<p> <img class="left" src="http://www.slambridis.com/chyrp/upload/roadspan.jpg" border="0" width="500" /> </p> <p>From <a href="http://io9.com/5051546/nick-cave-%252B-the-road--most-depressingly-beautiful-movie-score-ever">io9</a>: Nick Cave is doing the score for the film adaptation of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Road-Oprahs-Book-Club/dp/0307387895/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221768062&sr=8-2">Cormac McCarthy's The Road</a> (Did I really just link to Oprah's book club?). Fuck yeah. But enthusiasm aside, here's what Nick had to say about his writing and editing process. I can relate. And that makes me feel good about all the toiling, and it should make you feel good too. </p><blockquote><p>It’s how I write: A song that’s maybe five to six verses long, I write 20 verses and then I chop, chop, chop, chop. That’s always been the case. I can’t let something go until it’s exhausted, so I have to edit. I’m always editing. I find editing hugely exciting. Taking something away from something can do extraordinary things, whether it’s music or writing or in a film. In film, it’s extraordinary what happens. We’re working on “The Road,” and a new edit gets sent every three days or so and your way of seeing can completely change from it, from just leaving a lingering look for three seconds longer or something like that. It’s very much the same thing with lyrics and music in general. </p></blockquote>
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