Nick Cave on Vampires, Dragons, & The Sick Bag Song

[@sarahbowen2827]

It is a shame that Nick did not reveal to us that he is in fact immortal. We are so lucky to have him.

[@amrg01]

why is Nick Cave such a sweet soul? Like i've been fan of his music but this is the first time i've seen an interview of him. He looks at the interviewer straight in the eyes when he's talking, pays attention and everything he responds is so interesting to me. "there is nothing behind the mask" my favorite part hands down.

[@msullivan92]

you should watch the german documentary about his time living in Berlin. tells so much more about actually him than this. this video feels like a typical aging rockstar interview, especially with the new "book"

[@timhall3575]

@@msullivan92 yeah but 30 years almost between that Berlin doc and this interview... different people - different times. You can't compare the two.

[@slymoonlight]

Nick Cave is a legend.

[@alisonkemp7506]

+ABIGD0NK3Y You clearly have Van Goghs ear for music!

[@alisonkemp7506]

You're clearly an imbecile and don't understand the majestic power of music... the fact you can't even spell/type, 'worth' proves that you are only deserved of my pity.

[@Blink_1984]

“The mask never comes off.” -NC ..reminds me of Vonnegut: “We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be.”

[@tien4930]

‘We are who we are, having secretly decided who we would like to be’ - Morrissey

[@mmgbtv]

Great quote, love Mothernight!

[@tomrogers5558]

John Doran is the most under appreciated writer/music critic. He really pulls the best conversations out of any artist he talks to.

[@cmonpelican]

First time writing a poem?! Every single song starting with The Birthday Party has been a poem! All of these songs have been beautifully bound into a book called The Complete Lyrics. A must have.

[@dylanrooibokkie9987]

we are so lucky to have Nick Cave

[@cadillacbluez]

Nick Cave is one of my favorite artists. He seems very honest... I have read some of the comments below. Its quite sad to see all the jealous pimple butts talking shit about a guy who has made it 10 times over while you die off in obscurity...

[@AbirTarafdar]

I've never really listened to his music but I've loved this guy cave. He's always seemed real and unashamed.

[@YaBoyYeti]

Yesterday I was totally drunk while watching this interview after coming home and try to snooze away. But Iwas constantly asking myself "Why is Nick Cave interviewing himself?" :D

[@ninapeheim3245]

Great interview - i hope that people that enjoy nick Caves work take a look at the full spectrum of his work, he has lived a truly full life

[@jordonmoore2083]

I am 23 I love the old stuff and the new stuff and I am buying this book now.

[@heathencraftfx9680]

Jordon Moore good for you..wow 23 really?!?!? so glad you let us know that

[@walrus4248]

Nick Cave has a great narrating voice as well as singing.

[@eoinryan3275]

Gotta love the sheer amount of Vampires and Dragons that feature in this video.

[@jaccogotink2084]

Lol

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

Peaky Blinders would not be the same without Nick Cave

[@yez3749]

@Seb Web10 Shut the fook up

[@Funnylittleman]

Neither would Scream. That song is so intertwined into the dna of the franchise and it fits so perfectly.

[@ElfeMusik]

a real Poet ... always has been!! Mr. Nick Cave !!!

[@clarkewi]

Nick Cave is a true genius. Amazing artist.

[@davidlillecrapp2960]

How do you feel 7 years later?

[@clarkewi]

@@davidlillecrapp2960 Genius ++++++++

[@Herodollus]

Hahaha i don't get this comment section. "Self indulgent" and "egotistic" and "talking about himself" thrown around left and right. The only part where that was true was when John started talking about how he too had written a book, but as for nick cave coming of as egotistic and self indulgent? Uuuh, well, it is an interview with him isn't it? Where he's supposed to talk about himself and his new project? But man why haven't i blocked youtube comments yet? Everyone's so fucking strange and neurotic.

