The resulting novel is an outstanding piece of work. What Kleist manages to do so successfully is weave mythical characters from Cave’s writings and songs, like Elisa Day (Where The Wild Roses Grow) and Euchrid Eucrow (And The Ass Saw The Angel), and blend them with lyrics from his extensive back catalogue of songs such as, Jangling Jack, Love Letter, Tupelo, Hallelujah and Higgs Boson Blues. In truth, when the graphic novel was released, I was far less intimate with Kleist’s work as an artist than with Cave’s work as musician, singer-songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional actor. Reinhard Kleist is an artist and comic strip artist who was born in Cologne, and studied at the School of Graphic Design in Münster. In late 1983, when The Birthday Party disbanded, The Bad Seeds were formed and my love affair truly began. Cave was their innovative and menacing frontman. My fascination with Nick Cave began in the early 1980s when, as a student, I discovered post punk band The Birthday Party.
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