- Born
- Birth nameNicholas Edward Cave
- Height6′ 2½″ (1.89 m)
- Nick Cave is a man of many talents. Musician. Songwriter. Screenwriter. Novelist. Actor. The Australian was born in Warracknabeal, Victoria in 1957, and would go onto form the alternative rock band Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, who have since successfully released a string of hit albums.
In film, Nick has starred in two films with Brad Pitt: Johnny Suede (1991) by Tom DiCillo and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007). He scripted the dark western, The Proposition (2005) and has contributed to over 50 soundtracks including Gas Food Lodging (1992) with fellow rocker J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.. His first contribution was in the Marlon Brando film, The Freshman (1990): 'From Her To Eternity'.
Nick is also a lyricist and poet. His first offering was 'King Ink' (1988).- IMDb Mini Biography By: Matt Lee-Williams
- SpousesSusie Bick(November 1999 - present) (2 children)Viviane Carneiro (divorced, 1 child)
- Children
- Dark lyrics
- Deep, crooning voice
- Often duets with other singers
- Slow downbeat ballads
- References to notable musicians and figures
- Sung his beautiful ballad, "Into My Arms", at the funeral of 'Michael Hutchence' (during which someone tried to throw themselves off a balcony). The funeral was filmed for TV but, out of respect for Hutchence, Cave refused to allow his song to be recorded.
- Left Australia in the 1980 and has not lived there since then.
- He had twin sons, Arthur Cave and Earl Cave, with his wife Susie Bick. Tragically, his son Arthur died in July 2015 following a fall from a cliff.
- Author of the books 'And The Ass Saw The Angel' and 'King Ink'.
- I want to write songs that are so sad, the kind of sad where you take someone's little finger and break it in three places.
- No one will ever be able to read a book by me, or see me in a film, or read about me robbing a bank without seeing me first as a rock singer.
- It's an Australian thing to be dismissive. We find that endearing. Americans don't. They believe what you say.
- There's only a certain amount of songs you can write about pussy, murder, and God. I still have a few left in me.
- I am not interested in anything that doesn't have a genuine heart to it. You've got to have soul in the hole. If that isn't there, I don't see the point.
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