"I am disturbed on a fundamental level by the self-serving, toddler politics of some of my counterparts”
“Through my associations with art students I’ve learnt a lot about the nature of art,” he said at the ceremony
The gig in Cave's adopted hometown marks their only UK headline show of 2026
A new video promised an official announcement was coming next week
He'll be handed the award during a ceremony at Royal Festival Hall in London
“It’s been a long time coming, and I’ve missed both Australia and New Zealand very much. It will be a wild and mighty joy"
Cave answered 50 quickfire questions from fans with answers mostly limited to 'yes', 'no', 'I don't know' and 'go fuck yourself'
The first two episodes will be previewed at Southbank Centre’s London Literature Festival, and feature a Q&A with Cave and Matt Smith
The musician has previously called AI “a grotesque mockery of what it is to be human”
“These days, I am neither distrustful nor suspicious of the world, even though my heart breaks for it, and I am not despairing, depressed or embittered"