NICK CAVE - NICK CAVE TO PUBLISH BOOK ABOUT HIT SONG

NICK CAVE TO PUBLISH BOOK ABOUT HIT SONG

NICK CAVE has announced he is to publish a book based on his song Dig, Lazarus, Dig!

The 40-page book will be part of a collaborative project with UK artists Sue Webster and Tim Noble, reports Uncut.

It will examine the story behind the Bad Seeds composition, using notes, handwritten lyrics, photographs and even a short story outlining the meaning of the song.

"It is a curiosity that deals with the preparation and final glorious outcome of a project that began on the back of an envelope, a literal 'scrap' of an idea and ended up evolving into a genuine cultural icon and classic rock'n'roll song," said Cave.

"The song, which is a comic re-imagining of the Lazarus myth (placing the recently 'risen' Lazarus in ’70s New York City), is accompanied by an eight-foot-square light sculpture, employing over 750 light bulbs, built by Webster and Noble," he added.

DIG, LAZARUS DIG! was recently named best album at this year's Mojo awards in London.