His choice falls on Kanye West’s track “I am A God”.
Despite all the problematic statements of the rapper, Nick Cave has again spoken out as a fan of Kanye West (YE).
“I am A God” for death
And not only that: a song by the American should even run at his funeral. Nick Cave shared this wish in one Q&A on his “The Red Hand Files” websitein which he answered questions from fans in a letter form. Apparently a simple choice for the Australian musician: The song of his choice is “I am A God” (2013). Also for the BBC format “Desert Island Discs”in which artists should list what they would take on a lonely island, Nick Cave named the song from Kayne-West-Album Yeezus as one of his loved ones.
Respect for Kanye West’s madness
In the past few years, Nick Cave had also praised from Kanye West from individual songs. In 2020 he called the rapper in one Post on his website “Our greatest artist”, described his creative process as “a form of madness”. “There is no other musician in the world who is committed to his own madness as Kanye West. He is currently our greatest artist, ”said the context for classification.
Two years later, Nick Cave condemned to the BBC format “Newsnight” Wester’s anti -Semitic comments as “shameful”, but once again asserted his artistic respect for him. “It is a personal decision whether you can continue to listen to the music of this person,” said Cave. “I personally can … I think that he has made the best music for a long time, the most interesting, most challenging, bravest music.”
Experience Nick Cave 2025 live
Although Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds only performed in Europe last year, the musician Solo also returned in 2025. In Germany he only plays on June 21 in the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie, in German-speaking countries there are also the two tour start dates on June 10th and 11th in Zurich. Otherwise he appears in Italy, France, Norway, Latvia and Bulgaria.