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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Roisin O'Connor

Nick Cave shares poignant reflection a decade on from son’s death

  • Musician Nick Cave has shared a poignant reflection on the loss of his son, Arthur, 10 years after his death.
  • Arthur was just 15 when he died on 15 July 2015 after falling from a cliff in Brighton.
  • Responding to a fan question on his Red Hand Files website, Cave, 67, discussed how grief evolves, becoming “less a personal affront” and “more a poetic quality of being”.
  • He explained that he learned he is “part of a common human story” and that sorrow can grow “richer, deeper, and more textured”.
  • Cave also reflected on how Arthur's death impacted his views on religion, seeing God as a “form of perception” woven into all experiences.

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