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Yahoo
13 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Nick Cave Reflects on Lessons of Grief on Anniversary of Son's Passing
Ten years on from the passing of his son, Arthur, Nick Cave has reflected on his loss and the lessons he has learnt from the process of grieving. Cave's comments were shared on his frequently-updated Red Hand Files website, in which he answered questions from fans about what he and wife Susie had learned in the decade since the passing of their son, and whether their pain is one that continues eternally. More from Billboard Shakira & The Weeknd to Headline 2025 Global Citizen Festival in Central Park The Who Kick Off Farewell Tour in Italy, Perform First Show Since Zak Starkey Sacking Tool Announce First Hawaii Concert in Nearly 15 Years 'The pain remains, but I have found that it evolves over time,' Cave began. 'Grief blossoms with age, becoming less a personal affront, less a cosmic betrayal, and more a poetic quality of being as we learn to surrender to it. 'As we are confronted with the intolerable injustice of death, what seems unbearable ultimately turns out not to be unbearable at all. Sorrow grows richer, deeper, and more textured. It feels more interesting, creative, and lovely. 'To my great surprise, I discovered that I was part of a common human story,' he continued. 'I began to recognise the immense value and potential of our humanness while simultaneously acknowledging, at my core, our terrifyingly perilous situation. I learned we all actually die. 'I realised that although each of us is special and unique, our pain and brokenness is not. Over time, Susie and I came to understand that the world is not indifferent or cruel, but precious and loving – indeed, lovely – tilting ever toward good.' Cave's 15-year-old son Arthur passed away on July 14, 2015, as a result of injuries sustained from a fall from a cliff in Brighton, Sussex in England. 'Our son Arthur died on Tuesday evening,' the Caves said in a joint statement at the time. 'He was our beautiful, happy loving boy.' Cave's experience with the grieving process was captured as part of the final sessions for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds' 2016 album Skeleton Tree, while the subsequent Andrew Dominik-directed documentary One More Time with Feeling provided an intimate insight into Cave and the band during this period. 'I discovered that the initial trauma of Arthur's death was the coded cypher through which God spoke, and that God had less to do with faith or belief, and more to do with a way of seeing,' Cave continued in his post. 'I came to understand that God was a form of perception, a means of being alert to the poetic resonance of being. I found God to be woven into all things, even the greatest evils and our deepest despair. Sometimes I feel the world pulsating with a rich, lyrical energy, at other times it feels flat, void, and malevolent. I came to realise that God was present and active in both experiences.' 'I'm not sure what else I've learned, […] except that here we still are, a decade later, living within the radiant heart of the trauma, the place where all thoughts and dreams converge and where all hope and sorrow reside, the bright and teary eye of the storm – this whirling boy who is God, like every other thing,' Cave concluded. 'We remember him today.' Cave recently used his Red Hand Files website to share insights into less heartbreaking topics, having reflected on turning down an offer from Morrissey to perform an 'anti-woke screed' on a track, and sharing fanciful tales of being mistaken for similarly-named actor Nicolas Cage. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart Solve the daily Crossword
The Advertiser
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Nick Cave donates 2000 books to UK charity shop
A UK charity shop has received a donation of around 2000 books from Nick Cave's personal collection. Fans of the Australian rock singer flocked to the Oxfam Bookshop on Hove's Blatchington Road in an attempt to score an item from the collection, which previously formed part of an art installation that toured Denmark and Canada. The Times newspaper reported the collection included titles by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and a first edition copy of the novel Man in White by Johnny Cash. Other treasures reportedly found included a boarding pass for a flight to Amsterdam, an empty packet of cigarettes and an envelope with the words "Luke's tooth" written in Cave's handwriting, relating to his son Luke. Cave and his family moved to the Brighton area in the 2000s but it was marked by tragedy after the death of his son Arthur in 2015, who fell from a cliff at Ovingdean Gap. "Brighton had just become too sad … we did, however, return once we realised that, regardless of where we lived, we just took our sadness with us," the singer said in an interview. with AAP A UK charity shop has received a donation of around 2000 books from Nick Cave's personal collection. Fans of the Australian rock singer flocked to the Oxfam Bookshop on Hove's Blatchington Road in an attempt to score an item from the collection, which previously formed part of an art installation that toured Denmark and Canada. The Times newspaper reported the collection included titles by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and a first edition copy of the novel Man in White by Johnny Cash. Other treasures reportedly found included a boarding pass for a flight to Amsterdam, an empty packet of cigarettes and an envelope with the words "Luke's tooth" written in Cave's handwriting, relating to his son Luke. Cave and his family moved to the Brighton area in the 2000s but it was marked by tragedy after the death of his son Arthur in 2015, who fell from a cliff at Ovingdean Gap. "Brighton had just become too sad … we did, however, return once we realised that, regardless of where we lived, we just took our sadness with us," the singer said in an interview. with AAP A UK charity shop has received a donation of around 2000 books from Nick Cave's personal collection. Fans of the Australian rock singer flocked to the Oxfam Bookshop on Hove's Blatchington Road in an attempt to score an item from the collection, which previously formed part of an art installation that toured Denmark and Canada. The Times newspaper reported the collection included titles by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and a first edition copy of the novel Man in White by Johnny Cash. Other treasures reportedly found included a boarding pass for a flight to Amsterdam, an empty packet of cigarettes and an envelope with the words "Luke's tooth" written in Cave's handwriting, relating to his son Luke. Cave and his family moved to the Brighton area in the 2000s but it was marked by tragedy after the death of his son Arthur in 2015, who fell from a cliff at Ovingdean Gap. "Brighton had just become too sad … we did, however, return once we