408 Quotes by Nick Cave

I feel very much a part of what I’m writing about, and I’m writing about things that concern me on a daily basis. I’m not really interested in writing musical diaries, if you know what I mean.

I was reading The Bible a lot through my 20s, mostly the Old Testament, just because I was knocked out by the language and the stories. I felt that the God being talked about there, who was this insane, vindictive patriarch – it was kind of thrilling, and titillated something in me at the time.

This is how it essentially is for Bunny Junior. He loves his dad. He thinks there is no dad better, cleverer, or more capable, and he stands there beside him with a sense of pride – he’s my dad – and he also, of course, stands beside him because he has nowhere else to go.

I’m a believer. I don’t go to church. I don’t belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldn’t write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief.

Songwriting, I have to take myself away from everybody to do. It’s an unsightly act.

There are times when I think I can sing it better, but usually I find that I can’t.

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.

I have a particular dislike for children’s films. I’m way past the novelty aspect.

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