Nick Cave says the death of his sons made him realise art is not ‘everything’ Australian artist said he has, at times, felt ‘repelled’ by work since the deaths of two of his children.
Nick Cave has told BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs that he felt “repelled” by his work following the death of his two sons and that his wife and family are now his main responsibility.
Speaking to Laverne, the frontman of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds said that their deaths have influenced his new attitude towards his work and his family.
He also said that the most satisfaction that he now gets is “from my family and from my wife”, adding: “One aspect of my family that it’s difficult to exaggerate how beautiful this is, is that I have a little grandson who’s like, seven months old.”.
Cave admitted that after Arthur’s death, he shut his office and hasn’t gone back, adding: “I was just repelled by it in some way.
