Stroke and Personal Life
Davies was expelled from school at the age of fifteen after being caught having intercourse with his girlfriend, Sue Sheehan, on Hampstead Heath. Shortly thereafter, they were forced to separate by their respective families after Sue found out she was pregnant. Their relationship had a profound impact on Davies, who wrote a number of songs about their separation including "Funny Face", "Suzannah's Still Alive", and "Mindless Child of Motherhood". He did not meet their daughter, Tracey, until 1993. In 1967 Davies married Lisbet (a cousin of Pete Quaife's first wife, Annette) and they divorced in 1990. From that marriage, Davies has four sons: Martin, Simon, Christian and Russell. His three children Daniel, Lana, and Eddie are from another relationship.
Davies published an autobiography, entitled Kink, in 1996, in which he discussed his bisexuality at length, including a sexual relationship with Long John Baldry. He also wrote of the tense professional relationship with his brother over the Kinks' 30-year career.
On 30 June 2004, Davies suffered a stroke while exiting a lift at Broadcasting House, where he had been promoting his then current album, Bug. He was taken to University College Hospital in Euston. Davies was released from the hospital on 27 August. Davies said in a 2006 interview:
| “ | Suddenly the right hand side of my body seized up and I couldn't move my arm or leg. Although I didn't lose consciousness, I couldn't speak. Luckily my son Christian and my publicist were there, so they carried me outside and called an ambulance. | ” |
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—Dave Davies, Daily Mail, 10 October 2006. |
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By 2006, Davies had recovered enough to be able to walk, talk and play guitar.
He is a friend of horror director John Carpenter, and his work is featured on Carpenter's remake of Village of the Damned. Carpenter also acted as godfather to Davies's son, Daniel, who plays in the hard rock bands Year Long Disaster and Karma to Burn.
His son Russel Davies is an electronic musician performing under the name of Cinnamon Chasers.
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