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My Take
Few artists have earned my respect the way Nick Cave has. He has spent four decades staring directly at the things most songwriters politely avoid — death, God, grief, violence — and somehow turned them into music that consoles rather than crushes. That baritone feels less like singing and more like testimony. What fascinates me is his refusal to stay in one lane: novels, scores, and prose all carry the same obsessive intensity. From a small Victorian town to global reverence, he proves that darkness honestly explored becomes a kind of light. He is the rare rock figure who grew wiser, stranger, and better with age.
Overview
Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian singer, musician and writer. He is the frontman of the rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds. Known for his baritone voice, Cave's music is characterised by emotional intensity, a wide variety of influences and lyrical obsessions with death, religion, love, and violence.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Nick Cave
- Name (Japanese)
- ニック・ケイヴ
- Reading
- にっく・けいゔ
- Born
- September 22, 1957 (age 68)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Rooster
- Origin
- Warracknabeal, Victoria, Australia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / singer / composer / novelist / writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Wangaratta High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2017 Officer of the Order of Australia
- 2014 Ivor Novello Awards
- 1996 APRA Music Awards
- 1996 ARIA Award for Single of the Year
- 1997 ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack, Cast or Show Album
- 2001 ARIA Award for Best Male Artist
- 1996 ARIA Award for Best Pop Release
- 2008 ARIA Award for Best Male Artist
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Sick Bag Song | — | |
| Notable work | The Death of Bunny Munro | — | |
| Notable work | And the Ass Saw the Angel | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.