WTF with Marc Maron - Nick Cave Interview

[@playitstrange129]

interview starts at 11:40

[@jakechinatown]

MY HERO

[@xmikeborealx]

THANK YOU KING

[@gaynorgregory2528]

That is the BEST Nick Cave interview ever. WTF were you worrying about?! That is the most open and engaged I have ever heard Nick being in an interview. You did great Marc, you really got to the heart of who Nick Cave is. Well as much as anyone possibly can with a introverted creative genius. I expected him - from what you said - to be reticent in answering your questions, but he wasn’t at all, and believe me, I have seen him point blank refuse to answer other people’s questions. Not in a rude way, but when they’ve been too emotionally personal, I have seen him do it in a charming way. I’ve also seen him being shy, about the same kind of stuff, especially with women interviewers. He didn’t come over like that at all with you, on the contrary he sounded like he was enjoying himself. You did a sterling job! And you’re right that Russell Crowe Story was great, mostly because that Christ Killer (Gladiator 2) screenplay sounds fucking phenomenal. That was hilarious, and Nick was funny and amusing with you, instead of being only intense which he usually is in interviews. Thank you from this Nick Cave fan.

[@dirtycelinefrenchman]

These two need to sit down for a sequel

[@ifeellikeflyingintodownbyt8357]

‘I’m not a fucking cowboy’ ha !!! I know this was quite a while ago but I do admire Nick Cave for not ever putting up or politely excepting a description or a take on him he doesn’t agree with . Nick Cave really is one of a few artists who walks it like he talks it . A really wonderful interview . Thanks for posting

[@carolineheitz6723]

Best Nick Cave interview I've ever listen to. Very interesting and clever what he says about his creative process. And there are lots of hilarious moments too.

[@ghostexits]

This is a little bit like having Lou Reed on your podcast and having never heard of the Velvet Underground.

[@Damon0mania]

This is the Nick Cave interview for Nick Cave kinda people. I love hearing you both go back and forth about the real life stuff that we all know happened, because it happened to us. And all the while, we (I was, anyway) were listening to Nick as he sang us thru our darkest days. I love hearing him speak on most things under the sun, but this one gave me more of that chummy nonchalance that I appreciate and always wish I could have with the guy if I could kick back and sip a tea with him by the fire. Good talk. Cheers.

[@flannerymonaghan-morris4825]

I love how Marc handled this. Nick is known to be a VERY shy person, even as far back as the 80’s. Marc managed to do something remarkable: he got Nick to be much more relaxed and at ease than other podcasts.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

he's not being shy, he's being a d1ck

[@juicedgoose]

Didn't expect it to turn out well. For the first few minutes Marc seem nervy and too quick to jump in. Once he relaxed the conversation flowed, it was rather lovely.

[@davidstanton1261]

King Ink Indeed! I don't understand the future either...thanks for the last 40 years of music!

[@HEAVYDIAPER]

THE INTERVIEW STARTS AT 11:39

[@johnkavanagh7802]

thanks for that.

[@Cainnech666]

Awesome interview! Can't understand Maron's misgivings at all. Great stuff!

[@DeadLetterOpener]

Great interview but WTF is it with the 11 minute 30 second monologue preceding this excellent chat?

[@brandon1718]

Great interview, very insightful. Well done

[@daddygad]

Little known fact; The Grinch who stole Christmas was an unauthorized biopic of Nick Cave.

[@astreagirl1]

When he was seven lol.

[@LocalFoe]

If you haven't seen the film he wrote, The Proposition, do yourselves a favor. Beautifully brutal. Guy Pearce, Ray Winstone, Emily Watson, Noah Taylor and often overlooked Danny Huston.

[@TheCrackerpipe]

Glen Smith great movie it’s in my top five Xmas movies

[@LocalFoe]

@@TheCrackerpipe We only do upbeat Nicholas Cage movies at xmas...Leaving Las Vegas or Mandy. The Proposition is more of a good-time Easter Sunday flick. Enjoy

[@TheCrackerpipe]

Glen Smith the proposition is set in the run up to Christmas and the ending is set on Christmas Day . not sure about this Easter connection but I ain’t religious so hey 😁

[@LocalFoe]

@@TheCrackerpipe Shit...I totally forgot the xmas aspect of the movie. In my sick sense of humor, I just thought you were making a joke about how a violent movie makes a great xmas pic. Then I tried to go dark and mention other great depressing/violent films to watch on a religious holiday. My bad, bro. Take care

[@TheCrackerpipe]

Glen Smith 😂 all good as long as it’s Nekromantik at Easter I’m down with it

[@nimusworks5475]

Best Interview of all times with the King Ink.

