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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/i-think-that-the-basic-philosophy-was-very-good-it-was-just-be-nice/)

[Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/)

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## More by Kevin Ayers

> [You can’t shine if you don’t burn.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/you-can-t-shine-if-you-don-t-burn/)

[Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/)

> [The music we made then was so amateurish, compared to the rest of mainstream pop or rock and roll. But what differentiated us from…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/the-music-we-made-then-was-so-amateurish-compared-to-the-rest-of/)

[Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/)

> [The thing about 'Soft Machine' and me was that I never considered another profession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/the-thing-about-soft-machine-and-me-was-that-i-never-considered/)

[Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/)

> [England is so defined, the class system, your education. I think what was unique about the Canterbury scene.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/england-is-so-defined-the-class-system-your-education-i-think-what/)

[Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/)

> [Honestly, I just assume that whatever is going to happen to me is going to happen. There it goes: someone is there, someone isn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/honestly-i-just-assume-that-whatever-is-going-to-happen-to-me-is/)

[Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/i-think-that-the-basic-philosophy-was-very-good-it-was-just-be-nice/)

[Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/)

> [We had literary references, so we knew what we were talking about. We could quote things, talk about books we'd read; you can say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/we-had-literary-references-so-we-knew-what-we-were-talking-about-we/)

[Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/these-were-all-middle-class-kids-from-literary-backgrounds-joining/)

[Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/)

> [If I am not in love, nothing is meaningful to me. I have no energy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/if-i-am-not-in-love-nothing-is-meaningful-to-me-i-have-no-energy/)

[Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/)

> [I can't write songs unless I am in love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/i-can-t-write-songs-unless-i-am-in-love/)

[Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/)

> [That was something. As opposed to nothing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-ayers/that-was-something-as-opposed-to-nothing/)

[Kevin Ayers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-ayers/)

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