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Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian rock musician, songwriter, poet, author, actor and screenwriter, best known for his work with his band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, post-punk band The Birthday Party, and Bad Seeds side project, Grinderman. He currently resides in Hove, UK.
Cave was born in the small town of Warracknabeal in the state of Victoria, Australia, to Dawn and Colin Cave. He has two brothers: Tim (b. 1952) and Peter (b. 1954), and a sister, Julie (b. 1959).
As a child, Cave lived in Warracknabeal and then Wangaratta in rural Victoria, Australia. His father Colin was an English teacher and administrator, with a love of literature, and his mother was a librarian. Raised as an Anglican, Cave sang in the boys choir at Wangaratta Cathedral. However, he was often in trouble with the local school authorities, so his parents sent him to boarding school at Melbourne’s Caulfield Grammar School in 1970. Cave joined the school choir under choirmaster Norman Kaye, and also benefitted from having a piano in his home. The following year he became a “day boy” when his family moved to Caulfield, a suburb of Melbourne.
After his secondary schooling, Cave studied painting (Fine Art) at the Caulfield Institute of Technology (now Monash University, Caulfield Campus) in 1976, but dropped out in 1977 to pursue music. He also began dabbling in heroin use around this time. In late 1978, shortly after Cave’s 21st birthday, his father was killed in a car accident. This affected him deeply, as is evident in his lyrics.
Cave was born in the small town of Warracknabeal in the state of Victoria, Australia, to Dawn and Colin Cave. He has two brothers: Tim (b. 1952) and Peter (b. 1954), and a sister, Julie (b. 1959).
As a child, Cave lived in Warracknabeal and then Wangaratta in rural Victoria, Australia. His father Colin was an English teacher and administrator, with a love of literature, and his mother was a librarian. Raised as an Anglican, Cave sang in the boys choir at Wangaratta Cathedral. However, he was often in trouble with the local school authorities, so his parents sent him to boarding school at Melbourne’s Caulfield Grammar School in 1970. Cave joined the school choir under choirmaster Norman Kaye, and also benefitted from having a piano in his home. The following year he became a “day boy” when his family moved to Caulfield, a suburb of Melbourne.
After his secondary schooling, Cave studied painting (Fine Art) at the Caulfield Institute of Technology (now Monash University, Caulfield Campus) in 1976, but dropped out in 1977 to pursue music. He also began dabbling in heroin use around this time. In late 1978, shortly after Cave’s 21st birthday, his father was killed in a car accident. This affected him deeply, as is evident in his lyrics.
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xemsex wrote:
Living legend.
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panSmith wrote:
join us:) http://www.lastfm.pl/group/Mute+Records+Fans
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ottoBlotto wrote:
how is Grinderman his best work, it just is.
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geekandcreep wrote:
the man of the poetry about the night ...大爱之！
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toolgasm wrote:
I was lucky enough to have a chat with Jim Sclavunos about the origins of Grinderman, the dark and humorous nature of Nick Cave's lyrics and how Grinderman has affected operations in the Bad Seeds. http://musicis-mybf.blogspot.com/2011/12/article-alive-and-kicking.html
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pedr0ks wrote:
Fucking kids, Nick is so much more than just "O Children" (6)
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zhelnerovich wrote:
Suggest a correction at the bottom right: should be redirected to Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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RI_0T wrote:
The train that goes to the kingdom
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madameobscure wrote:
<3
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rob4ert wrote:
I started with Murder Ballads, but I think that the best way is start from The Boys Next Door>The Birthday Party>The Bad Seeds>Grinderman :)
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smuedo wrote:
whats the best album to start with, not knowing cave's music?
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flowerinurhand wrote:
does anybody here have a complete Bunny Munro audiobook?!!
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BlackCoffeeDuck wrote:
Nick Cave says "There would be NO Grinderman 3: We're shutting it down." MOJO magazine, October issue, page 60.
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toolgasm wrote:
If you like Nick like I like Nick, you will probably enjoy this read. :) http://musicis-mybf.blogspot.com/2011/10/article-saint-nick.html
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fernst1000 wrote:
o children is a great track though
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purelac2 wrote:
happy (late) birthday, pretty
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l8-And-Life wrote:
Happy birthday! you're live legend
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wrobelek66 wrote:
Fucking kids, Nick is so much more than just "O Children" [5]
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Verslie wrote:
So this is basically a page for mistagged Bad Seeds songs?
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AnnaDarko wrote:
Fucking kids, Nick is so much more than just "O Children" [4]
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