It's always a pleasure on a personal note for me to come back to Australia. Nick Cave australiabacknote Change image and share on social
Certainly being proficient in an instrument does have its problems. Because the better you get, the more you just start sounding like an ordinary guitarist. There are certainly guitarists that transcend that and do really find their sound and all that sort of stuff. Nick Cave findguitaristinstrument share on social
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. Nick Cave addchangecouple share on social
I have an armchair interest in gardening, but I don't like to get my knees dirty. I don't have a garden. Nick Cave armchairdirtygarden Change image and share on social
When you're talking about rock n' roll, myth-making is what it's all about. Nick Cave makemythrock Change image and share on social
I am not interested in anything that doesn't have a genuine heart to it. You've got to have soul in the hole. If that isn't there, I don't see the point. Nick Cave genuinehaveheart Change image and share on social
If you took love out of the equation, I wouldn't know what else to write about. Nick Cave equationlovewrite Change image and share on social
Songwriting, I have to take myself away from everybody to do. It's an unsightly act. Nick Cave actsongwritingunsightly Change image and share on social
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. Nick Cave bookhappymusician Change image and share on social
At school I was an anti-magnet for women. Nick Cave antimagnetschool Change image and share on social
