From Leonard Cohen to Bob Dylan: A list of Nick Cave’s 10 favourite songs
An essential playlist.
Van Morrison
Joan Baez’s favourite Van Morrison song: “I was addicted”
“I listened to Astral Weeks every single night”.
The album that gave Bruce Springsteen “a sense of the divine”
“The divine just seems to run through the veins of that entire album.”
The guest star who convinced Martin Scorsese to do ‘The Last Waltz’
“Are you shitting me? I’ve got to do this!”
The lyric Nick Cave cites as his greatest songwriting inspiration
The light and dark of great songwriting.
The story of The Doors’ first show supporting Van Morrison’s band Them
The start of a legendary career.
Why did Van Morrison deliberately write and record 31 terrible songs?
The making of Morrison’s contractual obligation album.