Nick Cave dives into Kanye West controversy at his new book event


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'It's a personal choice whether or not to listen to someone with controversial views,' said Cave during a Q&A session at the London Literature Festival at the Southbank Centre, on the occasion of the release of a book of interviews with Sean O'Hagan, 'Faith, Hope And Carnage.' Photo: AFP

Australian musician-author Nick Cave acknowledged that Kanye West's recent anti-Semitic comments were "disgraceful" but argued the superstar rapper's musical genius far exceeds the "worst aspect of his character".

The rocker was at the annual London Literature Festival on Oct 27 to discuss Faith, Hope And Carnage, his new book created from more than 40 hours of interviews conducted by journalist Sean O'Hagan.

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