Nick Cave Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“My music has to do with beauty, and it's intended to, if not lift the spirits, then be a kind of a balm to the spirits.”

“I don't know, maybe Australian humour isn't supposed to be funny. It's as dry as the Sahara, and I think people miss that.”

“The only person who can say they're happy getting old is someone who isn't actually old yet. Every day, I get less and less happy about that idea.”

“There's always pain around. That's one thing you can guarantee in life - there will always be a surplus of pain.”

“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.”

“I'm kind of old-school and love nothing more than sitting, opening a book, and reading it. But I also love listening to audio books.”

“Most people wait for the muse to turn up. That's terribly unreliable. I have to sit down and pursue the muse by attempting to work.”

“My muse is my wife. It's not some vague thing that flutters around the astrosphere or wherever it is. Sometimes as a songwriter you need something to hang a song on, to give it some kind of presence and form. For me, Susie is that.”

“To me, I don't write when I'm depressed. If I'm depressed, which is actually rare, I'm not doing anything, you know, and I'm not able to do anything.”

“After a while, you just don't do things you don't wanna do - that's the great freedom you get, the older you get. You learn what to do and what not to do, and what will be a waste of time and what won't be a waste of time.”