Nick Cave reflects on making peace with artists who ‘let him down’

Responsible for songs like “The Children,” “Into My Arms,” “Red Right Hand” It is “Where the Wild Roses Grow,” Nick Cave reflected on making peace with artists who had “disappointed” him in previous moments. With this, he wants to look beyond personal decisions if the art they make is “authentic.”

In a publication made on the website itself, called The Red Hand Filesin response to a fan who asked Basement about the “religious turn,” as well as asking if the singer was “disappointing queer and female fans.”

“When I think about the artists I really admire, the ones I’ve stuck with over the years, at some point in their long careers, they’ve all disappointed me,” he replied. “Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Nina Simone, Kanye, van morrison, Morrissey, Brian Eno, Leonard Cohen, patti smith – are artists who, for me, form a kind of confederation of excellence, but at one time or another they have each alienated, confused or displeased me.”

“Often they did not travel in the direction I expected or desired, instead following their own confusing paths (damn them!) to their own truths,” he continued. Nick Cave. “Throughout this, I’ve sometimes been uncomfortable with things they’ve done, disagreed with things they’ve said, or didn’t like a particular record they’ve made. However, there’s something about them that keeps me captivated and always alert to what they might do next. “

More than anything, this has to do with your authenticity. I know that, on a fundamental level, they follow their own path and are not committed to shaping their lives, artistic or otherwise, to please or make others feel better. They are fully and intensely authentic, regardless of my feelings or anyone else’s feelings, and I find that deeply comforting in a world that so often seems devoid of genuineness. In fact, if I feel like an artist is creating, saying or doing things just to get public approval, or to give in to market demands, well, that’s where I tend to walk away.