Nick Cave on claims early LP had violence towards women: ‘I’m not a misogynist’

Nick Cave released the album Murder Ballads in 1996 (Dominic Lipinski/PA)

Nick Cave has said he is “not personally a misogynist” as he addressed accusations that his studio album Murder Ballads was violent towards women.

He released the album in 1996 with his band Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds, and said he is glad music has the capacity to “outrage”, explaining the LP was violent not just to women but to everyone.