Nick Cave has reaffirmed his love for Kanye West’s music by revealing he wants the rapper’s song “I Am a God” to be played at his funeral.
In the latest Q&A on his Red Hands Files website, Cave responded to a pair of fan questions, one of which mentioned his selection of the 2013 Yeezus track on BBC’s Desert Island Discs. The other asked which song the artist wanted to be played at his funeral, which was an easy decision. “Please, ‘I Am a God’ by Kanye West,” he wrote.
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Over the past several years, Cave has been one of West’s biggest defenders. In 2020, he called Ye “our greatest artist,” saying the process of making art is “a form of madness.” He continued, “There is no musician on Earth that is as committed to their own derangement as Kanye, and in this respect, at this point in time, he is our greatest artist.”
In 2022, Cave doubled down on his love for West’s music while slamming his “disgraceful” antisemitic comments. “It’s a personal choice as to whether you can go on and listen to that person’s music,” he explained. “I personally can… I feel that he’s done the best music of anybody in some time, the most interesting, challenging, bold music.”
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