All Nick Cave Quotes
- Getting married, for me, was the best thing I ever did. I was suddenly beset with an immense sense of release, that we have something… Beset
- At some point you start seeing the difference between what you really want, and what is your priority order. I feel that today I know… Art
- I'm very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. It's the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an… Art
- An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready… Art
- The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body. Blues
- I love rock-n-roll. I think it's an exciting art form. It's revolutionary. Still revolutionary and it changed people. It changed their hearts. But yeah, even… Art
- In getting older, I find myself becoming progressively more ineffectual in a lot of different ways, and part of that is down to no longer… Any
- I'm not religious, and I'm not a Christian, but I do reserve the right to believe in the possibility of a god. Believe
- A gentleman never talks about his tailor. Gentleman
- If you look around, complacency is the great disease of your autumn years, and I work hard to prevent that. Autumn
- The rock star is dying. And it's a small tragedy. Rock stars have blogs now. I have no use for that kind of rock star. Blogs
- There's always pain around. That's one thing you can guarantee in life - there will always be a surplus of pain. Always Pain
- A rock musician's career is short-lived. To extend it, you need to do other things to keep yourself fresh. Career
- Accessible local libraries are vital to communities and to children. Accessible
- As Australians, we see the law as inherently bad. We have a real inherent distaste for authority in our makeup. Australians
- At school I was an anti-magnet for women. Anti
- Being a parent can make you a horrible person at times, because you're pushed to the limit constantly. Constantly
- Film seems to be a medium designed for betrayal and violence. Betrayal
- I always thought my records were number one; it's just the charts didn't think so. Always Thought
- I don't feel I'm thrown around by the winds of taste and fashion. Fashion
- I don't know, maybe Australian humour isn't supposed to be funny. It's as dry as the Sahara, and I think people miss that. Australian
- I don't really do Japanese interviews. I don't think there's much call for me in Japan. Call
- I don't write happy songs. Who does? I don't know anybody who writes happy songs, really. Anybody
- I have a particular dislike for children's films. I'm way past the novelty aspect. Aspect
- I just want to leave this world with a massive catalog of songs. Catalog