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Kevin Ayers
English
Composer
About the author
We had literary references, so we knew what we were talking about. We could quote things, talk about books we'd read; you can say something, you don't have to explain it.
Kevin Ayers,
English
Composer
#Talk
#Books
#Literary
#Talking
These were all middle-class kids from literary backgrounds, joining this sort of train going by, this pop train, jumping on. Whereas the rest of the rock scene, you'll find that there's mostly working-class people.
Kevin Ayers,
English
Composer
#Kids
#People
#Rest
#Literary
The music we made then was so amateurish, compared to the rest of mainstream pop or rock and roll. But what differentiated us from what everybody else was doing in the business was the fact that you could tell that these people came from different reference areas.
Kevin Ayers,
English
Composer
#People
#Rest
#Music
#Fact
#Business
That was something. As opposed to nothing.
Kevin Ayers,
English
Composer
#Nothing
England is so defined, the class system, your education. I think what was unique about the Canterbury scene.
Kevin Ayers,
English
Composer
#Education
#England
#Class
I think that the basic philosophy was very good. It was just be nice to each other, and don't step on other people's toes and infringe on their freedom.
Kevin Ayers,
English
Composer
#People
#Freedom
#Philosophy