[@lilasennett2283]

"steady on there Mate..." such a great line in response to Maron talking about Cave's wife...

[@cj3126]

Nick married a known model, so I'm sure he likes to be reminded of her hotness :) Yes, cute reply to Marc.

[@gaynorgregory2528]

She’s a clothes designer now and has been for years. Interestingly her label is called The Vampire’s Wife.

[@drzaius1121]

Nick puts to shame all the auto tuned pop artists.

[@ddorricott]

Great interview! Thank you!

[@teodelfuego]

Wonderful interview!

[@nicolassavoie8534]

I'd love to live in the reality where his Gladiator 2 movie got greenlit, sounds awesome!

[@gaynorgregory2528]

Me too! That story was funny. Nick sounded so gleeful and mischievous when he was talking about it. And the way he gave Russell Crowe’s reaction to it. So deadpan. Hilarious. NC: What d’you think? RC: Don’t like it mate NC: What about the end? RC: Don’t like it mate

[@stillnessspeaks4080]

The script sounded too weird.. Russell rising from the dead.. that wouldn’t work.

[@BellePhoenixTheSubterraneanSea]

Great interview!

[@richardlee4730]

Nick Cave looks like David Lynch's dark doppleganger of Neil Diamond.

[@daddygad]

I think he looks more like the Grinch who stole Christmas

[@ssamstory1]

Or Neil Young when he still had dark hair..

[@Kelle0284]

+ken tim. Maybe like a cross between Neil Young and Herman Munster.

[@cj3126]

Funny only men compare his looks to these people. I'm not disagreeing, but you will be hard pressed to get his female fans to mention the male's u compare him with. ❤️

[@richardlee4730]

@@cj3126 It's a type. Lee Marvin is in the same type. A lot of Aussies have that "look". But I was not so much talking about his looks as the "darkness" in him compared to the "lightness" of Neil Diamond. I like the idea of the juxtaposition -- the Jeckyl and Hyde thing. Cheers.

[@timjohnson5334]

I thought the interview was terrific as are most Maron interviews. Nick Cave is just an extremely guarded introverted genius. He’s much more of a literary person. He’s not comfortable having an interview with a complete stranger. I think he respects Marc Maron. There just a few times when he misunderstood the intention. Not a big deal. Compared to the millions of idiots who’ve interviewed him over the years this was refreshing.

[@gaynorgregory2528]

Yep, anyone who knows him knows he can be a very reticent interviewee. I’m still listening to the intro and I am beside myself with anticipation. Maron’s a great interviewer as you say, and Nick is an introvert, but I love him. I’m so fucking excited that I just happened across this interview!

[@troygaspard6732]

The Proposition is a great film. John Hurt gives an amazing cameo performance.

[@Deguello23]

The flies, the flies are craawwwwliiing...

[@stillnessspeaks4080]

That wasn’t a cameo.. that was a part. A cameo is like blink and you miss it or “ here’s your briefcase, sir!” Hurt had a great part

[@cmjones83]

Really enjoyed this. Shaky start where you think Marc doesn't know anything at all about Nick, but he lands on some really interesting stuff. Flash of inspiration towards the end too when he brings up Leonard Cohen out of nowhere. Nick is on good form too, though it's hard to listen to him talking about his kids and life by the sea in Brighton, given what has happened since. Anyway, a great listen.

[@gaynorgregory2528]

I know. I was thinking I’m just glad he didn’t have a dead child then. That that huge tragedy hadn’t yet happened in his life. Like with everything with Nick though, he now speaks eloquently about the death of his boy, and his subsequent grief.

[@flannerymonaghan-morris4825]

To be fair, this was recorded a few years ahead of Arthur’s death.

[@lewisham]

Don’t understand why Marc thought Nick was “difficult” to talk to. Nick is very engaging here, classic Aussie humour.

[@flannerymonaghan-morris4825]

Nick is noted to be a VERY shy and reserved person, even when he opens up.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

he is difficult with the cowboy comment

[@catherinecarter8987]

​@@bluebellbeatnik4945 No, with respect bluebell, I did not think Nick was difficult with the cowboy comment. 'Cowboy' can encompass various personas and I believe Nick simply wanted clarification on what Marc meant by what he said as he did not see himself as a cowboy. Nick has come through hell and now holds his head up with dignity and self respect. I don't know where you come from but here in the UK, cowboy can mean a dodgy dealer, a dishonest person. Nick simply wanted to clarify. A good interview 😊

[@gaynorgregory2528]

You fucking legend Marc Maron! I had no idea you’d interviewed Nick Cave! He can definitely be a reticent interviewee, no question. So now to listen properly (I’m still on the intro) I love Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds, can you tell? 😏

[@brentstewart1555]

In 1 hour 46 into 2023. Best way to start the year.

