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 BUSHI 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.
More Kate Bush Quotes
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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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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.
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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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All the time it’s a changing And all the dreamers are waking.
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Moving stranger, Does it really matter, As long as you’re not afraid to feel? Touch me, hold me. How my open arms ache! Try to fall for me.
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Being nervous actually kept me very tense.
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I knew I wanted it to be a piece of theatre rather than just a concert.
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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.
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I’m quite a private person and I like my work to do the talking.
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I think that music is something that surpasses trends, fashions; music is something much deeper.
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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 spend a lot of my time looking at blue, The colour of my room and my mood.
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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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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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They say that the Devil is a charming man. And just like you I bet he can dance.
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