Nicholas Edward Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian
rock musician, songwriter, poet, author, actor and screenwriter, best known for his work with his band
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds,
post-punk band
The Birthday Party, and Bad Seeds side project,
Grinderman. He currently resides in Hove, UK. Cave was born in the small town of Warracknabeal in the state of Victoria, Australia, to Dawn and Colin Cave. He has two brothers: Tim (b. 1952) and Peter (b. 1954), and a sister, Julie (b. 1959).