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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Kevin E G Perry

Nick Cave reveals why he turned down Morrissey collab

  • Nick Cave revealed he declined an invitation from Morrissey to sing on a song featuring "an unnecessarily provocative and slightly silly anti-woke screed."
  • Cave praised Morrissey as "probably the best lyricist of his generation" despite turning down the collaboration.
  • Morrissey's unreleased album, 'Bonfire of Teenagers,' faces record label concerns over its title track about the 2017 Manchester terror attack.
  • Cave explained that he avoids incorporating politics into his music, finding it diminishes his artistic goals.
  • Morrissey claimed that every major label in London has refused to release his album, despite admitting that it is a masterpiece.

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