Music
Former Kinks bassist Pete Quaife dead at 66
by Ciaran Thompson
June 25, 2010
Pete Quaife, former bassist and one of the founding members of English rock band The Kinks has died according to the BBC. The cause of his death is unknown at the moment, however the musician had been undergoing kidney dialysis for over a decade. Before departing in 1969, Quaife had played with the band for their hit songs, “You Really Got Me,” “All Day and All of the Night” and “Dedicated Follower of Fashion.” He was often the one who spoke for the band during early press interviews.
Despite saying how unhappy he was in the band due to tensions with bandmates Ray and Dave Davies, Quaife is quoted as saying he was extremely proud to be apart of the Kinks’ sixth album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, released in 1968.
In an interview with Jukebox magazine Quaife said, “Making that album was the high point of my career. For me it represents the only real album made by the Kinks…in which we all contributed something.”
After he quit the band he joined another called Mapleoak, yet it failed to reach the same success as his previous group. He did however join the other members of the Kinks for a one-off reunion show that took place in Toronto in 1981. At that point, Quaife had moved to Bellville, Ontario to work as a graphic artist. He died yesterday in Herlev, Denmark. He was 66. [BBC]
