nick cave interview

[@savvysavages6931]

Nick seems like he has the same charm as a Bowie but darker. He seems a very likable fellow.

[@ThinWhiteLuke]

Like a rustic Peter Murphy.

[@lordkorner]

Though I've been a fan of Nick Cave for 30 years, have seen him peform in Dublin ,London and Berlin, with his Bands and solo once in Dublin wher he gave a Poetry recital. I.ve listned to his songs, read his books and viewed the movies he's been involved with, I have to say that I enjoyed this interview and have been given a greater insight into the Man and his work. Most of the question are short, to a point, the answers are long and almost storylike, throw in a few laughs and a smile......what more could you ask for?

[@dollkenstein2584]

I loved it too.

[@Olgah100]

Everyone is saying how terrible the interview is, and yet the interviewer did just what he was supposed to - stayed out of the picture and let Nick talk. I have learned a lot from this interview actually

[@didoodle]

Exactly

[@thoraaronbenson]

Except he seemed to have no idea what he was talking about...

[@Olgah100]

Well that is a privilege a genius can have

[@iqweaver]

Read his book...I promise this will make sense.

[@FrankLetsbe]

The interviewer hadn't done his research and is using an insensitive glam talk style which inhibits the free flow of opening up. He needs to first gain Nick's trust.

[@AF-dn2bz]

So the interviewer didn't giggle and laugh like a numb-nuts American; he didn't fawn or apologize or fake-chuckle his way through the interviewer. Instead, he was composed, professional, and respectful. Awesome! People don't like that. But who gives a damn. He did a fine job with good questions, and he let Nick speak, and he responded to Nick respectfully.

[@peterschwarz2481]

markus kavka war schon immer ein assi!

[@lonelycake4114]

Its more about nick He knows he is overrated, therefore his passive arrogance

[@jayfletcher8936]

Numb nuts?? Well I hope ur family is doing well then chap

[@AbirTarafdar]

I find nick caves general vibe extremely funny. He's dark but very likeable.

[@annebritraaen939]

He is not dark, he is walking in the light.

[@Zilegil]

It's funny. He's like naive and as a matter of fact at the same time Not what I'd thought he'd be at all

[@Zilegil]

Nah. Not naive. He's just stopped caring at some point

[@johnh2198]

man he can dress

[@frankfoti]

Why is everyone bitchin about this interview? This interview is quite good, if you just listen.. Its visually awkward, so? Not a bad interview at all.

[@stratrovarius]

"Getting advice from me is like being measured by the undertaker..." - Nick Cave.

[@annonymost9318]

I love Cave

[@chaton20]

That interviewer is a legend of German music journalism

[@lorettaroche2245]

Love everything about this interview….Nick is honest, compassionate, just really not intimidating at all. A super real down to earth man without a ego trip…So very refreshing and real🫶🏼❤️‍🔥🖤❤️‍🔥 but I bet he’s a super great husband and dad! ❤️

[@theresalemieux6993]

Nick Cave those are the same charm as Bowie and is a very nice man.

[@CaptainOfTheLostWaves]

This is a gentle , cascading flurry of story and memory , observed as if watching two friends discussing old times. Natural and raw 🎩

[@TheThetechnician]

Great interview, farken funny, even nick gets s good laugh out of it, having said it was quite informative too, I can't help but like the interviewer too

[@iandism]

I saw The Birthday Party in Leeds 1981 and they blew me away, I have been a fan ever since. Enjoyed the interview

[@annstahl1]

so glad Nick Cave does interviews!

[@stacyblue1980]

NIck has great hands. I notice peoples hands for some reason and I cant stop looking at his. Very nice. Oh yea and he is brilliant. Strange questions asked. Great answers.

[@crescendo2441]

Same here, I also notice hands, especially if they are beautiful. And I agree Nick has great hands. Speaking of nice hands, check out Keanu Reeves' hands ☺

[@vv247]

Answered some very pointed questioned without flinching ...Good on Nick for being so open. I liked this interview a lot. His speech, The Secret Life of the Love Song is one of my all time favourite Nick Cave recordings

[@beachesney7920]

Great interview - love the simple honesty and generosity of information by Cave ... A rare insight .

[@troygaspard6732]

Ok, I was trying to give the young man some slack, but the "Did you ever meet Bowie?" exchange was insulting.

[@olgapouzouklidou7621]

Simply ,natural, cool!!! I love him!

[@tanjabatinic145]

🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@chickie_dan]

I loved this interview!! Both the interviewer and Nick were comfortable which I felt made Nick share a lot of honest responses. There were a lot of genuinely funny moments too that made them both chuckle. All 58 minutes of this was so interesting to watch. Thank you for uploading this! ❤️

[@annecaro.3956]

yes, and I like the "everyday intrusions" they kept as to reveal the guy is not wearing a mask

[@prodevus]

Next to a great speaker like Cave (who does always shrug at literally any question) no interviewer will look good

[@nikolademitri731]

That point he made about when the drugs don’t work, like there’s a saturation point, and they start making you lonely and sapping your creativity... I think any junky, even if H (or other opiates) isn’t your junk, likely nodded in chilling agreement. This was brilliant.