[@JesusGreenBL]

The comments section is gold, lot of pretentious holier than thou crap about this being too egoistic/self-indulgent, while doing the exact same thing themselves in their comments. Sans egoism you learn to understand other peoples views or just avoid and ignore them, fighting ego with ego doesn't achieve much. (I realise the irony in my own post's intent but I think that just serves to prove the point ;)). Some of you thankfully are not really that closed-minded and are just echoing other peoples comments without realising it, and to those of you I'd just recommend actually listening to the video rather than the comments. Personally I think it's nice that occasionally an artist can actually sit down and have a proper talk about their ideas, where they came from, and how it relates to them and their lives, as opposed to just answering 2-3 of your own pre-prepared questions, spending another 10 minutes using cliché catchphrases to plug any and every product you've ever released. Nice one Nick ;)

[@JesusGreenBL]

chromakey84 Haha. Enjoy friend.

[@howard5992]

JesusGreenBL Amem. I am continually surprised that some people seem so committed to demeaning others. One of the funniest forms this criticism takes is along the lines of "I don't like (or understand) this so it must be shite ....and the folks who created it or who enjoy it must be phonies...and I hate them because I am sure they feel superior to me".

[@Bandstand]

+JesusGreen Some say he is still tripping to this day.

[@AbirTarafdar]

Well said. Articulated my sentiments perfectly.

[@foxtheredhares6745]

The man is one of history's greatest poets. Most of our bands inspiration is rooted from Nick's work. Story telling lyrics with the musical tone of post punk and God condemned country ballads. Southern nights cursed by storm clouds that baptize good folks in the ink of sinners. Without him and the Bad Seeds, the modern Folk Noir movement might not exist.

[@naturefreak799]

I am an "alt" Christian who loves Cave and lives in Florida. I will check you out. He is one of the English speaking world's greatest poets. At least of our time.

[@AndrewJerkins]

Say what you will about Nick Cave but give him credit for working endlessly since he began his career in the late seventies early eighties and at times produced some seriously great work and don't take my word for it because the people who approve of his work know more about what makes it good than those who negatively criticise it. It seems to some degree that he's aware of and plays off of the myth and legend that precedes him, to satisfy the fans and to annoy the anti-cavers. (Note: "seems")

[@BrightGarlick]

Great interview - thanks guys and thanks to both John and Nick for being soooo authentic ! ;-)

[@opticrainbow]

All I have to say is, if you found this video boring, then it wasn't for you. Derp. Good interview, Vice. John, you did a very good job with this.

[@petrirantanen]

Nick Cave to me has long been the greatest musician and lyricist. To others that is Dylan, since 1988 Nick Cave been that to me.

[@clintcasey5058]

Nick Cave an absolutely brilliant artist

[@blixaland]

I for one would love to have the old stuff AND the new stuff. I'd be lucky if I could spend my own money on the music I love. Nick Cave is one of the geniuses of our time.

[@VICE]

John Doran sits down with Nick Cave to talk about the release of his new book The Sick Bag Song, an epic poem written, quite literally, on airplane puke bags. Watch More VICE Meets: bit.ly/VICE-Meets

[@mr.coolmug3181]

What a lovely man.

[@tickedoffnow]

He's so freaking Beautiful, both inside and out, St. Nick 💖💖

[@EchoBravo370]

Nick is a vampire. Anyone from Australia will tell you, there is no place to hide from the sun here. Nick was born into an uninhabitable land for one such as himself. He had to move either south or north away from the equator. There is just more land in the north.

[@grant_-chester4617]

Nick Cave never ceases to amaze me

[@mrslovvet]

The book looks interesting. I'll probably read it. And I rather enjoyed the airplane setting, it fit the topic.

[@tahsinsabah833]

2:24 the guys like wtf YOURE scared of writing poems?? 😂

[@kevinaraque3100]

I mostly don't like Vice, but I like Cave, so here I am.

[@erikliljenwall8185]

It's a shame this interview didn't go one for hours

[@TsetsiStoyanova]

He is a vampire

[@1stdissolvedgirl]

Totally.

[@itsMrNoble]

You’re the vampire, mate, if anyone is...

