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
Certainly being proficient in an instrument does have its problems. Because the better you get, the more you just start sounding like… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
People often can't separate, or can't understand, that to be funny is to be serious; it's a way of pulling people in… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
When I start writing songs, and they come easily, I'm always very suspicious. That usually means they're reminding me of something I've… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I've always done a lot of research and stuff around the songs that I write so there are pages and pages of… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I'm not in the business of telling people what to do. I'm much more in the business of describing things, situations and… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I consider myself to be first and foremost a comic writer. The way I entertain myself - especially in those long and… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I know when I sit with my band members and we're playing back a song that we've done, I know that they're… — 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