The 60-year-old Nick Cave manages to seduce us with his music and push us into the abyss at the same time.
There are many reasons to love Nicholas Edward Cave (60), as the Australian was born. Recently, however, things have not been looking at all rosy: Nick Cave's fourth son Arthur died in 2015 when he fell off a cliff. Cave then processed his grief in the album "Skeleton Tree", released in 2016, and the Australian also drew strength from his Christian faith.
"One More Time With Feeling" is a documentary about Nick Cave
The film "One More Time With Feeling" about his 16th studio album "Skeleton Tree" was recently released. studio album "Skeleton Tree". However, the film is more of a documentary about Nick Cave and how he deals with the death of his son Arthur. It is no coincidence that you see scenes in director Andrew Dominik's film that have failed. Scenes that do not cover up the truth and are reflected exactly as they happened.
Nick Cave is also known as the "godfather of darkness"
Cave's songs live from a mix of beauty and cruelty. You quickly find yourself in a storm of romance and utopia. And just as quickly you end up in the abyss: dark, lonely and sad. It is as if a being as beautiful as an angel falls from the sky, breaks its wing and has to live forever in the earthly world.
But it is precisely this duality that characterizes Cave. He himself describes his work with "an inexplicable sadness, as is inherent in the heart of certain works of art". Thus, to his regret, Cave is often called the "godfather of gloom".
But Nick Cave also has other talents: On the side, he finds time to write poetry and novels, write movie scripts, play leading roles in films and compose film music.
Big tour with big hits
This year, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds released a best-of album, "Lovely Creatures". No wonder, as they can look back on over 30 years of band history and are now embarking on a major tour with renewed vigor, playing the songs from their 16th album "Skeleton Tree" as well as their greatest hits. Henry Lee" with PJ Harvey and "Where the Wild Roses Grow" with Kylie Minogue are not to be missed.
