Nick Cave , the enigmatic frontman of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds , opened up about his music, personal tragedies, and upcoming album during a revealing appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Aug. 13. See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Cave’s new album, Wild God , set for release on Aug.
30, marks a shift in his musical journey. “It’s essentially a joyful, uplifting kind of record,” the Australian singer explained, adding, “This record is some years on from events that happened in my life that sort of required my music to be different in a way.” Cave was referring to the devastating losses he has endured – the death of his son Arthur in 2015, followed by the passing of his son Jethro in 2022.
Reflecting on the power of music, the acclaimed songwriter described it as “one of the last legitimate opportunities we have for a transcendent experience.” However, the music legend shared deep concerns about the impact of AI on creativity: “I think there’s forces out there that that are expressly designed to take the creative act away from us, especially with AI as it’s coming out at the moment, to purely industrialize it, to create music as simply a product and to take away the actual creative experience.” The frontman of The Bad Seeds emphasized, “That worries me a lot.
” The multi-award-winning artist revealed a profound experience of recording with Johnny Cash, his musical hero. “When I got there quite e.