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Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: L.A. is full of screenwriters. I don't know

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

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: It's possible to get through life without a

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

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I love performing. I can get to be

I love performing. I can get to be that person I always wanted to be - godlike. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I just found this world a hard place

I just found this world a hard place to be good in,' says Bunny, then he closes his eyes and, with an expiration of breath, goes still. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: There Will Always Be Suffering It Flows Through

There Will Always Be Suffering
It Flows Through Life Like Water — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: The blues is instilled in every musical cell

The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I've always had an obligation to creation, above

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

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: The actualising of God through the medium of

The actualising of God through the medium of the love song remains my prime motivation as an artist. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I'm kind of old-school and love nothing more

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

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: If you look around, complacency is the great

If you look around, complacency is the great disease of your autumn years, and I work hard to prevent that. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: People think I'm a miserable sod but it's

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

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Self-editing is the way I write. Ten verses

Self-editing is the way I write. Ten verses of a song and it's finished. Then we start playing it and if I see that it's too long, I'll start cutting. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I've never been interested in being relevant.

I've never been interested in being relevant. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: To my undying shame, I do read reviews.

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. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: It's always a pleasure on a personal note

It's always a pleasure on a personal note for me to come back to Australia. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: My responsibility as an artist is to turn

My responsibility as an artist is to turn up at the page or the piano or the microphone. The rest is up to God. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Songs you can dip in and out of,

Songs you can dip in and out of, but a book ... well, it can overpower you. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I'm a big fan of teatowels and am

I'm a big fan of teatowels and am always on the lookout for a good one. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I think there is a certain perversity in

I think there is a certain perversity in my music in that I continue, you know, to eat at the same ball of vomit year after year. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I've got some words of wisdom.

I've got some words of wisdom. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Sometimes the song isn't strong enough to contain

Sometimes the song isn't strong enough to contain the fiction, because memories are fictions. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I've always felt like an imposter, in the

I've always felt like an imposter, in the whole, as a musician. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: The society of whores stuck needles in an

The society of whores stuck needles in an image of me. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: In the hysterical technocracy of modern music, sorrow

In the hysterical technocracy of modern music, sorrow is sent to the back of the class where it sits, pissing its pants in mortal terror. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Oh, we will know, won't we?The stars will

Oh, we will know, won't we?
The stars will explode in the sky
Oh, but they don't, do they?
Stars have their moment and then they die — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: There's always pain around. That's one thing you

There's always pain around. That's one thing you can guarantee in life - there will always be a surplus of pain. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: It's an Australian thing to be dismissive. We

It's an Australian thing to be dismissive. We find that endearing. Americans don't. They believe what you say. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Wanting everything is the thing that eventually tears

Wanting everything is the thing that eventually tears you apart. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: The rock star is dying. And it's a

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. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: You've got to understand your limitations. It's your

You've got to understand your limitations. It's your limitations that make you the wonderful disaster you most probably are. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: If I'm hanging around too much, my wife

If I'm hanging around too much, my wife and kids say, 'Hey, why don't you go downstairs and start a new novel?' — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Personally I find the story of Christ incredibly

Personally I find the story of Christ incredibly moving. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I've always been at war with the guitar.

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

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: One of my big fears is drying up,

One of my big fears is drying up, and the more I create, the more I feel myself shrinking beneath the backlog of work I've done. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Most of my ideals and stuff really come

Most of my ideals and stuff really come from my mother. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: You write a scene, and it works or

You write a scene, and it works or it doesn't. It's immediate. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Oh, a passing, skeptical kind of interest. I'm

Oh, a passing, skeptical kind of interest. I'm a hammer-and-nails kind of guy. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Stars have their moments then they die.

Stars have their moments then they die. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I have a particular dislike for children's films.

I have a particular dislike for children's films. I'm way past the novelty aspect. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I think I have always had a pretty

I think I have always had a pretty strong creative impulse. And that has probably saved me from abandoning myself completely. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Do I personally believe in a personal God?

Do I personally believe in a personal God? No. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: The more information you have, the more human

The more information you have, the more human our heroes become and consequently the less mysterious and godlike. They need to be godlike. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: If you got a trumpet, get on your

If you got a trumpet, get on your feet, brother, and blow it! — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Comatose, Pa's wife, the slobstress, buried an armchair

Comatose, Pa's wife, the slobstress, buried an armchair beneath her bulk. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I look at you and you look at

I look at you and you look at me and deep in our hearts babe we know it, that you weren't much of a muse, but then, I weren't much of a poet. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: People are always surprised to see clues to

People are always surprised to see clues to my being a normal kind of guy. As if I'm somehow letting the team down. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Vagina man,' said Bunny, and his two colleagues

Vagina man,' said Bunny, and his two colleagues went quiet and nodded in silent agreement. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I don't know, maybe Australian humour isn't supposed

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. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: You ain't got no self-respect,you feel like an

You ain't got no self-respect,
you feel like an insect
Well don't you worry buddy,
cause here he comes — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: You searched through all my poets, From Sappho

You searched through all my poets, From Sappho through to Auden, I saw the book fall from your hands, As you slowly died of boredom. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I'm an Australian, and when I grew up

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. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: And I kissed away a thousand tears My

And I kissed away a thousand tears My lady of the Various Sorrows Some begged, some borrowed, some stolen Some kept safe for tomorrow. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I think there's a certain numbness in modern

I think there's a certain numbness in modern society, that accepts certain kinds of violence, but represses other kinds of violence. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I am the captain of my pain.

