \u201cyou\u2019d be a fool if you didn\u2019t like The Beatles&#8221; By Laura Molloy 15th August 2026 Dave Davies of The Kinks. 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