The Complete Lyrics
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Summary
The perfect gift for Nick Cave fans! Discover the complete lyrics, spanning his entire career to date, with a new foreword by Andrew O'Hagan
From Nick Cave's writing for The Birthday Party, through highly acclaimed albums like Murder Ballads, Henry's Dream, DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!! and Ghosteen, this is a must-have book for all fans of the dark, the beautiful and the defiant - for all fans of the songs of Nick Cave.
'The greatest living songwriter' NME
'A glowing wire, a mainline to meaning ad feeling and art' New Yorker
'Nick Cave is a true lyrical master. He can conjure empathy and hope out of thin air, light out of darkness' Cillian Murphy
'His lyrics - so rich in the toils of love, so committed to memory and everlasting presence - are the best-made of his generation' Andrew O'Hagan
'A poetic craftsman' Will Self
'Alternative rock legend' Billboard
'Cave's genius rings loud and clear' Evening Standard
Cover art by Aleksandra Waliszewska
From Nick Cave's writing for The Birthday Party, through highly acclaimed albums like Murder Ballads, Henry's Dream, DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!! and Ghosteen, this is a must-have book for all fans of the dark, the beautiful and the defiant - for all fans of the songs of Nick Cave.
'The greatest living songwriter' NME
'A glowing wire, a mainline to meaning ad feeling and art' New Yorker
'Nick Cave is a true lyrical master. He can conjure empathy and hope out of thin air, light out of darkness' Cillian Murphy
'His lyrics - so rich in the toils of love, so committed to memory and everlasting presence - are the best-made of his generation' Andrew O'Hagan
'A poetic craftsman' Will Self
'Alternative rock legend' Billboard
'Cave's genius rings loud and clear' Evening Standard
Cover art by Aleksandra Waliszewska
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Nick Cave is surely Australia's finest living songwriter
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