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The Kinks' Dave Davies claims his relationship with band mate and brother Ray is "toxic."
The siblings haven't played together since 1996 after a number of arguments and the 67-year-old guitarist claims he doesn't want to spend too much time with him anymore.
Speaking to The Independent newspaper, Dave said: "The thing is, there's healthy relationships, and toxic ones. And the older I get, the more difficult I find it being around Ray, because - I don't want to use the word abuse - but I feel my energy seeping away from me sometimes if I'm with him."
Dave insists he doesn't want to be "stuck" in a place feeling jealousy, hatred and envy and "generally being unhappy" around the band's frontman.
He explained: "Being with Ray for too long gets me back in that cycle. But then, families are difficult, and you can learn from discomfort. Ray and I have been each other's most important teachers. Maybe that's the clue to the whole relationship."
However, he also claimed that there was no animosity between the pair, saying: "It's like some people prefer me and Ray to be at each other's throats than to be brothers.
"In my 30s and 40s, I resented the fact that Ray gave me so little credit for my input and creativity. But my love has always been relentlessly directed towards him."
Dave will play his first UK show in 13 years on April 11, with a gig at London's Barbican Hall, and in January Ray discussed a possible reunion for the band's 50th anniversary, which he claims was "as close as it's ever been to happening".

Iggy Azalea has defended her Biggie Smalls remake.
The 23-year-old hitmaker worked with singer Keyshia Cole and sampled the late rapper's 1997 posthumous release 'Mo Money Mo Problems' and Iggy insists it wasn't meant to be a rip-off.
She told America's RapFix Live: "First of all, I love Biggie forever and Tupac, and that's a sampled song. So don't be mad about something that's sampled already."
The 'Fancy' hitmaker went on to explain how music producer Irv Gotti initially approached her about modernising Diana Ross' 1980 hit song 'I'm Coming Out'.
She said: "Irv hit me up and said, 'Hey I've got a record with Keyshia on it and it's gonna be for the soundtrack to this Cameron Diaz movie 'The Other Woman'.
"It was just supposed to be a remake of 'I'm Coming Out', it wasn't supposed to be 'Mo Money Mo Problems', and I didn't know what I was getting into."
But despite critics reacting badly to the release, she insists she's proud of the record and wouldn't go back on her decision.
She said: "I'm from a generation where I don't think 'I'm Coming Out' - I think 'Mo Money Mo Problems'.
"So I thought, I need to get my Ma$e on, and I went with that vibe. Then I think when people heard it they said, 'She's doing the Biggie remake,' and I don't know if it was necessarily meant to be that. It's open to interpretation. I didn't know what I was getting myself into, but if I did I would've said yes. Because any rapper that gets asked to do that is gonna do that."

Harry Styles has been working on new tracks with OneRepublic's Ryan Tedder.
The One Direction star - whose band mates Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson also worked with Ryan on their last album 'Midnight Memories' - has stepped into the studio with the songwriter on his own for the first time.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Harry and Ryan have been working on new material together.
"They've met a number of times before with the band but have never worked together properly.
"There's a mutual appreciation there. If there's one person to get the best out of Harry, it's Ryan.
"The new relationship will come in handy if Harry ever try his hand at going solo."
Ryan has worked with the likes of Elle Goulding and Leona Lewis and has been back in the studio writing with Adele on material for her highly-anticipated new album, the follow-up to the chart-conquering '21'.
Meanwhile, One Direction - also formed of Zayn Malik and Niall Horan - have been working on their next record.
Liam said: "We just wanna make good music, and this album - honestly, every lad out there tonight who's thinking One Direction are this and that. Literally, next album - pick up our album and see what you feel."

Michael Jackson's family claim he would not approve of the upcoming 'Xscape' album.
The late King of Pop's nephew, TJ Jackson, who along with his brothers Taryll and Taj formed the pop group 3T, insists his late uncle was a "perfectionist" and would not be happy with the collection of new material being released without his final seal of approval.
Speaking of the album, which sees eight unheard tracks released on May 13, TJ told the Sun newspaper: "I have mixed emotions because as an artist and as his nephew I know he'd want a final listen before anything he did was released to the public.
"Saying that though, that's my uncle and I want him and anything associated with him to be successful."
Michael's label Epic records announced on Monday (31.03.14) that they would release the new tracks from the late singer's vaults with music executive L.A. Reid lining up producers to "contemporise" the record.
Fans have been reassured the album will only be helmed by producers Michael had worked with in the past or expressed a strong interest in collaborating with.
Timbaland has been named the lead producer, while Rodney Jerkins, Stargate, Jerome 'Jroc' Harmon and John McClain have also worked on the project.

