This subversively brilliant rock memoir, ingeniously styled as a biography, is the work of a nameless, faceless writer hired by an Orwellian entity called "the Corporation" to capture the essence of Ray Davies, lead singer and songwriter of The Kinks and one of the greatest rock 'n' rollers of all time. Tales of London and the swinging Sixties rock scene evolve as R.D. reveals his life and times to the writer, often passing his stories directly into the writer's consciousness. Carnaby Street, "Top of the Pops," the Cavern Club, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and other fixtures of the period fade in and out of this compelling narrative. Part memoir, part social history, part psychological thriller, this elusive and daring book exposes rock stardom as the heaven, hell, and purgatory that it is.

X-RAY.

Biographies & Memoirs

DAVIES, Ray

Arts & Literature

Penguin Books Canada, Limited

X-Ray

This is an examination of the life of Ray Davies, leader of The Kinks. From 1964 he has been one of the brightest, sharpest, wittiest and most popular of British musicians. Instead of a conventional narrative, Davies has set the book in the future as a confrontation between his aged self and a young journalist who is researching his life. The result is a caustic, witty and ultimately moving self-portrait of one of the most influential British rock musicians, a figure whose work with The Kinks has made him admired, copied and in some quarters, revered. It is also a picture of England from the fifties to the present day - and after.

The Overlook Press

X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography

This subversively brilliant rock memoir, ingeniously styled as  a biography, is the work of a nameless, faceless writer hired by an  Orwellian entity called "the Corporation" to capture the essence of Ray  Davies, lead singer and songwriter of The Kinks and one of the greatest  rock 'n' rollers of all time. Tales of London and the swinging Sixties rock  scene evolve as R.D. reveals his life and times to the writer, often  passing his stories directly into the writer's consciousness. Carnaby  Street, "Top of the Pops," the Cavern Club, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who, and other fixtures of the  period fade in and out of this compelling narrative. Part memoir, part  social history, part psychological thriller, this elusive and daring book  exposes rock stardom as the heaven, hell, and purgatory that it is.

X-ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography

Duckworth & Co.

Americana: The Kinks, the road and the perfect riff

Virgin Books

As a boy in post-War England, legendary Kinks singer/songwriter Ray Davies fell in love with America – its movies and music, its culture of freedom fed his imagination.  In Americana, Davies tries to make sense of his long love-hate relationship with the country that both inspires and frustrates him, and where he nearly lost his life in a street shooting. Some of the most fascinating characters in pop culture and the British Invasion make appearances, from the famous to the behind-the-scenes players. The book is interspersed with lyrics and also includes photographs from Davies's own collection and the Kinks’ archive. From his quintessentially English perspective, Davies – with candour, humour, and wit – takes us on a very personal road trip through his life and storied career as a rock star, and reveals what music, fame and America really mean to him.

Americana: The Kinks, the Road and the Perfect Riff

The creative force behind the '60s superband, The Kinks, offers his debut collection of short stories.

Waterloo Sunset: Stories

Literature & Fiction

British & Irish

Hyperion

Waterloo Sunset Stories

Short Stories & Anthologies

<p>This subversively brilliant, one-of-a-kind rock autobiography ingeniously styled as a biography, is written by a nameless, faceless writer hired by an Orwellian entity called "the Corporation" to capture the essence of Ray Davies, lead singer and songwriter of The Kinks and one of the greatest rock and rollers of all time. The Kinks front man reveals his life and times to the young writer, often seemingly passing his stories directly into the writer's consciousness. Carnaby Street, "Top of the Pops," the Cavern Club, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Who and other fixtures of the times fade in and out of this compelling narrative. Part autobiography, part social history, part psychological thriller, this elusive and daring book exposes rock stardom as the heaven, hell, and purgatory it is.</p>

Abrams Press

<p>The Kinks lead singer and song writer tells the story of his life and career to a nameless writer hired by "the Corporation" to be the rock singer's biographer</p>

Humor & Entertainment

Overlook TP

A Song for Marty

Rudi Pub

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X-Ray

X-ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography

Americana: The Kinks, the road and the perfect riff

Americana: The Kinks, the Road and the Perfect Riff

Waterloo Sunset: Stories

Waterloo Sunset Stories

X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography

X-Ray: The Unauthorized Autobiography

A Song for Marty