[@derthilosoph1076]

Nick Cave: "I am not a Vampire." Interviewer: "Yeah...course you´re not...but I would like to keep the crucifix in my hand, if you don´t mind..." I love Nick Cave. Saw his concert yesterday. The greatest Artist I will have seen in my life, no matter how long it will take.

[@buddah13]

He is such an amazing rock star

[@MrMusk911]

it's so sad that his son died 4 months after this interview

[@i2aymond]

A vampire that keeps dragons? Can we run with this idea in a movie somewhere?

[@theawakened4363]

All Hail The Dark Elvis!

[@valeriamarquez1031]

The sick bag song save ma’ life ❤️

[@thebattlestation7113]

I love this man.

[@verenatravelssolo2527]

The amazing Nick Cave! I definitely would.

[@kburd67]

The Secret Life of the Love Song is a must-listen for any fan. Seek it out.

[@TGBahr]

Heard you weeping, ran straight to you with my red right hand. Do you love me?

[@sabrinamunozg]

Amo incondicionalmente a este sujeto oscuro. No tiene idea de cómo me ayudó a sobrellevar muchas cosas.

[@CarolineCarnivorous]

Such a beautiful man.

[@radhadas8157]

I so love Nick Cave!

[@rymanrebel]

lyrical genius,so cool.

[@MadsAndersen1]

So much strife in the comments for this video. I think Nick Cave can come across, to some people, as being arrogant. Me, I don't know what he's really like and I don't see why it should matter. All I know is he has written many songs that have touched me in some way or another. I've been listening to Push The Sky Away a lot lately. There's so much in there, it's a great album IMO.

[@darkmistress1980]

+MadsAndersen1 to me its because hes well educated and he uses alot of big words that some of the commenters here wish they knew what they ment. im a big fan of nick cave and ive seen a few of his interviews this one was interesting but ive seen better tbh. ive read a reasonable amount of his work and been a fan of his for years. so i just think these guys are silly trolls that clearly came here to start a war, with no intention to learn or maybe even try to enjoy themselves

[@davidlillecrapp2960]

I really admire this man.

[@filmgob]

Apart from being an amazing songwriter, being in kick ass bands (Birthday Party, Bad Seeds), he's also into writing screenplays (The Proposition) and original film score (Assassination of Jesse James). So, what the fuck have YOU done lately?

[@edwardde5618]

that is how you do an interview👍

[@selcouth86]

Ignoring the fuckton of astounding songs and written words in this guy's catalog, he is still a million times cooler than any of us can ever hope to be just for those one or two scenes from Get In The Van. Save for a few spot-on remarks, the comment section here reads like the twitter feed of some waffle house waitress from a Bill Hicks joke. Learn the difference between British and Australian, egotistic and revelatory. At least then your criticisms will sound intelligent.

[@brassteeth3355]

We love you Nick

[@jimnewcombe7584]

The interviewer here seems like he would hold a look of disdain upon his greatest delights

[@sumeriandays86]

Really good interviewer, finally

[@dopey2k]

Songs are poetry!

[@mola55e5]

Weird to hear this start without “My name is John Doran and I write about music”

[@littleghostfilms3012]

Poe, Elvis, Cash...................Cave!

[@tickedoffnow]

He reminds Me of Myself, we're both very hard working artists

[@matthewdeakin9939]

Thisssss is the sick bag song, a bag in which tooo puke

[@lamestudiosinc418]

Who will be be the sick bag, who will be the sick bag, who will be the sick bag when you're all too sick to puuuUuUUUUUUKE

[@rikkj1910]

@@lamestudiosinc418 I am the black puke king... The king of puking it all.

[@littleghostfilms3012]

Into my sick bag, oh Lord...Puking into my sick bag.

[@littleghostfilms3012]

Get down, get down little Henry Puke, and puke all night with meeeee!

[@raservesthedinner7620]

Why the sick bag won't lay no puke Can't get that puke to bag The bag is spooked and crazy O God help Pukelo! O God help Pukelo! O God help Pukelo! O God help Pukelo!

[@jimgeary58]

anyone that doesnt see the humour in caves position doesnt understand his australian backround.

[@batallot]

Excusme the question. This "interwiu"(!?) was recorded before the dead of Arthur?

