“Certainly being proficient in an instrument does have its problems. Because the better you get, the more you just start sounding like an ordinary guitarist. There are certainly guitarists that transcend that and do really find their sound and all that sort of stuff.”

Australian musician and writer, best known for his poetic lyrics in rock and blues, blending raw emotion with existential themes. His work spans iconic bands like The Birthday Party and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, alongside literary explorations of morality and human struggle.