RAY DAVIES: Face To face With The Lost Decade Part Two
“Iman, where are you from?” asked Davies. I’m Lebanese. “I played in Beirut around ’69, the time of Arthur. I met a girl named Hudda, and I became really friendly with her. Later I heard she died in the war. “When I was there, Beirut had the most amazing night life I’d ever seen.
RAY DAVIES: Face To face With The Lost Decade Part Two
by Iman Lababedi and Bob Nevin
(If the Ray Davies interview in last month’s CREEM seemed to end rather abruptly; it’s only because we inadvertently forgot to mention that part two of the story would be running in this month’s issue. Last month, writers Iman Lababedi and Bob Nevin questioned Ray about the Kinks’
new UP, Think Visual, his video concepts, his personal life, John Mendelssohn’s Kinks Kronikies book, and Mick Avory’s departure from the band, among other things. We’re sure you’ll agree that this second installment follows in the same heavy vein.—Eds.)
“Iman, where are you from?” asked Davies.
I’m Lebanese.
“I played in Beirut around ’69, the time of Arthur. I met a girl named Hudda, and I became really friendly with her. Later I heard she died in the war.
“When I was there, Beirut had the most amazing night life I’d ever seen. The clubs were amazing. The scary thing is, when we’d get out of a club it’d be dawn and police would stop us to check our passports and stuff.