All Nick Cave Quotes
- 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
- I love being manipulated by what I see. I love weepies and romantic comedies where you're reaching for the Kleenex at the right moment. Comedies
- I love performing. I can get to be that person I always wanted to be - godlike. Always Wanted
- I see it as my duty in some way is to be out in the world as an Australian putting forward what I consider to… Australian
- I suspect the older you get the more invisible you become. Funny
- I write hate lyrics really well. It's not every day you can use them, really. Day
- I'm a big fan of teatowels and am always on the lookout for a good one. Big
- I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of thing. All
- I'm hugely self-critical in the morning. Critical
- 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. Audio
- I'm not a misogynist, so you can dispense with that. I think I've done wonders for the feminist movement. Dispense
- I've always been at war with the guitar. All vocalists are fighting a war with the electric rhythm guitar. All
- I've always had an obligation to creation, above all. All
- I've always hated narrative songs. I hate those songs where, basically, it's an unfolding of a story. Always Hated
- If I'm hanging around too much, my wife and kids say, 'Hey, why don't you go downstairs and start a new novel?' Downstairs
- If you took love out of the equation, I wouldn't know what else to write about. Equation