It’s a real joy to be moved by something, but it doesn’t happen often to me.
KATE BUSHMy desire was never to be famous. It was to try and create something interesting musically if I could.
More Kate Bush Quotes
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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.
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I don’t know you, And you don’t know me. It is this that brings us together.
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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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Im the shyest megalomaniac youre ever likely to meet.
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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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I love words, I think they’re fascinating and incredibly wonderful things and part of the joy of my work is that I not only get to work with music but also with words. Sometimes it’s a difficult process but a lot of the time it’s really fun.
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There is magic within, there is magic without. Follow me and you’ll learn just what life’s all about.
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It’s not that I don’t like American pop; I’m a huge admirer of it, but I think my roots came from a very English and Irish base. Is it all sort of totally non-American sounding.
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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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All the time it’s a changing And all the dreamers are waking.
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You’re never really happy. I’m certainly not. That’s a good thing. It means you’re always striving to do better. You hope the next piece will be better.
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I had friends but I was spending a great deal of my time alone and for me that was vital because there’s an awful lot you learn about yourself when you’re alone.
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School was a very cruel environment and I was a loner. But I learnt to get hurt and I learnt to cope 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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Normally I don’t compromise at all but it felt important to give that song the chance to be heard.
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