In a 1995 interview with Kinks lead singer Ray Davies, he related how the band acquired its name… "Dave and Pete wore these capes and boots… Kinky Boots I think was a single that a program called The Avengers had out—a TV show. And this drunk guy at the bar looked over and said, ‘You blokes should call yourselves the Kinks because you look like one.’ And Larry Page, who became one of our managers, said, ’He’s got a point there!’ "
In a 1995 interview with Kinks lead singer Ray Davies, he related how the band acquired its name… "Dave and Pete wore these capes and boots… Kinky Boots I think was a single that a program called The Avengers had out—a TV show. And this drunk guy at the bar looked over and said, ‘You blokes should call yourselves the Kinks because you look like one.’ And Larry Page, who became one of our managers, said, ’He’s got a point there!’ "