[When asked in the 1980s if The Kinks were trying to play "heavy metal"] It wasn't called "heavy metal" when I invented it.
I've always thought there was a conspiracy at work to prevent The Kinks being the top band in the world. Whenever we were doing well, something shit would happen and we would fall flat on our asses. It's been like that throughout our career.
I suppose it's an inborn thing that I don't like to be made to do anything.