[@whocares8933]

why did i expect his voice to be really deep

[@11tom1992]

I wish Nick Cave and John Doran had sat on the seats next to each other, faces inches away. I feel this interview lacked intimacy and awkwardness

[@elismith8356]

That would be 2 close lol if he does that he might as well sit on Nicks lap as he reads him his book 😅🦇🦇🦇

[@carolinebennis9632]

The Master 🖤

[@Armentitron]

Nick Cave's dog is named Nosferatu

[@forrestgump3693]

Vice doesn't deserve this

[@ninanatroshvili9774]

:D

[@kali1501]

Marvellous.

[@TankNSSpank]

Does he live in that 747?

[@Legio207]

Yeah.. like wtf are they even doing there.. Just because the books are about sicks bags in a plane they interview in a 747

[@infinidominion]

yes

[@Herodollus]

Legio207 What's the problem? Honestly what's the problem?

[@i2aymond]

Will Sirius Yes but not that one.

[@gromitpesley]

+Legio207 Ding! You win!

[@martinsmith2656]

F**king love Nick Cave.

[@stalkek]

That description of the injected singer can't but bring to mind Roger Waters' Comfortably Numb.

[@madmanbedswerver1415]

Great interviewer

[@unit4039]

That interviewer is the hidden lovechild of Stephen Fry and Krist Novoselic.

[@bongosonlygirl]

Ha, you can't unsee it

[@Underbottom.Sandydown]

That's pretty cool, ive never been the 13th person to watch a video before

[@TheAtlashead23]

These comments are baffling. Nick Cave is a genius. Simpletons.

[@djsmileyoflasvegas]

I didnt know why but i thpught of the movie scream and i was right the song red right hand was from him

[@cyhermann7147]

Nick caves a genius

[@pavlelazarevic3270]

Mr Cave is just tall handsome man in suit with red right hand

[@theoglasson]

An interview is self indulgent at it's core. It's the only social situation where your obligation to the interviewer and audience is to talk about yourself, you are the focus. You could argue that any participant in an interview is an egotistical narcissist.

[@TheBetterGamerz]

Very true, which is why a lot of people hate doing interviews and waxing on about themselves. A lot of artists just have to stomach doing interviews for the publicity it gived.

[@forrestgump3693]

Nick Cave is obsessed with rivers

[@JannetteRoadsStevens]

did he hurt someone, down by the river, with a rock?

[@slimeronio]

I like nick but gimme my barf bag !!!

[@mbmrip11]

This might be the only time Nick could smoke on a plane and he’s not taking advantage of it :(

[@SbvYT]

Awesome!

[@chiaramorelli5428]

Favoloso

[@miikemanX]

what's with journalists nodding uncontrollably whenever the interviewee looks at them? are they even listening?

[@Iamthemaster2]

Boabby the bartender is on vice my god.

[@DaveSCameron]

Gates to the Garden. #Heroes

[@grant_-chester4617]

Nick Cave is cool.... Grant Chester

[@justinfossa1254]

Why not record at Dracula's Castle?

[@dougiemyfh91]

Nick Cave was born where I live, the only reason I'm here to see if he says anything about it.

[@princessasummers9651]

reminds me of my neighbor

[@unclegubsy8509]

Princessa Summers You must live in the best neighbourhood!

[@NOWtheband]

Which chap?

[@paulkenny5254]

heard it all before from the man

[@bipolatelly9806]

shit! i hope the bad seeds aren't touring in that big ol' jet airliner!

[@santiagofernandezdecastrog7994]

Is the airplane actually flying? They've got seatbelts on

[@santiagofernandezdecastrog7994]

got my answer at 10:34 :D

[@kevinkim5817]

I dont know who he is but i dont believe him. I know he did find a dragon and is a vampire

[@jamescaldow5608]

ghosteen is that you?

[@thepanel2935]

the GLOSSA channel

[@plunderpunk2]

Morrissey has long drowned in his own sick, it baptized him.

[@alienskullcollector3366]

I didnt know there is alot to song writing than it seems.