I am the captain of my pain. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Oh, fuck it, I'm a monster, I admit

Oh, fuck it, I'm a monster, I admit it! — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: He who seeks, finds, and who knocks, will

He who seeks, finds, and who knocks, will be let in, — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: What we [outsiders] feel America is really about

What we [outsiders] feel America is really about - the kind of crazed ravings of the Christian right - when it's probably something quite different. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I am damned,' thinks Bunny Munro in a

I am damned,' thinks Bunny Munro in a sudden moment of self-awareness reserved for those who are soon to die. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: My music has to do with beauty, and

My music has to do with beauty, and it's intended to, if not lift the spirits, then be a kind of a balm to the spirits. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I want to write songs that are so

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 places. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: If you took love out of the equation,

If you took love out of the equation, I wouldn't know what else to write about. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan.

You're one microscopic cog in his catastrophic plan. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I'm a bad motherfucker, don't you knowand I'll

I'm a bad motherfucker, don't you know
and I'll crawl over fifty good pussies just to get to one fat boy's asshole, said Stagger Lee. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has

Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Well, I said, if the past don't get

Well, I said, if the past don't get you, the fucking future sure will. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: To sustain hatred is a very difficult thing

To sustain hatred is a very difficult thing to do, year after year. It's exhausting. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Who knows their own story? It certainly makes

Who knows their own story? It certainly makes no sense when you're in the middle of it — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Buddy, you've been warned.

Buddy, you've been warned. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I have an armchair interest in gardening, but

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

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I don't feel I'm thrown around by the

I don't feel I'm thrown around by the winds of taste and fashion. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Stephen Malkmus: The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs

The lyrics are different from Nick Cave songs and lyrics. His songs are very narrative. — Stephen Malkmus

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: No wonder sorrow doesn't smile much. No wonder

No wonder sorrow doesn't smile much. No wonder sadness is so sad. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: My true intent is all for your delight.

My true intent is all for your delight. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: It's a wonderful life if you can find

It's a wonderful life if you can find it. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I write songs from the point of view

I write songs from the point of view I had at a time;I'm not tryingto write songs from a young person's point of view.That only ends in disaster. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Writing is a necessary thing for me, just

Writing is a necessary thing for me, just to keep myself level. It has beneficial effects on my life. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I just want to leave this world with

I just want to leave this world with a massive catalog of songs. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I think it's an essential fact for any

I think it's an essential fact for any performer or artist to fail as poignantly as they can succeed. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I'm not a misogynist, so you can dispense

I'm not a misogynist, so you can dispense with that. I think I've done wonders for the feminist movement. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I don't really do Japanese interviews. I don't

I don't really do Japanese interviews. I don't think there's much call for me in Japan. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: A gentleman never talks about his tailor.

A gentleman never talks about his tailor. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: God is in everything whether I'm mentioning him

God is in everything whether I'm mentioning him or not. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Do you hear what I hear, babe? Does

Do you hear what I hear, babe? Does it make you feel afraid? — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: No fish can swim until the King is

No fish can swim until the King is born, until the King is born in Tupelo. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Some people, myself in particular, have an adversarial

Some people, myself in particular, have an adversarial relationship with the camera, and it sprouts up in every photograph. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Writing screenplays makes me a better musician because

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. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Everything that's said against me offends me, whether

Everything that's said against me offends me, whether it's true or not. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: My biggest fear is losing memory because memory

My biggest fear is losing memory because memory is what we are. Your very soul and your very reason to be alive is tied up in memory. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: Brother, be a brother, fill this tiny cup

Brother, be a brother, fill this tiny cup of mine. And please, sir, make it whiskey: I have no head for wine! — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I always thought my records were number one;

I always thought my records were number one; it's just the charts didn't think so. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: We sit at the gate and scratch, the

We sit at the gate and scratch, the gaunt fruit of passion. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: What you're really after when you see a

What you're really after when you see a film or listen to a song is a singular vision, and I'm not sure how much of that you really get in Hollywood. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: When you're talking about rock n' roll, myth-making

When you're talking about rock n' roll, myth-making is what it's all about. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: My father was a teacher and my mother

My father was a teacher and my mother also worked in the school, so the family has a background in education. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I'm hugely self-critical in the morning.

I'm hugely self-critical in the morning. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I don't write happy songs. Who does? I

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

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I'm not religious, and I'm not a Christian,

I'm not religious, and I'm not a Christian, but I do reserve the right to believe in the possibility of a god. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: When I perform onstage, I'm actually kind of

When I perform onstage, I'm actually kind of nearsighted, so I don't have any real, true understanding of what the audience is like. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I still feel very much an imposter in

I still feel very much an imposter in the whole music scene, which I'm quite happy about to be honest. — Nick Cave

Nick Cave Quotes By Nick Cave: I suspect the older you get the more

I suspect the older you get the more invisible you become. — Nick Cave