He was genuine and sincere, talking about periods of his rock star life in vivid detail.

A man of his status could have easily phoned it in, but Cave didn’t. For a man who has made a career from creating some of the most wonderfully weird/dark lyrics and sounds of the last few decades in music - i.e murder ballads, gothic folk stories, on top of being deemed “the most violent live band in the world” during his tenure with the Birthday Party - Cave was unbelievable calm and jovial, cracking jokes at his own expense.Įvery time he was asked a question, he pondered his response quietly and answered with a polished, thought out answer. It’s just because I am.”Ĭave sat at his desk for 50 minutes, answering a number of questions from a room full of eager journalists.

“That was our last show of the tour here in Montreal so please excuse me if I seem a bit distracted or exhausted. A few days before, Nick Cave and his dear friend Warren Ellis performed two wildy cathartic sets of songs from their illustrious careers at the Place des Arts. This was the scene during the media opening of Stranger Than Kindness: The Nick Cave Exhibition, an in-depth look into the mysterious and creative genius of one the world’s most mysterious rock stars. “What are you all doing in my office?” Cave asks with a small smile. He is the Australian singer-songwriter, author, screenwriter, etc., Nick Cave and we are in his creative domain. He looks like a stylish banker crossed with a 1930s crime kingpin. On the left a white door is emblazoned with the phrase “I MARRIED MY WIFE ON THE DAY OF THE ECLIPSE.” Suddenly, a man with jet black hair in a grey pinstripe suit steps out of the door and sits down at the desk. The desk in front is also piled with books, notebooks, and a lonely typewriter. Above them hangs an image of a bloody, shot-up gangster. Beside the piano, pillars of books, ranging from The History of Modern Art, Crime and Punishment, Lolita, to The Life and Times of Bob Dylan. Above the piano, prints of old pin-ups, Muhammad Ali throwing a punch, a sacred image of Jesus Christ.

Next to it, a framed print of Louis Wain’s psychedelic cats, adjacent from a gold bust of a man on a galloping horse. A media tour took place on April 5.įunkadelic’s Maggot Brain vinyl rests on top of a dusty vintage piano. The exhibition Nick Cave: Stranger Than Kindness opened to the public in Montreal on April 8.

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