Eminem almost wrote a song slamming Kanye West and Lil Wayne.
The 'Monster' hitmaker admits he was disappointed with the music he was writing before he recorded 'The Marshall Mathers LP II' and it "hurt" when he listened to rappers like Kanye who were doing well in the industry.
He told radio station Power 106: "For that time period that I was away, I was watching what was going on in the game. Anything that was hot at that moment, anybody that was really killing sh*t. I felt so bad about myself and the music that I was creating, I felt like I was starting to turn into a hater.
"Singling Kayne and Wayne out at that time period, they were the ones killing it the most to me, and it hurt. I popped a CD in and be like "f**k man, I'm not doing this no more."
He thought about writing and recording a song "dissing everybody" but knew it would be career suicide and decided against it.
Asked if he already had the verses written down, he replied: "I just had the thoughts walking around the studio, deep down I just wasn't happy with myself. There were some pretty dark moments in there man, when I think about my thought processes, when I was high a lot, it wasn't good, it certainly wasn't me."
Eminem didn't think he could make good music being sober before he went to rehab and "couldn't do anything" without being high.
He added: "It was to the point where I was taking pills just to not feel sick."

Simon Cowell and Universal boss Lucian Grainge want to sign Naughty Boy.
The 'La La La' songwriter, producer and musician - real name Shahid Khan - is at the centre of a £1 million bidding war between the music moguls who have recognised the star's ability to spot new talent.
The 29-year-old star runs his own production company called Naughty Boy Recordings and is responsible for discovering Emeli Sande, Sam Smith, and Ella Eyre.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Things are getting pretty heated between Simon and Lucian as they both really want to sign Naughty Boy.
"He's got serious form for discovering hot new talent and that's come to the attention of the labels."
Naughty Boy previously revealed he doesn't want the same fame as other musicians who are in the spotlight but is hoping to "inspire" the younger generation.
He said: "I'm not trying to be as famous as my music, I just want to inspire young people."

Radiohead are planning their ninth studio album.
The 'Karma Police' hitmakers have been focusing on solo projects but guitarist Jonny Greenwood has confirmed they are heading back into the studio to record new material.
In an interview with Nashville Cream, the 42-year-old musician said the band will "make a plan" and are getting together later this year.
He said: "Well we're meeting up at the end of the summer, and we'll make a plan. But, you know, we're a slow-moving animal, always have been. I guess we'll decide then what we do next."
Earlier this year, Jonny's brother Colin, the band's bassist, said Radiohead's plans for a new record were still "up in the air" as they were all busy working on side projects and frontman Thom Yorke had recently come back from touring with his supergroup Atoms For Peace.
The band - also formed of Ed O'Brien and Philip Selway - intend to embark on a tour as soon as their new record, the follow-up to their 2011 record 'The King Of Limbs', is released.
Meanwhile, Jonny will continue to play concerts with the London Contemporary Orchestra and admits its "a bit exclusive".
He said: "You're sort of insisting that people have to be there. There's a snobbery to that, which is a shame, but yeah, it's funny."

Red Hot Chili Peppers' bassist Flea is set to release his autobiography.
The 51-year-old musician has signed a deal with Grand Central Publishing and the book will focus on his early life, battle with drug addiction, life on the road with the band mates and his career in film.
According to Time.com, the autobiography will also see Flea "share stories from his intense and dynamic life, including: his move from a 'normal' upbringing in the suburbs of New York to Los Angeles to live a bohemian life with a jazz musician step-father," along with "his young, rebellious life on the streets of LA."
Flea will be the second member of the band to pen his own tome, following in the footsteps of frontman Anthony Kiedis, whose 2004 memoir Scar Tissue reached number one on the New York Times' Bestseller List.
The as-yet-untitled autobiography, which has not yet been given a release date, also promises to feature "details about his sometimes complex friendship and collaboration with Kiedis, his myriad experiences with hard drugs, and, of course, the tumultuous creative journey of the legendary Red Hot Chili Peppers through its various incarnations over the last 30 years."

Courtney Love says a Broadway musical about Kurt Cobain is "very likely" to happen.
The Hole singer previously insisted she wouldn't want a play about her late husband, who committed suicide aged 27 in 1994, but has since changed her mind and has discussed it with her 21-year-old daughter Frances, her only child with the Nirvana singer.
She told NME magazine: "Remember I said I'd never do a musical? Well, that's not exactly true anymore. After being swarmed by tons of Nirvana fan mail and social-media posts pushing for a musical to become a reality, both Frances and I have thought long and hard and agreed that if we can reach up to the highest shelf and select a team of the greatest and most respected writers, producers and directors, then a Broadway musical is very likely to happen."
The 49-year-old singer insists there would have to be a "great story" to the play that has not been told before and she would dedicate her time to make sure it was a success.
She said: "I would devote countless hours with an A-team to create a project that reflects Kurt in the most respectful but honest way possible, so that his story, his music and his legacy can be resurrected onstage for not only the world to see, but more importantly, for our daughter to see."
Courtney claims Kurt's "spirit" would be there stage with the cast and sitting in the theatre with Frances for the "most emotional experience of our lives."
She added: "It's an event I feel Kurt wanting me to make happen, an event that pays tribute to his art, to his fans and to his family, an event that's both rocking and personal."