[@SB-hc1nt]

I love how one of his favorite things growing up was "torment his sister" and he still does. Sounds how my brother used to be he was such brat, still is.

[@wellthatisgr8er]

Hey, as a tormented sister, could you please shed some light on why he says that so lightly, and laughs, and jokes about it? And why do you love that he said that? how can this be perceived as something that's not completely negative, unlike torture in general?

[@SB-hc1nt]

@@wellthatisgr8er I am not sure as to your up bringing if you have siblings . I took what he said said he drove her crazy like brothers and sisters do and still my brother still laugh back now on the stuff we did to each other and joke around.He's even said in previous interviews he gets along with his siblings..Recently that ,until he married a she devil from hell we don't speak but before that unfortunate sad chain of events. We JOKED and PRANK each other and laughed about it. We were never an overly sensitive P.C. family even my grandparents could joke around and not tip toe around an issue until my brother met that succubus.She is the true meaning of torture not joking around as kids to now and still both laughing about it which he also mentioned in the interview.

[@stellarobinson3789]

Awesome and very interesting interview, with The Amazing Nick Cave 😀❤️🌻🌠

[@shanemolloy2824]

....and the bad seeds: One of the best gigs I've been to. The emotion in the auditorium was visceral and half the audience were on the stage at the end. Powerful yet subtle musicians and the effect on the audience was captivating.

[@annecaro.3956]

So natural and humble. The brand of the gifted

[@MelodyZenith]

I love Nick's silence when he's asked about drugs hahah

[@davidadams2395]

But then he gave one of the most measured, apprehensible descriptions of drug use and the junky experience I've ever heard.

[@trevorbarre5616]

Yeah, let's keep it all a sniggering little secret, shall we? Cave's relationship with horse is hardly opaque, you moron.

[@anders671]

I love how uncomfortable Nick seems to be here, yet he's likable and tries to make things less awkward. Great artist

[@yaseminucer4899]

oh how much I love when Nick stops and gives actual thought to what he's saying , those long pauses are what I live for

[@merqury5]

Cave is a gracious caracter to let strangers ask him such personal questions. One would think that it would be about music first and not a psycological analysis. But of course Im glad for the insight, I just find it a bit painful to watch.

[@EatPieYes]

That's the Germans for you.

[@rubymouse6904]

@@EatPieYes then where is Blixa? The bad seeds would have still been the birthday party without him

[@jamessidneyreynolds354]

I understand Nick very talented artist genius. Capable of doing anything mindful, I'm 62yearsold.also read God's Word. I have seen. Birthday party live, couple of times. Great Band.

[@dirkardostevergreen4827]

That was a good interview. Nick was less salty than in some interviews I've seen.

[@christopherhall7560]

That was a bloody good interview. You gave him space, that's what matters. Even though it was a biographical interview, not focused on anything in particular, it was still eye opening.

[@JC-xx5dm]

The interviewer is a bit terrified and innocent , almost like a child. It’s probably tough asking Nick Cave “ relevant “ questions and maybe there isn’t any point in it at all. Great interview.

[@agstinacueva1673]

I dont blame him. Nick is very imposing.

[@lasttime1372]

Great interview! Markus Kavka always does a good job

[@allbearsrule]

thank you so much! Finally without german dubbing!

[@michaelbowyer5222]

A Healthy Interest In Drugs sounds like a great name for a band.

[@escherleo]

His lovesongs are awesome!!!

[@captainfeedback1]

Nick's gone from League of Gentlemen to Grinch, appearance-wise. Just an observation.

[@danielamachado7956]

Get some glasses, right now.

[@barrymcdonald9868]

sad that he and Mick Harvey don't work together any more, was a tie back to the very special and crazy Seaview Ballroom days that's been broken

[@danielsan2349]

Brilliant interview. Him saying that about Australians needing to move reminds me of being from small town USA...

[@Adi_Zlokob]

goddamn, was this interviewer working for mtv in early 2000s, or late 90s maybe? shit we're getting old fast .... :D

[@Maynard0504]

yeah and he's still bad

[@marklaunt3747]

I like it, very honest, speaks about influences life love and deeply personal parts of his life.

