Fact #123750

Ray Davies (The Kinks] : I think we should have done something about The Who's I Can't Explain. Not the song, so much, but the whole style. The High Numbers supported us many times, and their music was nothing like I Can't Explain. We came back from a world tour, heard this record on the radio, and Dave thought it was us. Shel Talmy produced it, like he did us. They used the same session singers and pianist we did. I felt a bit appalled by that. The only reason I let it go was I'd seen Keith Moon play, and he was such a funny, nice, original guy. I think that was worse than actually stealing a song - stealing a whole style.

Doug Sandom (original drummer for The Who) : It was terrible seeing them start to get on. I said to myself, 'It won't last.' But it got better and better for them. On the telly and everything. I'm glad I broke up with them, rather than my wife.
(Source : Mojo, April 1998)