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.
NICK CAVEI’m unable to really write the kind of song that doesn’t have a visual element, which most songs don’t.
More Nick Cave Quotes
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I have a particular dislike for children’s films. I’m way past the novelty aspect.
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I have things that I’m interested in, and I’m not really interested in writing about anything that I’m not interested in. But it’s important to me to be able to see it from a different perspective, and add something new to the whole picture.
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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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The blues is instilled in every musical cell that floats around your body.
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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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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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The way I go about writing records is that I make a calendar date to start the new record, so I have nothing. I don’t have a bunch of notes that I bring into the office, I start with nothing at all.
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Film seems to be a medium designed for betrayal and violence.
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A gentleman never talks about his tailor.
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I’m unable to really write the kind of song that doesn’t have a visual element, which most songs don’t.
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I love being manipulated by what I see. I love weepies and romantic comedies where you’re reaching for the Kleenex at the right moment.
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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 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.
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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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I’m not religious, and I’m not a Christian, but I do reserve the right to believe in the possibility of a god.
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