Nick Cave Quotes

I write a lot, and very often I write a couple of lines that are particularly revealing in some kind of way. And then as a few more lines get added and a piece gets added, eventually the song pretty much takes over and you can`t really find a way to change those things.

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.

Getting married, for me, was the best thing I ever did. I was suddenly beset with an immense sense of release, that we have something more important than our separate selves, and that is the marriage. There`s immense happiness that can come from working towards that.

I love rock-n-roll. I think it`s an exciting art form. It`s revolutionary. Still revolutionary and it changed people. It changed their hearts. But yeah, even rock-n-roll has a lot of rubbish, really bad music.

At some point you start seeing the difference between what you really want, and what is your priority order. I feel that today I know what I want. That`s the problem with perspective, as well as focus and concentration.

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.

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.

People think I`m a miserable sod but it`s only because I get asked such bloody miserable questions.

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.

I`ve always had an obligation to creation, above all.