Kevin Ayers

These were all middle-class kids from literary backgrounds, joining this sort of train going by, this pop train, jumping on. read more

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.

That was something. As opposed to nothing.

That was something. As opposed to nothing.

I think that the basic philosophy was very good. It was just be nice to each other, and don't step read more

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.

We had literary references, so we knew what we were talking about. We could quote things, talk about books we'd read more

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.

Soft Machine were going more in the direction of fusion jazz and I didn't like that.

Soft Machine were going more in the direction of fusion jazz and I didn't like that.