Nick Cave Not All That Pumped About His First ARIA Awards Ceremony, Probably Not Listening To Powderfinger’s Latest Offering Either

Who says you can’t be moody and a smartarse simultaneously?

Nick Cave – the man who made Kylie cool, amongst other career achievements – will enter the ARIA Hall Of Fame on Friday night, an evening which will happily also be his first time physically present at the glittering ceremony. Strangely, Nick Cave doesn’t seem all that thrilled about attending the proceedings, with the idea of being feted in a packed venue filled with talented peers and Stephanie McIntosh not enough to get the murder ballad crooning singer jazzed up.

“I’m actually dreading it to be completely honest because I have to go to the ARIA Awards,” Cave said.

“That’s something I’ve been avoiding for 25 years because I think it’s so f…ing tedious.

“But I think I’m allowed to come in the back door, get inducted – however they’re going to induct me – and leave and go and get a kebab.”

Not a bad plan, all things considered.

Cave did take the time, god love him, to direct a sharp zinger in the direction of Brisbane’s favourite Nikki Webster-baiting rockers Powderfinger.

But asked whether he was keen to catch up with any of his contemporaries at the ARIA Awards, Cave responded dryly: “Yes, I’m desperately excited, I’m extremely excited to hang out with Powderfinger.”

What, I Should Be So Lucky is art, but My Happiness doesn’t cut the mustard, sir? When asked for a response to Cave’s facetiousness by music station Channel V, frontman Bernard Fanning, inexplicably armed with a picture frame, looked directly at the camera and gently whimpered “I just wanna wish you well”.

We’ll get our coat.