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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.

Kate Bush

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?
KATE BUSH

Albums Artist Faults
I’m quite a private person and I like my work to do the talking.
KATE BUSH

Persons Private Talking Work
All we’re ever looking for is another open door.
KATE BUSH

Anchor Doors Look Open
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 BUSH

Brother Mother Music Playing
I didn’t dare let my mind wander off.
KATE BUSH

Dare Mind Wander
I think snow is so evocative and has such a powerful atmosphere.
KATE BUSH

Powerful Snow Thinking
The great thing about art on any level is that it can speak to all people if it’s achieved properly.
KATE BUSH

Art Levels People
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.
KATE BUSH

Artist Men Quality
In some ways, when you re-envision a song like that [“Never Be Mine”], there’s a completely different energy to it each night.
KATE BUSH

Energy Night Song
You’ll never know that you had all of me. You’ll never know the poetry you’ve stirred in me.
KATE BUSH

Aerial Change Jumping Knows
I knew I wanted it to be a piece of theatre rather than just a concert.
KATE BUSH

Concerts Pieces Theatre
My desire was never to be famous. It was to try and create something interesting musically if I could.
KATE BUSH

Desire Interesting Trying
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.
KATE BUSH

Fascinating Fun Incredibly Joy Music Thinking
I don’t think it’s a very nice idea [making biopic] at all. I don’t think my life is that interesting.
KATE BUSH

Ideas Nice Thinking
Nobody 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.
KATE BUSH

Hawking Know Left Years
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.
KATE BUSH

Mean Next Pieces

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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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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