[@slimnics]

one of the best interviews

[@barbarian2624]

Well, I enjoyed this interview a lot. It's interesting from a musical standpoint that they mention Bob Dillon who I think has quite a few songs that are very open for interpretation. Then discuss Johnny Cash coverred the Mercy seat, which is also one of those songs that I think is very open to interpretation. Nick himself has played it 100 ways, twisted it round his leg and hooted it out with different arrangements. I've seen him live do it small -piano, some precusion and maybe bass, then grand and enormous, also almost punky and screaming in your face... I have to say though that much as I do love Johnny Cash and his music, which is untouchable, solid gold (nearly said "solid golf"!) Does not top any of Nick Cave's interpretations. Nick's a truly great songwriter and singer that I don't believe should be considered, lucky to be compared to so and so. Good stuff thanks, forgive the coffee morning ramble!

[@gomerhanger2285]

Billy Corgan's 1994 Nick Cave interview is a hoot.

[@howellelizabeth]

The worst interview ever..lol

[@KeimpeJ]

Only months before his son's death. Very Eerie...

[@ange2370]

I Saw his "CONVERSATIONS TOUR" BRILLIANT! 🙏🖤

[@typhoontim125]

Yes especially so with the concluding questions re being a father and if he was "happy" at the time.

[@paulx3733]

Apart from the obvious, My kudos to Nick for still having his natural accent. In the past I have seen Australians in England for 2 days and suddenly they talk like a Tory MP.

[@Xplorer228]

Good thing he didn't become a visual artist.. there is already a very popular Nick Cave performance artist.

[@RaAndTheGodsOfLoveFire]

I'm confused about one detail of the transition from birthday party to the bad seeds. My question is what was Blixa Bargeld's roll with Nick cave in 83 when Birthday party were still a band. Because we see Blixa in the studio when they were recording Mutiny. It looks like Blixa Bargeld was playing with Nick when the birthday party were still a band in 83. What was Blixa's roll to Nick Cave at the end of the Birthday Party? Was he just a friend at that point? Friend jamming with the band sometimes? It sounds like Nick went back to Australia for a little while when band broke up. Did Blixa stay in Berlin or come with? Then he joins up with Nick thereafter to form the new band the bad seeds in 84...

[@ndarcy92]

The Birthday Party were living in Berlin at the time they met Blixa. Nick had already seen his band Einstuerzende Neubauten on dutch (I think) tv by then. Blixa basically took over Rowland S. Howard's role of collaborator with Nick, especially by the Mutiny in Heaven sessions; there's a version of that song that Rowland plays on but they used the Blixa version for the album - kind of tells you where Nick was headed creatively by that point. I imagine Blixa stayed in Berlin with Neubauten whilst Nick went back to Australia.

[@RaAndTheGodsOfLoveFire]

@@ndarcy92 Thanks for your comment and clarity! Recently I saw some interviews of Blixa explaining that his experimental style was heavily influencing Nick Cave's music in the early Bad Seeds. In Saint Huck, the whistling.....the guitar made a flute sound....these were among Blixa's experimental influence from Neubauten.

[@ndarcy92]

@@RaAndTheGodsOfLoveFire Sounds interesting! do you have the link?

[@RaAndTheGodsOfLoveFire]

@@ndarcy92 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y3-wg2hqpsuDobM

[@rubymouse6904]

I enjoyed this and I'm glad be enjoys working with Warren so much. But for me there is a massive Blixa shaped hole in this interview. What happened to the period between 1982 and 1999?? That's when all my favourite stuff happened.

[@TheDudiest3Dude]

HAHAHA, loved it when he said how hideous it is in England! Damn right, compared to Oz!

[@Suuz67]

Great interview. So open, respectfull and cincere. A joy to watch.

[@MisterWillow]

Around 8:00 he talks about covering Alex Harvey. I am very interested in material from thoose days! Does anybody have anything? Even Audio?

[@leonardvaivada9046]

Great interview.

[@elfeo069]

I’m sorry nick I can’t watch this anymore

[@davidfreeburn8592]

These are silly comparisons ...nick cave is very much in the league of bob dylan and johnny cash...i don't say it lightly but i think they are equals in talent

[@shawngoodine9645]

Awkwardness aside, this isn't a bad interview. vvvv group think strikes again.

[@andrewb.5996]

How very interesting.

[@vaughanpower4538]

Nick cave has said his biggest inspirations were Edna blighton.Rolf Harris.Little Richard and Peter Pan..He was born in a cave,hence his last name. He was fed young babies as a child by wolves .His mother was a surgeon on the television series M.A.S.H.His uncle was known to fly higher than a eagle and was the wind beneath his wings.

[@serenechaosuk4682]

I'm losing track; which act is he talking about at 35:00 ?

[@carlmarks8170]

Einstürzende Neubauten, an experimental, industrial band from Berlin who were founded by Blixa Bargeld who was also a founding member of the Bad Seeds. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gaPJgJSejLOHlaM

[@rubymouse6904]

It's just very weird for him to keeps saying "Neubauten" instead of Blixa. It was Blixa who Nick worshipped and who shaped the sound of the Cavemen/Bad Seeds

[@crescendo2441]

@@rubymouse6904 Totaly agree. Him and Blixa were as close as soulmates at some point. It seems they had a huge tiff and now hate each other.

