I have intentions as a writer, but people – when they’re listening to a track – will take from it what they interpret.
KATE BUSHIf ever there’s been somebody to hold as an icon of sheer determination and willpower, it’s that guy [Stephen Hawking ], let alone any of the things he’s done scientifically. I’m sure that’s his driving force, but he’s a miracle and an aspiration.
More Kate Bush Quotes
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The thing with 50 Words of Snow is that it was literally back-to-back from Director’s Cut [also released in 2011]. It was more or less that I got to make two albums in one hit. I was already in this space in my mind to be writing and making an album.
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That doesn’t matter. If it speaks to them and they get something positive from it, it’s great.
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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.
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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.
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All the time it’s a changing And all the dreamers are waking.
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I suppose my biggest concern would be if the planet is going to be in good enough shape for the next generation to have the privileges that we’ve had.
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My desire was never to be famous. It was to try and create something interesting musically if I could.
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I don’t think it’s a very nice idea [making biopic] at all. I don’t think my life is that interesting.
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[“A Deal with God”] was the first single off Hounds of Love. I’d put a lot of work into putting that album together and I wanted it to have every chance.
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Im the shyest megalomaniac youre ever likely to meet.
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I think what is great is that if anything that I do is interesting to somebody else, then I really don’t think it matters at all what I had originally intended.
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The great thing about art on any level is that it can speak to all people if it’s achieved properly.
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All we’re ever looking for is another open door.
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They say that the Devil is a charming man. And just like you I bet he can dance.
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Sometimes when I look back on myself on those earlier records, there was so much effort going in, so much trying. With this, I was trying to make it much more laid back.
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