Issue #257

‘Grief I find people have a hard time talking about my pain, lost my husband of 45 years. I want to talk about him, it makes people nervous. What can I ...’

Issue #256

‘Today a new war broke in my country. My boyfriend and me woke up at 6:30 from a sound of a loud siren. We live in suburb close to Tel Aviv. ...’

Issue #255

‘I’ve noticed that you have performed a new song during two concerts on the ongoing tour. Is it the same song and will it be on the new album?’

Issue #254

‘My life has been crazy since my daughter was killed in December. Some days I love the world and other days I would love to cause an apocalypse, I feel ...’

Issue #253

‘Happy Red Hand File-iversary, Nick! Better and redder with each passing year! Thank you very kindly for adding your best two cents to each meaningful issue.’

Issue #252

‘I am 20, high school graduant, in my gap-year and I find it pointless to pursue anything in this bizarre and temporary world that is so much against my values in ...’

Issue #251

‘Nick, I think you are such a wise and sensitive man. Please give me your advice: I have a huge crush on a guy, a musician, he is depressed and ...’

Issue #250

‘… Can you recommend a chronological list of songs to help me get started?’

Issue #249

‘How do you feel about your transgender fans or trans people in general? As a young trans woman, I’ve had equally positive and negative gender-related experiences with other fans ...’

Issue #248

‘I work in the music industry and there is a lot of excitement around ChatGPT. I was talking to a songwriter in a band that was using ChatGPT to write ...’

Issue #247

‘I am currently witnessing the awe inspiring beauty of a fierce thunderstorm. Earlier today, I had a meeting with a very well connected artist. We discussed my work. He said ...’

Issue #246

‘I read and listen to what you have to say a lot as I value your intellect and empathy hugely. But, there are a lot of repeat questions, and I ...’

Issue #245

‘I have recently had some difficult news as my father has recently had a stroke. This is his worst nightmare, as a normally free man is restricted to a bed ...’

Issue #244

‘I wonder if [my] fans could help us out by writing in with a 15 song playlist of the Best of Nick Cave, and perhaps you could add your age, just ...’

Issue #243

‘I’m listening to you on Louis Theroux podcast right now and I have to confess, whilst I know the name Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, I’ve not ...’

Issue #242

‘I just listened to your interview with the Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. I can’t work out whether you believe or not. Did you have a conversion?’

Issue #241

‘Your sartorial splendour is legend but are there secret trakkie daks and uggies? As a woman at the wrong end of 50 my greatest joy is arriving home taking off my ...’

Issue #240

‘I don’t know who I am. My childhood with a father who was a clever multi-instrumentalist but in his heart was sad and angry at what had happened to ...’

Issue #239

‘My oldest child just turned 19.

When they were born, she was called Maisie. They are now calling themself Claude and using male pronouns. I struggle with it out ...’

Issue #238

‘I must confess I got to know you just today. One of my classmates said this website inspired her, and I got interested. We are at an art school in ...’

Issue #237

‘I just heard that Andy Rourke, the bassist of the Smiths, has died. I’m not sure why I’m mentioning this to you… it just makes me sad. I ...’

Issue #236

‘Do you ever take holidays?’

Issue #235

‘Why the fuck are you going to the King’s coronation?’

Issue #234

‘Marilyn Manson said in an interview:
‘I was in a drug rehab program once, but they kicked me out. That bored me to death. I asked the therapist if ...’

Issue #233

‘Many years ago I remember watching a short Channel 4 film where you described the impact of We Are All Prostitutes by The Pop Group. I listened and then obviously fell ...’

Issue #232

‘What do you see as the purpose of The Red Hand Files? What’s their point?’

Issue #231

‘I’m a big fan of yours blah de blah… my daughter, Emily, got murdered in a park [ ] …she got her throat slit by a paranoid schizophrenic…I wouldn’t ...’

Issue #230

‘Happy Easter Sunday, Nick! [ ]’

Issue #229

‘Do you like raisins ?

I have always disliked them. As a character trait, I am not sure of much, and I have few strong opinions about stuff in ...’

Issue #228

‘I lost my dad a few years ago, in somewhat traumatic circumstances. I still feel him here with me, but sometimes it’s a bit too much and it makes ...’