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 BUSHNobody really knows, do they? They told Stephen Hawking he only had a year left to live and how many years ago was that? You can’t know it all.
More Kate Bush Quotes
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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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I could find faults with all my albums because that’s just a part of being an artist – it’s hard being a human being, isn’t it?
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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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The more I think about sex, the better it gets. Here we have a purpose in life, good for the blood circulation, good for releasing the tension.
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I knew I wanted it to be a piece of theatre rather than just a concert.
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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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That doesn’t matter. If it speaks to them and they get something positive from it, it’s great.
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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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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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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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Maybe if my songs feel personal, that’s very nice. I like that. I take that as a great compliment.
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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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I think that music is something that surpasses trends, fashions; music is something much deeper.
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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 think snow is so evocative and has such a powerful atmosphere.
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