Nick Cave was snubbed after he tried to blag the piano from his ‘Idiot Prayer’ show

Singer Nick Cave spoke out against "cancel culture" after a fan asked for his opinion on the growing tide of political correctness. The Bad Seeds singer pontificated on the virtues of mercy on his website, The Red Hand Files, where he invites people to ask him questions with no moderation.

Nick Cave has described “cancel culture” as “bad religion run amuck” and said political correctness has an “asphyxiating effect on the creative soul of a society”.

Nick Cave has shared his thoughts on ‘cancel culture’ in a new edition of his Red Hand Files newsletter.Asked on his views on the subject by a fan, Cave linked his answer to another question about the idea of mercy, calling ‘cancel culture’ “mercy’s antithesis”.“Mercy is a value that should be at the heart of any functioning and tolerant society,” Cave’s answer began.

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Nick Cave and his crew secretly booked it out to film this spectacular one-man piano performance, a ticketed virtual gig which streamed for one-time only.

Nick Cave‘s upcoming Idiot Prayer livestream film has told NME about what fans can expect – claiming that it “satisfies the insatiable need of his following.”Tonight (Thursday July 23), The Bad Seeds‘ frontman special and intimate performance pre-recorded in an empty Alexandra Palace will be broadcast online. The set was performed with Cave sat a piano, and includes early rarities and songs from Grinderman, right up to his latest acclaimed album ‘Ghosteen‘.