Dave Davies hits back after The Kinks’ Hall Of Fame trophy appears on eBay: “This auction makes me very sad”

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The Kinks has hit back after spotting his Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame trophy being put up for auction on eBay.The original four members of The Kinks – Dave, his brother Ray, bassist Pete Quaife and drummer Mick Avory – were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990, reuniting for the first time in many years.However, guitarist Dave noticed the award was up for auction for USD$12,500 (£9,860) and took to X/Twitter to share his feelings on seeing the listing, saying the award had been listed “without my consent”.“I lost track of my award years ago and didn’t know where it was,” he wrote. “If the person bought it at a storage unit it may have been [around] the time of my 2004 stroke when I was incapacitated in [the] UK”.Davies suffered a stroke in 2004 on June 30, staying in hospital for two months; the stroke forced him to relearn the guitar afterwards.

He went on to record a full album called ‘Fractured Mindz’, releasing it in 2007, going on to make a full recovery.Continuing on social media, Dave added: “I’m grateful to have made a full record from my stroke but it’s a shame that I wasn’t contacted.

I’m assuming this is what happened. This auction makes me very sad.”Regarding ebay listing for my RRHOF award statue has been made without my consent.

I lost track of my award years ago and didn’t know where it was. If the person bought it at a storage unit it may have been arnd the time of my 2004 stroke when I was incapacitated in UK 1/3— Dave Davies (@davedavieskinks) June 20, 2024I’m grateful to have made a full record from my stroke but it’s a shame that I wasn’t contacted.