It is the haunted premises of longing that the true love song inhabits. It is a howl in the void, for love… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
One thing that I'm really interested in is the kind of esoteric detail that surrounds these great figures. And Wikipedia is full… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
There's an element to songwriting that I can't explain, that comes from somewhere else. I can't explain that dividing line between nothing… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite ordinary and… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
The big problem with songwriting for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
The big problem with songwriting for me is starting a new song. It's the thing where all the anguish exists, not in… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Inspiration is a word used by people who aren't really doing anything. I go into my office every day that I'm in… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Songwriting, I have to take myself away from everybody to do. It's an unsightly act. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
“And I know why our friendship must be kept a secret. Or they will kill You like they killed You in the Bible. And… — Nick Cave Copy Share
I want to write songs that are so sad, the kind of sad where you take someone's little finger and break it in three… — Nick Cave Copy Share
“Through these days Bunny made increasingly frequent and protracted visits to the bathroom, beating off with a single-minded savagery intense even by Bunny's standards.… — Nick Cave Copy Share
That's what we [outsiders] feel America is really about - the kind of crazed ravings of the Christian right - when it's probably something… — Nick Cave Copy Share
“My relationship with my muse is a delicate one at the best of times and I feel that it is my duty to protect… — Nick Cave Copy Share
I'm kind of old-school and love nothing more than sitting, opening a book, and reading it. But I also love listening to audio books. — Nick Cave Copy Share
Early on I realized when you write a song about someone, it flatters them on some level, and gives you a lot of room… — Nick Cave Copy Share
My father was a teacher and my mother also worked in the school, so the family has a background in education. — Nick Cave Copy Share
I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to fail as poignantly as they can succeed. — Nick Cave Copy Share
To my undying shame, I do read reviews. I don't read them all, but I like to get some kind of idea how things… — Nick Cave Copy Share
Brother, be a brother, fill this tiny cup of mine. And please, sir, make it whiskey: I have no head for wine! — Nick Cave Copy Share
When you've been initiated, you can stand in the world differently. And I think it is up to all of us, we can have… — Nick Cave Copy Share
Polly Jean, I love you. I love the texture of your skin, the taste of your saliva, the softness of your ears. I love… — Nick Cave Copy Share
