Complete Lyrics: 1978-2022

The complete collection of Nick Cave lyrics spanning his entire career, from 1978 until 2020, revised and updated by the cult rock star.

‘I walk into the corner of my room, see my friends in high places. I don’t know which is which and whom is whom, they’ve stolen each other’s faces’

Spanning Nick Cave’s entire career, from his writing for The Birthday Party, through highly acclaimed albums like Murder Ballads, Henry’s Dream and DIG, LAZARUS, DIG!!! up to his latest release, Ghosteen, this is a must-have book for all fans of the dark, the beautiful and the defiant – for all fans of the songs of Nick Cave.

About the Author

Nick Cave was born in Australia in 1957.

As a member of the seminal rock band The Birthday Party, and latterly the front man of The Bad Seeds, Nick Cave has achieved worldwide acclaim for both his songwriting skills and for his charged stage performances.

His film appearances have also been numerous, with appearances in cult classics such as John Hillcoat’s Ghosts of the Civil Dead and alongside Brad Pitt in Johnny Suede. The Ass Saw the Angel also quickly achieved cult status on its original publication.

About the Author

Nick Cave was born in Australia in 1957. He moved to London with his band The Birthday Party in 1990 and four years later he formed The Bad Seeds, with whom he has made 17 studio albums. In recent years he has made two albums with his other band, Grinderman. In 1999 he curated and directed the Meltdown Festival at London’s South Bank Centre. He has also written the soundtrack for a number of successful films including The Assassination of Jesse James, Lawless and The Proposition. His novel And the Ass Saw the Angel was an international bestseller, Time Out’s Book of the Year, and was reissued in the Penguin Essential series. His second novel The Death of Bunny Monroe was published in 2009. He lives in Brighton with his wife and two children.

Format: Paperback
Pages: 544
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Publication date: 03/11/2022