realised that, regardless of where we lived, we just took our sadness with us," the singer said in an interview. with AAP A UK charity shop has received a donation of around 2000 books from Nick Cave's personal collection. Fans of the Australian rock singer flocked to the Oxfam Bookshop on Hove's Blatchington Road in an attempt to score an item from the collection, which previously formed part of an art installation that toured Denmark and Canada. The Times newspaper reported the collection included titles by Salman Rushdie, Ian McEwan and a first edition copy of the novel Man in White by Johnny Cash. Other treasures reportedly found included a boarding pass for a flight to Amsterdam, an empty packet of cigarettes and an envelope with the words "Luke's tooth" written in Cave's handwriting, relating to his son Luke. Cave and his family moved to the Brighton area in the 2000s but it was marked by tragedy after the death of his son Arthur in 2015, who fell from a cliff at Ovingdean Gap. "Brighton had just become too sad … we did, however, return once we realised that, regardless of where we lived, we just took our sadness with us," the singer said in an interview. with AAP
Perth Now
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Nick Cave donates 2,000 books to charity
Nick Cave has donated around 2,000 books from his private collection to charity. The veteran rocker emptied out his library and passed on tomes on subjects including philosophy, art and history as well as fiction to the Oxfam Bookshop in Hove, East Sussex - the town where Cave lived for more than a decade with his wife Susie - and they went on sale last week (17.07.25) priced between £2.99 and £4.99. Ian Falkingham , who helped arrange the donation, told The Sunday Times newspaper: "Apart from the fact he's an extremely famous person, it's very similar to what happens all over the country all the time. You've got to make space in your house for the next set of books, don't you?" A bookshop employee - who was named only as Richard - told the Argus newspaper: "It's a very interesting donation. The types of books are very wide ranging – there's philosophy, art, religion, even old fiction paperbacks. "It's an incredibly varied donation. He clearly held on to his books, some of them are quite old." Richard went on to explain the books owned by Cave had previously been featured in a touring art exhibition before being put into storage. The books are not labelled as being from the star's private collection, but fans have delighted in finding handwritten notes and annotations from the singer in the copies they've published along with mementoes such as airline tickets, maps and cigarette packets. Cave's publicist told The Sunday Times: "He thinks the discoveries will remain intriguing mysteries for those who find them." The publication reports a copy of Martin McDonagh's play The Lieutenant of Inishmore was signed by the playwright himself, who wrote: "Nick, Hope you like it. It's kind of mental." Other books said to have gone on sale include novels by Salman Rushdie and Ian McEwan as well as a first edition copy of Johnny Cash's book Man In White. Nick and his wife Susie used to live in Hove - part of the city of Brighton - but they moved to Los Angeles several years ago following the death of their son Arthur, who died aged 15 in 2015 after falling from a cliff, and they now spend much of their time living in London. In his Red Hand Files blog, the musician previously revealed the lyrics of his song Heart That Kills You help explain why they decided to leave the town. He wrote: "The words of the song go someway toward articulating why Susie and I moved from Brighton to L.A. Brighton had just become too sad. We did, however, return once we realised that, regardless of where we lived, we just took our sadness with us. "These days, though, we spend much of our time in London, in a tiny, secret, pink house, where we are mostly happy."
Sydney Morning Herald
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Nick Cave draws a crowd – but the queues aren't to listen to his music this time
London: Australian singer Nick Cave has surprised shoppers at a small store in England by giving them an insight into his creative life – not with his music, but with his books. The singer has generated queues at an Oxfam bookshop at a seaside resort by donating 2000 books on topics including philosophy, religion and rock. The first of his boxes was opened last week and drew a crowd of buyers when word reached the local media in Hove, near Brighton in south-east England. 'I guess there were between 50 and 100 people queuing in the first couple of hours of the stock going out,' store manager Richard, who asked to be quoted without his surname, told this masthead. Cave lived near Brighton with his family for many years and donated the books after they were used in an art installation about his creative process. That exhibition, called Stranger Than Kindness, included a recreation of Cave's office, with his entire personal library, as presented in the Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard film 20,000 Days on Earth. Word of the donation reached the local newspaper, The Argus, which broke the news and triggered the crowds. About 800 of the books were put on display last week and included Australian books such as Helen Garner's This House of Grief, her account of the trial of Robert Farquharson for driving his car into a dam, killing his three young sons.
The Age
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Nick Cave draws a crowd – but the queues aren't to listen to his music this time
London: Australian singer Nick Cave has surprised shoppers at a small store in England by giving them an insight into his creative life – not with his music, but with his books. The singer has generated queues at an Oxfam bookshop at a seaside resort by donating 2000 books on topics including philosophy, religion and rock. The first of his boxes was opened last week and drew a crowd of buyers when word reached the local media in Hove, near Brighton in south-east England. 'I guess there were between 50 and 100 people queuing in the first couple of hours of the stock going out,' store manager Richard, who asked to be quoted without his surname, told this masthead. Cave lived near Brighton with his family for many years and donated the books after they were used in an art installation about his creative process. That exhibition, called Stranger Than Kindness, included a recreation of Cave's office, with his entire personal library, as presented in the Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard film 20,000 Days on Earth. Word of the donation reached the local newspaper, The Argus, which broke the news and triggered the crowds. About 800 of the books were put on display last week and included Australian books such as Helen Garner's This House of Grief, her account of the trial of Robert Farquharson for driving his car into a dam, killing his three young sons.
