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When he feels the world is closing in, he turns his stereo way up high. He just spends his life, living in a rock and roll fantasy.

Ray Davies

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Ray Davies
Age: 80
Born: 1944
Born: June 21
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Sir Raymond Douglas Davies
Raymond Douglas Davies
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