by Dave Hunter
It's a tough call — I enjoyed both of my face-to-face interviews with Steve Earle (a long-time hero, a force of nature), and John Paul Jones and Dave Grohl were both extremely cool — but I think Ray & Dave Davies of The Kinks were the most memorable of all. In the inevitable "British Invasion stage" I went through as a teenager, I somehow became more fond of The Kinks than of The Beatles, Stones, The Who, or any of them. I guess it was a combination of Ray's songcraft and Dave's raw guitar that really grabbed me. Hearing Dave Davies explain in person how he achieved the legendary tone on "You've Really Got Me" — all while graciously pouring the tea — is a guitar moment that will be with me forever.