“The Red Hand Files” – that is the name of Nick Cave’s blog. Here fans have the opportunity to ask their questions directly to the musician. In one of his latest contributions, the question arose how he succeeds in finishing his songs. In another article, Cave also dealt with which rituals he prevents his live shows to prepare.
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The agony of the beginning
When asked how he finished his songs, the musician explained that his songs were not political, but “focus on researching this mysterious, emerging idea, which, when she is persecuted, reveals a necessary, universal message and creates a whole world that opens up a new and unknown terrain”.
He added that the initial conception of a song was particularly excruciating for him, since he could never predict when an idea appeared. Furthermore, he wrote that whatever strength these occasional gifts put on the door threshold, apparently he knew that he would not give up the idea and will not simply say: “Fuck it!”
The deceased are “called”
In addition, Nick Cave revealed in another contribution which ritual he prevents his shows. Usually he would always arrive at the venue about half an hour before a gig. First he then puts on his stage outfit, then puts on make -up and does a few vocal exercises. Then he sits in silence for about 15 minutes and calls “the deceased people close to me, whereby I concentrate on every single person and in silence you ask for your presence,” said the musician.
He further explained that he assigned certain properties or forces to the deceased that reflected their personality and that he would “call” these qualities. According to Cave, one of the people he calls up in this way included family members such as his son Arthur (for his cheerfulness), his other son Jethro (for his anarchic spirit), his mother (for her courage) and his father (for his dynamics).
The bassist of Birthday Party, Tracy Pew, the pianist of the Bad Seeds, Conway Savage, and Shane McGowan from The Pogues, according to Cave, were also consulted because of their “subversiveness, disorder and their evil humor”.
Spiritual reinforcement
Cave drove in “The Red Hand Files” Fort: “I appeal to these people and many others, just like a believer would ask for help.