Nick Cave

Born: Wangaratta, Victoria, Australia, 1957

Years Active: 1987-2008

Member of: Birthday Party

Influenced by: Tom Waits, John Lee Hooker, Lee Hazlewood, Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan, Scott Walker, Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop, Mark Stewart, Elvis Presley, Leonard Cohen

Genre: Rock & Alternative

Biography: After goth pioneers the Birthday Party called it quits in 1983, singer/songwriter Nick Cave assembled the Bad Seeds, a ...

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Jun 09 2009 11:00AM by Jason Cohen

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Spinner: Whenever the artist Nick Cave gets mentioned in the mainstream press, the story invariably includes some version of the phrase "not to be confused with the Australian musician of the same name." That isn't necessary with the novelist Nick Cave, who ... Read more

 
Oct 30 2008 10:00AM by Kim Davis

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Spinner: "[My kids] are 17. I hope they're out there listening to rock 'n' roll, taking drugs and f---ing a different woman every night." --Nick Cave While his parenting approach may raise eyebrows, we gotta give him points for his commitment to the rockstar ... Read more

 
Oct 23 2008 13:00PM by Steve Baltin

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Spinner: It's not quite 10 a.m. when Nick Cave shows up in the lobby of L.A.'s trendy Roosevelt Hotel. While the early hour is impressive enough given that Cave headlined the Hollywood Bowl the night before, the Australian auteur has been up writing since ... Read more

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