Trivia

Sung his beautiful ballad, "Into My Arms", at the funeral of 'Michael Hutchence' (during which someone tried to throw themselves off a balcony). The funeral was filmed for TV but, out of respect for Hutchence, Cave refused to allow his song to be recorded.

Left Australia in the 1980 and has not lived there since then.

Godfather of Michael Hutchence and Paula Yates' daughter Tiger Lily Hutchence Geldof.

He had twin sons, Arthur Cave and Earl Cave, with his wife Susie Bick. Tragically, his son Arthur died in July 2015 following a fall from a cliff.

Author of the books 'And The Ass Saw The Angel' and 'King Ink'.

Shot to fame in the 1980s as head of the band The Birthday Party and climbed to greater prominence in the 1990s with Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, where he recorded a duet with Australian superstar Kylie Minogue, "Where The Wild Roses Grow" (1995).

He announced in 2017 that he and his family planned to move from Brighton, their home for nearly forty years, to Los Angeles, California.

Viviane Carneiro is the mother of his eldest son, Luke.

Winner of the 2005 Q Classic Songwriter Award.

Was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in the Officer in the General Division in the 2017 Australia Day honors for distinguished service to the performing arts as a musician, songwriter, author and actor, both nationally and internationally, and as a major contributor to Australian music culture and heritage.

Is a talented pianist.

Recorded song "Henry Lee" with singer PJ Harvey for the Nick Cave and the Bad seeds album "Murder Ballads" (1996).

Currently involved in the filming of his screenplay, The Proposition (2005), which stars Ray Winstone and Guy Pearce and is directed by John Hillcoat. (October 2004)

He lived in Brighton, England from 1980 to 2017.

Father of Jethro Cave (b. 1991). Mother is model Beau Lazenby.

Father was Colin Frank Cave, an english and math teacher and Dawn Cave (née Treadwell), a librarian in the high school Nick attended.

Auditioned for the part of "Patrick Channing" in The First Power (1990).

Singer.