[“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.
KATE BUSHIt’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.
More Kate Bush Quotes
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When you’d buy vinyl, you’d have this lovely-sized object with a lovely picture, and you’d read the lyrics and usually there was something artistic that went with it.
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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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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 don’t think a lot of people listen to their old stuff, do they? I spent a long time making it, so I don’t really want to spend much time listening to it again.
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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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In some ways, when you re-envision a song like that [“Never Be Mine”], there’s a completely different energy to it each night.
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It’s a real joy to be moved by something, but it doesn’t happen often to me.
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Artists shouldn’t be made famous. They have this huge aura of almost god-like quality about them, just because their craft makes a lot of money. And at the same time it is a forced importance… It is man-made so the press can feed off it.
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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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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.
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You have to try and embrace it all and everyone who represents that change because it is happening.
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I spend a lot of my time looking at blue, The colour of my room and my mood.
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We have a female prime minister [Theresa May] here in the UK. I actually really like her and think she’s wonderful. I think it’s the best thing that’s happened to us in a long time.
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What am I singing? A song of seeds The food of love. Eat the music.
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I think comedy and music are both things that we need as human beings. I think that both art forms can touch people.
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Every old sock meets an old shoe
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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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All the time it’s a changing And all the dreamers are waking.
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I wasnt an easy, happy-go-lucky girl because I used to think about everything so much, and I think I probably still do.
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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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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 will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country.
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I have intentions as a writer, but people – when they’re listening to a track – will take from it what they interpret.
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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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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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