Product Description

A widely acclaimed biography of one of rock's most compelling, uncompromising and influential singer-songwriters, Ian Johnston's BAD SEED offers a superb overview of Nick Cave's career to date. Through Cave's fronting of the incendiary bands The Birthday Party and The Bad Seeds, producing music of unfettered expression and explosive intensity, to his creative collaborations outside of the rock industry in film and literature, BAD SEED illustrates a life lived in barely controlled chaos: and unravels the motivation and unique appeal of a reluctant icon whose songs, according to the Rolling Stones, possess "the authority of the most primal kind of myth."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #68613 in Books
• Published on: 1996-10-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 344 pages

Review
'Gripping and well-written... an appropriately pukka examination.' Q 'Harshly compelling... an enthralling biography." ESQUIRE 'Most impressive... Bad Seed stands worthy of the man and that is some achievement.' NME 'Scrupulous, complex and intriguing.' MOJO 'A primer of the fearful side of rock... very well written.' MAIL ON SUNDAY 'Genuinely intriguing... notably frank.' GQ 'So interesting!' KYLIE MINOGUE

About the Author
As a freelance writer, Ian Johnston has contributed numerous articles on film and music to various publications. He has also worked on several music videos. His book on the career of the The Cramps was described as "one of the best and most diligently researched music books of all time."

Customer Reviews

Easy read but no great insights...
The book is a quick dash through the Cave career and there's nothing wrong with that ... but you don't leave the book with any greater understanding of Cave as a man or as a musician.

While the anecdotes about Berlin, heroin and the like are entertaining, I wouldn't say I did much more than joined the dots between the records which he's released and a few of his personal moments inbetween.

That said, if you want a simple intro to the man and his times, this is as good a place to start as any. Enjoy!

Not just for fans!
This book is flawlessly written. It reads like a great novel, following Nick from the Boys Next Door to the Birthday Party to the Bad Seeds themselves. For the fans, there is plenty of sories information on the life and various projects of Mr. Cave.

A Killer Bio. That Helps Explain Nick's Mindset......
I read this book last night, and finished it all in less than two days. I was fascinated and repulsed at the same time to learn of the antics and habits of this amazing singer/writer! He was such a scum junkie, but he was so concise in what he believed. It was a thrill a minute, making me laugh, and cry at the same time at the happenings that shaped his life.