Nick Cave calls Bob Dylan’s complimentary tweet a ‘lovely pulse of joy’

Nick Cave responded to a recent complimentary tweet from Bob Dylan’s newly active account, calling the experience a “lovely pulse of joy.”

initial tweet Shared via Dylan’s account on Tuesday (November 19), Dylan reviewed Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds’ performance in France two days ago, specifically mentioning the song “Joy” from Cave’s Australian Music Awards-nominated album, wild god.

“I recently saw Nick Cave at the Accor Arena in Paris and I was really impressed by the song ‘Joy’ where he sang ‘We’ve all been through so much sadness, now it’s time to have some joy’,” Di said. Lun wrote. “I thought to myself, yes, this is right.”

The comment apparently reached Cave, himself a noted Dylan fan (having previously reflected on the musician’s work and covered many tracks from his extensive back catalog). Considering his irregular updates red hand archives On the website, Cave explained that he had no idea Dylan existed, but called the tweet “a lovely pulse of joy that penetrated my tired, zombie state.”

He continued: “I’m excited to see Bob on Not a sad moment. There is such an excess of hopelessness and desperation during the election that one wonders, when did politics become so important? everything.

“The world has become so thoroughly disenchanted that its fanatical obsession with politics and its leaders has erected so many fences that we cannot experience the existence of anything remotely like the spiritual, the divine, or the transcendent—the one that fills A sanctuary of joy. I’m proud to tour with The Bad Seeds and provide an antidote to this despair in the form of a rock ‘n’ roll show that transports people to a place beyond the horrific drama of the political moment.

Cave concluded by lamenting that he was unable to express his gratitude to Dylan in person, choosing instead to use his website to do so: “I was delighted to think of Bob Dylan in the audience, as I doubted I would ever get the chance to do so. Personally, I want to thank him here. Thank you, Bob!

Dylan’s Twitter account has been in the spotlight in recent weeks due to a recent resurgence of activity on the account and a clear shift away from promotional messages to actual commentary from Dylan himself. In addition to recommending New Orleans food and a delayed tribute to late comedian Bob Newhart, Dylan also fueled speculation about the identity of a mysterious woman named Mary Jo.