[@maryhenri3254]

Well, California 2023 sure has proven Nick's drugs legalization idea wrong. Oh well, no one can be right all the time.

[@ColdChicago]

Nick let’s talk career is there anything else ! ?

[@danielschumacher1721]

Thank you.... soo much❤️❗️🎸💀💀

[@tomstills5146]

Crime novels make people more intelligent. His Dad was talking out of his arse.

[@bitzb7081]

a life spent in sweetened confetti on the floor of a concrete hole, i let love in......i believe his reference to quitting drugs fully when faced with the love of susie and his need to like grow the eff up

[@pollyanne641]

Massive fan of Nick Cave!! He does seem to get frustrated at first with how false and bad the questions were xD

[@s_orax]

Heartbreaking to see this now

[@lijahv8586]

why?

[@treborob]

@@lijahv8586 because one of his twin sons died soon after the interview

[@paulmilsommusic]

I think its a good interview. Its definitely not trendy...

[@marinagonzalezruiz-cc4gz]

❤❤❤❤

[@jennyfermar4644]

Altho Big Love for the dude but i'm suspecting he's has hair plugs😢

[@TheManwithafan]

35:45 About Anita

[@slimnics]

I can't believe Nick didnt just get up and walk away.

[@jayfletcher8936]

He needed the money

[@agstinacueva1673]

@@jayfletcher8936 as if

[@Theothermanofsteel]

Markus Kavka Ultras

[@zero-gj8ss]

I still love him Nick!!!!

[@jamieholmes5443]

19:21 hahahah! Please.

[@NathFilms]

Wtf was that hahaha

[@jamieholmes5443]

No fucking idea mate. Nick could at least have beaten him on the way out and he could have screamed like a whipped chimp

[@josemiguelfernandez74]

didn't understand. what happened there?

[@jamieholmes5443]

Nick's vanity nearly created a black hole. Gotta love him

[@davidadams2395]

Yes, I was quite amused by his posing for the hairstylist.

[@elfeo069]

Horrible interviewer, you can see vividly Nick’s non verbal; “Can we be done?” Jajejijoju

[@jessicawheldon68]

I'm sorry but if you're going to tell nick about his life then make sure you do your research and get it right! Did he get anything right in this interview? you could tell nick was just bored with him! Lol.

[@louduva9849]

7:30

[@BucknGetup22]

haha, drugs?

[@DokDicer]

You know what would really irk me as the interviewee is this presumptuous way in which Kavka asks questions about Cave's life. Like he knows him. "Growing up as a middle child. . ." I doubt Cave can talk about Kavka's family constellation in a similarly presumptive way. And the other thing of course is that he has to narrate his life over and over again. I just heard the same stories over at WTF. Thats gotta be boring. Although Maron is by far the better interviewer. Not presuming he knows anything about his guest. That being said, the interview gets better and more interesting after a while when they start talking about drugs.

[@JackJackKcajify]

what the fuck who the fuck is this this isn't Nicholas cage

[@adamatanothervacantspace3033]

#mishadare

[@aternialaffsalot]

no wonder nick hates interviews so much hahaha

[@Maynard0504]

you get an hour with nick cave and you choose to ask stupid questions... of course.

[@jayfletcher8936]

Tbr it’s not like he’s wildly famous or a house hold name, at least not in the states at all

[@BrillCubes]

Terrible questions, hahaha

[@chookin1]

Snore. Dull as dishwater.

[@IIBrutalGrinderII]

Man those awkward questions about his family.. Bad interviewer.

[@claudettemarkovichair]

The interviewer IS terrible. What makes the interview good is Nick’s graciousness and ability to be interesting in light of awful questions.

[@mateuszkunda9400]

The interviewer seems to be embarrassed by his own stupid questions himself 😂😂😂

[@bhuvidya]

this interview is an example of why artists hate doing interviews. such banal and pointless questions.

[@jamesdingo8426]

Nick should have walked away .

[@CaptainDaedalus]

What a pathetic interviewer! This guy should have done his homework!

[@Ellileem]

Poor Nick- what an pain in the ass interviewer !

[@jamesdingo8426]

The interviewer actually looked down at "its" (it is the golum looking ibterviewer) notes as nick was soesking, so It was getting ready , prepared for its next question. Terrible interviewer, but Nick handled the dweeb rather well

[@sontinos528]

lots of boring, pointless questions...

[@crescendo2441]

That's a huge jump from Berlin to Murder Ballads. Jumping over his most iconic work, especially Let Love In. And his decade of collab with Blixa.