He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
, established in 1984, a group known for its eclectic influences and musical styles. Before that, he had fronted the group The Birthday Party
in the early 1980s, a band renowned for its highly dark, challenging lyrics and violent sound influenced by free jazz
, blues
, and post-punk
.
The actualising of God through the medium of the love song remains my prime motivation as an artist.
Oh, a passing, skeptical kind of interest. I'm a hammer-and-nails kind of guy.
The thing about being young is that you think you're the final product of evolution. You are invincible. And nothing can hurt you. And people don't count. Ah, the solipsism of youth.
I don't particularly believe all love is doomed. But I guess, one is usually kinda suffering from some aborted love affair or association, rather than being at the peak of one. I think it's fairly obvious that a lot more suffering goes on in the name of love than the little happiness you can squeeze out of it. But I wouldn't like to dwell on it. Perhaps you could lighten up a bit.