Nick Cave responds to fan who left Bad Seeds show early for feeling “too emotional” during ‘Into My Arms’

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Nick Cave has shared a moving response to a fan who shared that he left a Bad Seeds show early after feeling “too emotional”.The fan reached out to Cave on his online blog, The Red Hand Files, and admitted to the singer that he was so moved by a live rendition of ‘Into My Arms’ that he had to leave the show prematurely.

According to the fan, the track – which was the first single of Cave’s 10th album with the Bad Seeds, ‘The Boatman’s Call’ – reminded him of “the amazing times” he had with an ex-girlfriend, which he knows he “will never get back”.Responding, Cave shared his sympathies with the fan and explained how he has often noticed the intense emotions fans have to his music during live shows.“Live music is a ritual that evokes a common emotional response to which we attach our singular experiences.

When I perform on stage, I can see these unique and particular feelings play out on each face,” he began. “This is one of the great privileges of being a frontman, and it is why I spend so much time close to the audience.

I love to watch the emotions on people’s faces – joy, sorrow, yearning, laughter, fear, rage.“The concert becomes powerfully and empathetically transactional as we experience together the therapeutic nature of the music.