Nick Cave

The Birthday Party had recently moved to London from Australia and Nick Cave was just making a name for himself over here. I’d shot him a couple of times within the same week for different magazines... read more and when he was with the band the biggest obstacle was how to get them out of their local Kilburn pub. On his own Nick Cave would ham it up for the camera and was darkly funny but could also be surprisingly shy and introspective compared to the energy and excitement he brought to his live shows.

This shot of Nick Cave was set up in the downstairs toilet of the hotel. I really like the result of his intense stare in this shot, it conveys his unsettled feeling of being photographed. He is an artist... read more I admire greatly for his passion, drive and conviction.