[@BigDome1]

Not sure why Mark feels the need to get the guests to recount basic wikipedia facts on every episode. It's pretty easy to find out where Nick Cave was born, and most fans of his will know this already.

[@solosan11]

Great interview

[@strangenrare8663]

How does one manage to be a musician doing drugs but also be an early riser? What is this magic?! :)

[@matthewthorn1965]

11.20 minutes waiting for the Nick Cave interview to start (then saw the comment below)...

[@marcmistermarc]

Briliant.

[@domsawyer8953]

The Wim Wenders story is great!!!

[@Man_Ray78]

Leonard Cohen had an impact like Cave. Very good interview.I've listened to more unconfortable ones.Since when is this interview? Cohen died in 2016.

[@cj3126]

Blixta, true, he is usually uncomfortable w most interviewers & not here.

[@jaygreen6287]

I don't get what Maron is saying at the start I think Nick is very giving in this interview

[@ledaswan5990]

Me too. It seems like Nick was quite open.

[@AllThatKazz]

As I listened I wondered where Marc felt the way he preambled the podcast, I can only think he was beng wildly sarcastic. Nick was very entertaining and magnanimous.

[@barclayv8282]

Very nice.

[@dbfhorses]

Good interview. I know it's a hook to try to pretend it was "a difficult interview" when it was anything but and you need the listens, but it's still quite annoying nonetheless. The UK Post punk scene up until around 84/85 was great though, so he's plain wrong about that one.

[@entropyfun]

gladiator II would've been fucking awesome!!!

[@absoluteb22]

Marc kind of assuming nothing interesting musically in Australia is embarrassing. But he overall does a pretty good job in my opinion.

[@internationalclips3880]

Great conversation. When it happened? In 2012?

[@gaynorgregory2528]

I was trying to work that out. I looked at the info in the pull down menu under the screen and it said 2017. Obviously I knew that couldn’t be right, but 2012 sounds about right, given his twins were 12 at the time.

[@shadowandsoul4331]

@@gaynorgregory2528 Push the Sky Away was put out in February, 2013, so I'm thinking around that time.

[@Lucols4]

when did the interview take place?

[@theflyby6273]

July 4th, 2013

[@dirtycelinefrenchman]

“How are you with the devil these days?”

[@thegoblinspeaks]

did they kiss

[@serenellahiggleton5421]

Lol lol selling yourself first 🤣

[@diegopisfil614]

He reminds me of Daisy Ridley

[@uploaderofmonkeybath.mp4761]

???

[@mattdsgone]

What the fuck was Maron going on about in the beginning about the interview? Nick Cave spoke eloquently and articulately the entire time! None of the struggle Maron is suggesting is apparent whatsoever. Its like hes trying to create controversy where there is absolutely zero. Please someone help me understand wtf he is referring to....?

[@troygaspard6732]

"It's always women", and lots of women in Berlin. Cave completely opens up, it is great to hear him talk about moving to London and then to Berlin. My own first time in Berlin was in 88, and it was fun. The ratio of men to women on the west side of Berlin was 3 to 1, and made it very wild and sexual.

[@MasleyVystupoe]

4th of July ... promoting the Television Matrix ... not knowing the history it being all so vague ... getting stuck with the 'corporate interests' conspiracy ... so what are you controversial about glorifying blissfull ignorance ... Anyway the first 10 minutes are more dense than the time with Nick ;)

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

is this that terrible interview where nick becomes an utter tw4t and takes marc's cowboy comment WAY too personally?

[@biancachandon236]

does Marc Maron ever shut up?

[@danielmorris3687]

It wouldn't be much of an interview if he didn't converse with his guest.

[@sellout87]

Short answer: no

[@barclayv8282]

He makes for the best interviews with these people. He talks, yes, but shows interest and listens. Cave spoke plenty. Great interaction.

[@marcmistermarc]

Yeah - he's alright isn't he? Doesn't tread on eggshells around his guests.

[@jimnewcombe7584]

As a man who is sometimes reticent, it hadn't struck me he was overspeaking, or speaking overmuch. But you may even be being ironic. It would sound egocentric without the prompt of a potential audience. An audience makes an artist realize what she's being doing.

[@kimbenz]

Great interview!!