Ray Davies Quotes About Songwriting

Quotes about: Songwriting

• I've written so many songs about Englishmen, I have to go elsewhere.

  Ray Davies

  Song, Elsewhere, Englishmen

• When I wrote the song, I had the sea near Bombay in mind. We stayed at a hotel by the sea, and the fishermen come up at five in the morning and they were all chanting. And we went on the beach and we got chased by a mad dog-big as a donkey. ... I think that songwriting changed when groups started spending more time in the studio. ... I've written so many songs about Englishmen, I have to go elsewhere. ... Our repertoire consisted of rhythm and blues, sort of country rhythm and blues, Sonny Terry things.

  Ray Davies

  Country, Dog, Song

• If after two weeks you still can't write your middle-eight, the best course of action is to see a psychiatrist

  Ray Davies

  Writing, Eight, Two

• Life is so groovy when your record is hot.

  Ray Davies

  Hot, Records, Life Is

• I think that songwriting changed when groups started spending more time in the studio.

  Ray Davies

  Thinking, Groups, More Time

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