Singer Ray Davies has revealed that he refuses to read a recent interview with his brother Dave Davies – in which the guitarist accused his sibling of being vain, mean and greedy – because it will upset him.

The fiery feud between former Kinks bandmates and brothers Ray and Dave Davies is one that far precedes the Gallagher rows. However, despite being quick to badmouth each other in the press, the Davies bros are also careful to profess their brotherly love. Even after describing Ray in such a way, Dave had added: “[But] I won't have anybody call him that except me. Because I love him to death."

In an interview in today's Observer, Ray is asked about his brother’s words and responds with similarly bittersweet sentiments, saying: “He's more grounded than me, but in other ways… he's out there with the fairies."

He then added: "I won't read the piece you mention, though, because I'll get upset."

Watch Ray Davies talking about his brother below: