Cave Apologises To Lavigne, Minogue
News posted Thursday, October 15 2009 at 01:00 PM.
Related: Nick Cave.
Nick Cave has issued a public apology to Kylie Minogue and Avril Lavigne for the crude sexual depictions of the pair in his new book. The Death Of Bunny Munro tells the story of a door-to-door lotion salesman who has depraved sexual fantasies about Lavigne in particular.
“I would like to publicly apologise to both of them, especially Avril Lavigne,” Cave said in a statement, drafted presumably to drum up PR for a seven-CD audio version of the book. “Because the writing about her is darker and more invasive I guess. I know Kylie and at least, I hope, she will take it in the spirit it was written. At the time that the book was set, which was about eight years ago, or seven years ago, Kylie Minogue and her hot pants were all the tabloids wrote about in this country.” Avril Lavigne, by contrast, was 17 years old and still in high school, you sick bastard.
The audio book of The Death Of Bunny Munro – Cave’s second novel – includes a DVD of Cave reading excerpts from the book, underpinned by a soundtrack by Cave and Warren Ellis (Bad Seeds, Dirty Three).
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Yeah, I wondered how Lavigne and Minogue might respond to this book. I suspect Kylie might actually dig it.
Great book by the way! Can't get it out of my head.
better than the gladiator script?
I'll sooner read Ulysees in cyrillic than this. The bookstore flick-through was painful enough.
From memory there is vague apology to both those 'ladies' at the end of his book. Great book but made me feel dirty inside . . . .
Different, basil. Very different. I couldn't put it down. He's a better fiction and script writer than song writer these days, I reckon.
enormous right hand
Can he please now apologise to the rest of the world for being such a loser douchebag his whole life?
I cannot recall ever hearing of an author apologising for the thoughts (or actions) ascribed to a fictional character before.
I cannot recall another author thinking so many people give a fuck. Jesus!
Someone should have neutered Cave after No More Shall We Part.
i loved his first book, im looking forward to grabbing a copy of this. even moreso that there is naughty stuff about avril in it.
Coming up in the 9:30 news: Nick Cave's cock shoots out rainbow peepee, becomes bestseller.
Thankyou u/a. I am so tired of this man.
hmmm... fictional... riiiiight....
Hey, jones,when you fix the typo in the headline, can you change the pic to u/a's improved version?
THX.
what typo?
Eleven magazine picked this up as well and their headline mentions ''Lavinge''.
There's no typo.
Lavinge? GO ELEVEN MAGAZINE.
It said:
Cave Apologies To Lavigne, Minogue
Should have said :
Cave Apologises To Everybody Who Has Read ''Bunny Munro''.
Heh heh. La la la - la la, la la la ...
Really? Nobody liked The ''Death Of Bunny Munro''? Why?
Because it's shit!
it should've said: Cave Apologises To Levin, Minogue
i'm about halfway through it, it really is a bit grotty.
That's because he wants to do awful shit to your sisters, mothers, wives and girlfriends - anybody.
I thought it was ok. The ending just got a little too.... hard to describe I guess.
I thought Cave succeeds at creating a thoroughly repulsive protagonist. While that's not exactly a new idea, he takes it as far as he can, only occasionally letting us view Bunny's utterly delusional character through the more objective eyes of others. While the ending is a bit predictable, I reckon Cave plays with the cliches enough to make it work. I laughed out loud at certain passages, even though it seemed kinda wrong to do so at the same time.
Hopefully ROOT! write some songs making fun of his new book like TISM did.
What a publicity stunt! No one actually got upset.
Cave is a master of PR manipulation.
And the Arsehole Saw the Angel.
I just finished it last week - truly awful. Reads like Irvine Welsh-lite - Irvine fucking Welsh!
cock off, you ego maniac.
He's been 'apologising' to Avril & Kylie since he did the first readings back in July
Looks like the BBC push has made it 'news' again
You can't buy worldwide publicity like this {can you?}
Nick Cave is an over-rated hipster careerist wanker. Worst thing is, he would read something like this and enjoy it ironically.
that dick has chicken poxes haha from Marcus
Avril Lavigne Files Divorce
… from estranged husband Deryck Whibley.
The ‘Girlfriend’ singer took action to officially end her three-year marriage to the Sum 41 star at a Los Angeles court last Friday, October 9, citing “irreconcilable differences”.
She is asking for a ruling to block Deryck from receiving spousal support.
''How dare you be popular, Nick Cave! How fucking dare you!''
sorry, i'm not gonna bag out popular people anymore just in case people get the wrong idea.