The way I take in the world is by seeing it; that is very much evident in the songs that I write. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I don't write happy songs. Who does? I don't know anybody who writes happy songs, really. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I'm unable to really write the kind of song that doesn't have a visual element, which most songs don't. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Songs you can dip in and out of, but a book... well, it can overpower you. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
The songs that I like are the ones that you can't visualize, that are just cries from the heart - those very… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I write songs from the point of view I had at a time;I'm not tryingto write songs from a young person's point… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
Songs need to have the ability to change and to grow for sure. They take on lives of their own. Some songs… — 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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to fail as poignantly as they can succeed. — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
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 Image
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