Im very happy to hear that my work inspires writers and painters. Its the most beautiful compliment, the greatest reward. Art should always be an exchange. – Nick Cave
I love rock-n-roll. I think its an exciting art form. Its revolutionary. Still revolutionary and it changed people. It changed their hearts. But yeah, even rock-n-roll has a lot of rubbish, really bad music. – Nick Cave
Im a believer. I dont go to church. I dont belong to any particular religion, but I do believe in God. I couldnt write what I write about and be creative without a certain form of belief. – Nick Cave
Getting married, for me, was the best thing I ever did. I was suddenly beset with an immense sense of release, that we have something more important than our separate selves, and that is the marriage. Theres immense happiness that can come from working towards that. – Nick Cave
Many art-worlders have an if-you-say-so approach to art: Everyone is so scared of missing out on the next hot artist that its never clear whether people are liking work because they like it or because other people do. Everyone is keeping up with the Joneses, and there are more Joneses than ever. – Jerry Saltz