The Sick Bag Song
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From the inimitable Nick Cave comes a mesmerizing exploration of love, inspiration, and memory that chronicles his 2014 twenty-two-city American tour with the Bad Seeds. The Sick Bag Song began life scribbled on paper airlinesick bags during Cave’s 2014 tour. It soon grew into a restless full-length contemporary odyssey. Spurred by encounters with modern-day North America, beset by longing and exhaustion, Cave teases out the significant moments, the people, the books, and the music that have influenced him. Drawing inspiration from Leonard Cohen, John Berryman, Patti Smith, Sharon Olds, folk ballads and ancient texts, The Sick Bag Song takes the form of a quest, turning over questions of creativity, loss, death, and romance. Both mythic and grounded in the now, it lies somewhere between The Waste Land and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. It is also a companion piece to the Sundance award-winning feature documentary 20,000 Days on Earth. This beautifully packaged hardcover will be a centerpiece for any fan's library, as well as a poetic introduction for the uninitiated to the limitless imaginative universe of this living legend. Review: Super! - Great book! Nick Cave's poetry at its best! Review: A delight! - Lovely
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| Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 377 Reviews |
A**R
Super!
Great book! Nick Cave's poetry at its best!
A**R
A delight!
Lovely
M**C
Reality
This book is a very clever way of writing about life on tour. It shows the excitement and the boredom that exists despite most peoples belief that it must be the most exciting thing in the world.
M**T
A Pleasant Diversion
Entertaining, but not much substance to it.
M**S
You will love if you are a fan
Who doesn’t love reading the stuff Nick Cave thinks about? It’s as easy as that.
W**B
Nick Cave fans will enjoy this book!
Nick Cave fans will enjoy this book!
B**A
It's Nick's mind. What is not to love?
Nick Cave is my Jesus, so of course i had to have this.
D**Z
Five Stars
Amazing, beautiful...
A**M
Nick Cave doesn’t disappoint!
Beatiful book in a nicely designed case
R**K
Raw and unconventional read
I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect going into The Sick Bag Song by Nick Cave, and that’s probably the best way to approach it. It’s not a traditional book — it feels more like a mix between poetry, diary and scattered thoughts. At times it’s a bit chaotic, but that’s also what makes it interesting. There’s something very raw and unfiltered about it. It really feels like you’re inside the author’s mind, following his thoughts as they come. Definitely not an easy or conventional read, but a memorable one. If you like unconventional writing, it’s worth checking out.
C**D
Amazing
Nice ride. Right on!
D**A
Excelso
Una lectura recomendada si eres fan de la crudeza y fantasía de Cave.
M**A
Brilliant
I'm a massive fan of nick cave. I loved reading this and feeling his sense of helplessness when trying to contact his wife by telephone. I felt his vulnerability and feelings of frustration. Brilliant.
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