THE SICK BAG SONG chronicles Cave's journey with his band the Bad Seeds on a twenty-two-day, North American tour. It is a highly personal account that blends memories, musings, poetry, lyrics, flights of fancy and road journal.
Drawing inspiration from Leonard Cohen, John Berryman, Patti Smith, Sharon Olds, folk ballads and ancient texts, THE SICK BAG SONG takes the form of an epic quest, turning over questions of inspiration, creativity, loss, death and romantic love. It is also a companion piece to his feature documentary 20,000 Days on Earth. THE SICK BAG SONG explores and develops the mystique of Nick Cave.
The book began its life scribbled onto airline sick bags, which are reproduced in the book alongside the text.
| ISBN: | 9781782116684 |
| Publication date: | 8th April 2015 |
| Author: | Nick Cave |
| Publisher: | Canongate an imprint of Canongate Books |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 192 pages |
| Genres: |
Memoirs |