Nick Cave celebrates 300th entry of Red Hand Files by asking his fans a question
nme.comNick Cave has celebrated the 300th entry of his Red Hand Files blog by asking his fans a question of their own.In the 299th entry, a fan, Simon, suggested that Cave mark the 300th File by asking the blog’s fans a question, as opposed to the usual format of a fan asking him a question.Simon said, “I realise this could be a bit of an everyone-answering-at-once shit-show kinda thing, but this Q&A relationship has worked out more than fine thus far, and I think we’re grown up enough to deal with it sensibly.“This is a one-time deal – one shot, one question.
After this, we’ll be back asking the questions again forevermore.”Cave replied by thanking Simon for his “encouraging words” and calling his idea “excellent” – he then posted a question, and said he’d print his favourite answer in the 300th issue.The question is as follows: “I have a full life.
A privileged life. An unendangered life. But sometimes the simple joys escape me. Joy is not always a feeling that is freely bestowed upon us, often it is something we must actively seek.
In a way, joy is a decision, an action, even a practised method of being. It is an earned thing brought into focus by what we have lost – at least, it can seem that way.
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