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Johnny Cash Prayed to Jesus So He Could Sing With Nick Cave

Nick Cave recalls recording a duet with Johnny Cash and explains how his perspective on grief has changed on 'The Late Show.'

The Bad Seeds leader recalled recording a duet with the Man in Black and discussed grief and his new album, Wild God, with Stephen Colbert on The Late Show In an interview with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, Nick Cave recalled how Johnny Cash pushed himself and called on a higher power for the opportunity to record a duet cover of Hank Williams’ “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry” for Cash’s 2002 American IV album. Ahead of the album release, Cave has previewed several songs from Wild God, including the title track, “Frogs,” and “Long Dark Night.” He will be touring with the Bad Seeds throughout Europe for most of the fall but will make a solo appearance in Brooklyn on Thursday to play Wild God for an audience and participate in a conversation about his creative process.

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