Australian - Musician | September 22, 1957 -
I have an armchair interest in gardening, but I don't like to get my knees dirty. I don't have a garden.
Nick Cave
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An artist's duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany.
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It's possible to get through life without a religious structure, but I don't think that's a very fruitful way to live.
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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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Being a parent can make you a horrible person at times, because you're pushed to the limit constantly.
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The work ethic at art school is completely different than the work ethic amongst people who get into music. People who paint, it's an honorable thing to spend all day and all night in front of your canvas - that is the romantic vision of the painter.
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Most of the time, feelings just seem to get in the way. They're a luxury for the idle, a bourgeois concept. Feelings are overrated.
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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.
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Songwriting, I have to take myself away from everybody to do. It's an unsightly act.
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I've spent my life butting my head against other people's lack of imagination.
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Everything that's said against me offends me, whether it's true or not.
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I love performing. I can get to be that person I always wanted to be - godlike.
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