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Potent Quotables: Cave's Cool Cronies

"We were interested in art and [not] in sport, so we were considered homosexuals. We were the school poofters."
--Nick Cave

During an interview with Guardian UK, the brooding singer remembered being 12 and meeting the outcasts who would later join him to form his first band, the Birthday Party.

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aguynamedpope

elmo wasn't a fucking muppet you gits.

July 03 2008 at 10:01 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Daniel Martinez

I empathize this man.

May 26 2008 at 7:52 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
melodia_zen

God, I love that man!

April 27 2008 at 12:47 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dalmattica

Gah, Nick Cave ~ even with his receded hairline and that ghastly moustache, I still find him so utterly sexy! He'll always be the Loverman!

April 15 2008 at 2:25 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sarah

you look f-ing gay anyway! who cares about you?!

April 14 2008 at 9:40 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Larry

#4 LMAO!

April 11 2008 at 4:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
kevjohn

Nothing new about being a poofter chaser, Mila.

April 09 2008 at 4:17 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mila

If Nick Cave is a poofter, I am insanely attracted to poofters.

April 01 2008 at 10:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
k

i agree with bill.

March 25 2008 at 8:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Bill

Rock On

March 12 2008 at 8:04 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply