Nick Cave Quotes

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Nick Cave

Profession : Musician

Birth : September 22, 1957

People think I'm a miserable sod but it's only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions.

Nick Cave

Personally I find the story of Christ incredibly moving.

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I don't write happy songs. Who does? I don't know anybody who writes happy songs, really.

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The more settled I've become, the more problematic my characters have become. There was a period when I wrote sensitive and gentle songs and these came at a time when life was at its most destructive. I think you write about what you need, on some level.

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To me, I don't write when I'm depressed. If I'm depressed, which is actually rare, I'm not doing anything, you know, and I'm not able to do anything.

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I write a lot, and very often I write a couple of lines that are particularly revealing in some kind of way. And then as a few more lines get added and a piece gets added, eventually the song pretty much takes over and you can't really find a way to change those things.

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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 exchange.

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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 what I want. That's the problem with perspective, as well as focus and concentration.

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I've always had an obligation to creation, above all.

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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 rock-n-roll has a lot of rubbish, really bad music.

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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 are going.

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I don't think Hollywood makes many good films anymore. How many directors can you really trust to have an artistic vision, not a corporate vision or a watered-down communal one?

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If beautiful movies can influence you to go out and hug your children, then we have to be honest and say that other movies can inspire you to do bad things.

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A rock musician's career is short-lived. To extend it, you need to do other things to keep yourself fresh.

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Writing screenplays makes me a better musician because it clears my head. After writing a movie, I go running back to music as fast as I can.

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I've always been at war with the guitar. All vocalists are fighting a war with the electric rhythm guitar.

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I'm hugely self-critical in the morning.

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L.A. is full of screenwriters. I don't know why. On many levels, it's such a thankless occupation.

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It's possible to get through life without a religious structure, but I don't think that's a very fruitful way to live.

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I used to believe that if I could do certain things - write a book or be a successful musician - that I'd be transformed into a happy person, but it doesn't work that way.

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