Nick Cave Has A Confession About Kylie Minogue Collaboration

In a recent chat with The Louis Theroux Podcast, The Bad Seeds frontman Nick Cave recalled his 1995 collaboration with Kylie Minogue for the track ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow.’ The rocker shared a confession about that time; he explained:

“I certainly wasn’t in showroom condition. Her management was like, ‘This is a bad idea’ because we were a bunch of dark drug-addicted monstrosities… but she was determined to do that [the song].”

The duo performed together; however, Cave added that he doesn’t recall most of the performance by saying:

“We have stayed very good friends. I can’t remember too much about being on ‘Top of the Pops’ with her, but I [was high] for sure, of course. I couldn’t have done it otherwise.”

After performing their song live on ‘Top of the Pops’ in 1995, the two friends came together and sang ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’ many times. Nick and Kylie also performed at Glastonbury‘s Pyramid Stage in 2019, where she was given the ‘Legends Slot’ by organizers Michael and Emily Eavis. It was also Kylie’s comeback after she had to cancel her headline spot in 2005 due to her breast cancer diagnosis.

You can listen to Nick Cave’s interview with The Louis Theroux Podcast and watch Kylie and Nick’s ‘Top of the Pops’ performance of ‘Where The Wild Roses Grow’ below.