Nick Cave - Did You Know?
May 26, 2018Music facts, music trivia, interesting stories and much more. Introducing the "Did You Know" page about Australian musician, singer and songwriter, Nick Cave.
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Nick Cave is an Australian musician, singer, songwriter, screenwriter, composer, author and occasional film actor. He is best known as the frontman of the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds.
The music of Nick Cave is generally characterised by emotional intensity, a wide variety of influences, and lyrical obsessions with religion, death, violence, and love. He is referred to as rock music's "Prince of Darkness" or "the Gothfather of Goth". Nick Cave's songs have been covered by many musicians and artists, among them Metallica , Johnny Cash, and Arctic Monkeys.
Our interesting fact of the day concerns and award he has nominated for, yet decided not to be included, as Nick Cave asked his VMA nomination be withdrawn. You have to agree this is truly unusual.
In 1996, Nick Cave was nominated for best male artist based of the videos he shot for Murder Ballads. He thought it over and asked to be withdrawn from consideration. He was grateful for the attention that MTV had brought him and for the honor, but Cave felt that his music was better off not being part of a competition.
In 2007, Nick Cave was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame.
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Nick Cave wrote the song "Into My Arms" cloaked in religious imagery, while he was in rehab.
He said that in the first couple of days he wasn't able to sleep, was withdrawing from drugs and was basically sick. So, he tried to make the best out of the situation, and that was by writing the song "Into My Arms."
Nick Cave performed the song at the 1997 funeral of his friend Michael Hutchence, formr lead singer of the band Inxs. Cave asked that the TV cameras be shut off for his performace out of respect for the late singer.
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