Martin and I have debated the Kinks once or twice, as they are my favorite rock band of all time, whereas he sees them as lightweight and forgettable.
I hope you won’t mind, Martin, but I’m sharing an old Kinks song for you here in hopes that it will touch you in your moment of loss and soften the edges some. From my heart to yours, as it were, offered in the spirit of friendship, here is “Days” as performed by Ray Davies with full choir at Glastonbury in 2010.
Godspeed and RIP, Andrew.
Note: This performance came very soon after the death of the Kinks’ original bassist Pete Quaife, with whom Ray was able to stay close despite Ray’s bouts with bipolar disorder. Hence his hesitations at the open.
Thanks.
For some birthday or another, Andrew gave me The Kinks’ Low Budget album. I wore out the vinyl.