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Nick reins in nude nag plan

Cave on Horseback
Oct 2, 2009 Updated Oct 8, 2009

Nick Cave's plans to erect a gold statue of himself in the middle of his Victorian hometown have been put on the backburner...for the time being.

Cave has conceded that given the tough economic times, which have hit the town particularly hard, the project would prove a little too ostentatious, even for him.

"Unfortunately the fortunes of Warracknabeal are so grim at the moment, with the recession and this chronic drought that's going on, that it feels a little in bad taste to erect a giant gold statue.” Cave said. “But one day..."

The singer says he already has a foot-high scale model of the statue, which depicts him semi-naked on a rearing horse. “I have a modest loincloth on. It's this rather wonderful homoerotic work of art,” he explained.

Warracknabeal will just have to wait...in the meantime, enjoy the - mercifully clothed - artist's impression above.

Source: NME.com external link

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Nicholas Edward "Nick" Cave (born 22 September 1957) is an Australian musician, songwriter, author, screenwriter, composer and occasional film actor. He is best known for his work as a frontman of the critically acclaimed rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, established in 1983, a group known for its eclectic influences and musical styles. Before that, he had fronted the group The Birthday...

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On Oct 4, 2009. 9:00am
PC (Pete) Smith said

Wouldn't you think that you'd just ring a mate from a Victoria and ask how to pronounce Warracknabeal?

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