Kevin Ayers

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.

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.

The music we made then was so amateurish, compared to the rest of mainstream pop or rock and roll. But read more

The music we made then was so amateurish, compared to the rest of mainstream pop or rock and roll. But what differentiated us from what everybody else was doing in the business was the fact that you could tell that these people came from different reference areas.

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.