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Some of the best pop music ever has come out of the States.

Kate Bush

Irish folk is probably the biggest influence musically that I’ve ever had. My mother’s Irish. And when I was very young, both my brothers were very into traditional music, English and Irish. They were always playing music, so I was always brought up with it.
KATE BUSH

Brother Mother Music Playing
School was a very cruel environment and I was a loner. But I learnt to get hurt and I learnt to cope with it.
KATE BUSH

Hurt Loner School
The original vocals had an awful lot of work put into them at the time, and I wasn’t really sure that I could better them – I don’t know if I have bettered them.
KATE BUSH

Awful Knows Original
A few times, I’ve thought about doing them again, but it’s just kind of never happened. I’ve just sort of gone the path of becoming a recording artist I guess.
KATE BUSH

Artist Guess Happened Thought
Normally I don’t compromise at all but it felt important to give that song the chance to be heard.
KATE BUSH

Giving Important Song
I will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country.
KATE BUSH

Country Great Woman
I’m quite a private person and I like my work to do the talking.
KATE BUSH

Persons Private Talking Work
When you reach for a star, only angels are there. And it’s not very far, just a step on a stair.
KATE BUSH

Angel Stars Steps
If you believe in what you do and you really want to be in music, just stick at it. It’s always a learning process. Enjoy it because I think making music is a privilege, really. In an ideal world, it should also always be fun. As much as possible, make it fun.
KATE BUSH

Believe Fun Thinking
That doesn’t matter. If it speaks to them and they get something positive from it, it’s great.
KATE BUSH

Great Matter Positive Something Speak
My first Top of the Pops I didn’t want to do. I was terrified. I’d never done television before. Seeing the video afterwards was like watching myself die.
KATE BUSH

Done Games Video
The great thing about art on any level is that it can speak to all people if it’s achieved properly.
KATE BUSH

Art Levels People
You hope that the ideas will come together. You just don’t know. That’s part of what I suppose is part of being brave and putting creative work out there.
KATE BUSH

Creative Ideas Out Work
Even just making albums – which was more within the structure that I’ve worked in for years – you have no idea how people will respond. You don’t know if it’ll be any good whatsoever. It can be terrifying.
KATE BUSH

Ideas People Years
Maybe if my songs feel personal, that’s very nice. I like that. I take that as a great compliment.
KATE BUSH

Compliment Nice Song
All the time it’s a changing And all the dreamers are waking.
KATE BUSH

Dreamer Time Waking

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