I was delighted to see that Brompton Oratory is part of your set list for your tour. This song captured me for some reason. Twenty years ago, I used to lie on the floor in my small apartment, playing this song on repeat. It made me sad, safe and hopeful at the same time. I remember thinking a lot about the lyrics and wondering what was behind them. Now I finally have the opportunity to ask you.
SARA @ Issue no. 294I’ve noticed that you have performed a new song during two concerts on the ongoing tour. Is it the same song and will it be on the new album?
PETER @ Issue no. 255What is the new song you played in Chicago? It didn’t have a title. It was spellbinding.
ANSEL @ Issue no. 255How do you feel about the banning of the song Delilah sung by Welsh choirs at the Rugby? As someone who has written many murder ballads, do you think these sort of songs turn people into murderers?
DYLAN @ Issue no. 222I asked Chat GPT to write a song in the style of Nick Cave and this is what it produced. What do you think? Verse 1: In the depths of the night, I hear a call A voice that echoes, through the hall It’s a siren’s song, that pulls me in Takes me to a place, where I can’t begin Chorus: I am the sinner, I am the saint I am the darkness, I am the light I am the hunter, I am the prey I am the devil, I am the savior Verse 2: I walk the streets, with my head held high I’ve got my demons, but I’ll make them fly I’ll dance with the devil, and I’ll play his game I’ll be the one, to call his name Chorus: I am the sinner, I am the saint I am the darkness, I am the light I am the hunter, I am the prey I am the devil, I am the savior Bridge: I’ve got the blood of angels, on my hands I’ve got the fire of hell, in my eyes I’m the king of the abyss, I’m the ruler of the dark I’m the one that they fear, in the shadows they hark Chorus: I am the sinner, I am the saint I am the darkness, I am the light I am the hunter, I am the prey I am the devil, I am the savior Outro: So come with me, to the edge of the night Where the darkness and the light collide We’ll walk the line, between the good and the bad And we’ll see, who comes out on top in the end.
MARK @ Issue no. 218‘Lavender Fields’, how did you compose such a beautifully deep, sad and uplifting song with this simple metaphor?
JACOB @ Issue no. 168I heard your song, Carnage. Such a beautiful song. Such a beautiful, sad song. Many years I haven’t heard such a beautiful, sad song.
PETER @ Issue no. 155To further augment JP’s (Issue #102) question about political songs – is there a protest song out there that you greatly admire for the way it was written or arranged?
DAMIAN @ Issue no. 104Last evening I spent some time watching the mesmerizing Bad Seed TeeVee and I learned that the Night Raid line “I slid my little songs out from under you” was actually written years before. I think this line can paint the complete portrait of a man and tell his lifetime story in a handful of words. Could you write something more about its origin and how it found its way into this particular song?
NATASHA @ Issue no. 96I’ve been listening to Bob Dylan’s new song for most of the day. I can’t shake it. Can’t grasp it. It makes me wince and laugh and then, every time, it makes me cry. I think it might be a masterpiece. Do you like it?
DOUGLAS @ Issue no. 91I am really loving the new Bob Dylan song Murder Most Foul. I wonder if you’ve heard it and if so what do you think?
DAVID @ Issue no. 91Please tell us everything you can about the song ‘Hollywood’. It’s one of the most powerful pieces of music I’ve ever heard, and I want to know everything you can tell me.
JON @ Issue no. 78What is the song ‘Rings of Saturn’ about? I find myself in these lyrics. In Berlin I couldn’t stop crying when you performed it live. “Up and further up, up, up, up.” Is this song about evolving? I would love to know what you had in mind.
LISA @ Issue no. 56Considering human imagination the last piece of wilderness, do you think AI will ever be able to write a good song?
PETER @ Issue no. 22