I don’t really care who collects my work, black, white, red, yellow. You have to also be consciously aware of, what does this mean in your home? And how are you supporting this work and the message behind the work?
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More Nick Cave Quotes
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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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I’ve always done a lot of research and stuff around the songs that I write so there are pages and pages of writing and you can kind of see these songs emerging.
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I’ve always had an obligation to creation, above all.
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My records are basically a litany of complaints against the world, and I’m quite like that in real life as well.
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Moving to the country is a very bold thing to do. You can have vague romantic notions about doing that, but in actuality, it can be a terrifying thing.
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To sustain hatred is a very difficult thing to do, year after year. It’s exhausting.
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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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Sorrow’s child grieves not what has passed, but all the past still yet to come.
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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.
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I write hate lyrics really well. It’s not every day you can use them, really.
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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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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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Your limitations make you the wonderful disaster you most probably are.
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No wonder sorrow doesn’t smile much. No wonder sadness is so sad.
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Texting is apocalyptic on some level. It’s a reduction of things.
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