United Kingdom, March 27 -- The Kinks star Dave Davies believes Moby made "a clumsy mistake" by condemning their song Lola as "gross and transphobic".

Porcelain star Moby hit headlines after he told The Guardian that hearing the 1970 track on a Spotify playlist left him "taken aback" by what he viewed as outdated themes and Dave - who rose to fame in The Kinks alongside his brother Sir Ray Davies - hit back declaring he was "highly insulted" by the musician's comments about his sibling's lyrics.

Now Dave has opened up about the row and revealed he was worried Moby's comments could cause a major backlash against the band even though there is "nothing nasty" about Lola. He told The Telegraph newspaper: "I found it quite upsetting that he ...