Nick Cave on 'Delilah' ban: I like the fact that some songs are controversial enough to be outlawed

"I understand there is a principle here, but on some level I like the fact that some songs are controversial enough to be outlawed. It fills me with a kind of professional pride to be a part of the sometimes contentious business of songwriting. It’s cool. I like it" - Nick Cave answered on his Red Hand Files blog to fans' questions about Tom Jones' 'Delilah ' being banned in Wales. Cave doesn't really like that particular murder ballad - "'Delilah’, despite the fact that it was awarded the Ivor Novello in 1968, just sort of sucks. As someone who knows a thing or two about murder ballads, for my taste, it’s all too waltzy and strident and hammy and mariachi and triumphant. And the words are ugly – 'I felt the knife in my hand and she laughed no more.' Really?".