In 2000, Nick released 'The Secret Life of the Love Song,' a compilation of two spoken-word lectures on religion, literature and other themes. The edition from Ellipsis London was comprised of an audio recording of the lectures, along with a book of photos and liner notes.
Nick Cave: I have always been of the opinion that my music is unique and individual and exists beyond the realms inhabited by those who would reduce tings to mere measuring.
Nick Cave: (About his father) From the age of 12 or 13, he would read passages to me from books that he thought were good - Dostoevsky, Nabokov. But it was less a matter of what I learned from him than seeing what literature did for him. When he talked about literature, I saw him become alive.
Nick Cave: No one will ever be able to read a book by me, or see me in a film, or read about me robbing a bank without seeing me first as a rock singer.