Nick Cave is releasing a memoir about his grief in the years following the tragic death of his teenage son.
The singer's 15-year-old son Arthur died in July 2015 when he fell from a cliff in Brighton after experimenting with LSD.
Cave's new book Faith, Hope and Carnage, which is due to be published in Autumn 2022, will discuss his personal life over the last six years since Arthur's passing.
The book has been drawn from over 40 hours of interview time with Sean O'Hagan, who Cave, 63, has known for 30 years.
Cave has rarely discussed Arthur's death, but a period of reflection during lockdown inspired him to work on the new book.
The frontman said: "It has been a strange, anchoring pleasure to talk to Sean O'Hagan through these uncertain times."
"This is the first interview I’ve given in years. It's over 40 hours long," he added.
He also said that the lengthy time he spent on the book "should do me for the duration, I think," indicating that he doesn't plan to discuss this difficult time in his life again.
O'Hagan said: "This is a book of intimate and often surprising conversations in which Nick Cave talks honestly about his life, his music and the dramatic transformation of both wrought by personal tragedy.
"It provides deep insight into the singular mind of one of the most original and challenging artists of our time - as well as exploring the complex dynamic between faith and doubt that underpins his work."
According to the book's synopsis, it is "a meditation on big ideas including, faith, art, music, grief and much more."
The legendary Australian singer and his family were left devastated when Arthur tragically stumbled off the 60ft cliff close to where the family lived in Brighton.
Later Cave and his band The Bad Seeds released Ghosteen, a potent exploration of grief written following Arthur's death.
He also runs The Red Hand Files, a website in which he answers questions from fans, and has spoken there about losing Arthur.
In one heart-wrenching post written in 2018, Nick spoke about how he and his wife, Arthur's mum Susie Bick, still feel their son's presence.
Nick wrote: "I feel the presence of my son, all around, but he may not be there.
"I hear him talk to me, parent me, guide me, though he may not be there.
"He visits Susie in her sleep regularly, speaks to her, comforts her, but he may not be there."
