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I’ve spent my life butting my head against other people’s lack of imagination.

Nick Cave

Kylie Minogue is the greatest thing that has happened to Australian music.
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Australian Country Day Happened People
I’m not in the business of telling people what to do. I’m much more in the business of describing things, situations and stuff like that and leaving them out there, and you can make up your minds about them.
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Leaving Mind People
And I kissed away a thousand tears My lady of the Various Sorrows Some begged, some borrowed, some stolen Some kept safe for tomorrow.
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Safe Sorrow Tears
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 be authentic Australian music.
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Country Duty People Way World
Your limitations make you the wonderful disaster you most probably are.
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Disaster Limitation Wonderful
The artistic process seems to be mythologized quite a lot into something far greater than it actually is. It is just hard labor.
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Artistic Labor Process
Film seems to be a medium designed for betrayal and violence.
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Betrayal Film Violence
If I’m hanging around too much, my wife and kids say, ‘Hey, why don’t you go downstairs and start a new novel?’
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Hey Kids Wife
The way I take in the world is by seeing it; that is very much evident in the songs that I write.
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Song World Writing
I think there’s a certain numbness in modern society, that accepts certain kinds of violence, but represses other kinds of violence.
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Numbness Thinking Violence
It’s very important that the music has a sense of adventure to it, and that it’s done by the seat of your pants. There’s a kind of nervy element about it.
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Adventure Element Important
I have a particular dislike for children’s films. I’m way past the novelty aspect.
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Children Past Way
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.
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Country Grew Influence
We are still struggling with people who don’t feel comfortable going into museums. As a visual artist I ask how artists can be part of enacting a change.
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Artists Museum Struggle
The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body.
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Body Cells Musical
The body becomes the carrier for the work. It’s not really about the physical body; it really becomes the apparatus that carries and moves the work. I don’t really consider the body as much; I look at it as a tool.
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Apparatus Looks Moving Tools

I’ve spent my life butting my head against other people’s lack of imagination.

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