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It’s a real joy to be moved by something, but it doesn’t happen often to me.

Kate Bush

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.
KATE BUSH

Done Games Video
Being nervous actually kept me very tense.
KATE BUSH

Actually Kept Nervous Tense
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
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.
KATE BUSH

Like Long Thinking Wonderful
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 wasnt an easy, happy-go-lucky girl because I used to think about everything so much, and I think I probably still do.
KATE BUSH

Girl Lucky Thinking
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.
KATE BUSH

Good Life Sex 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
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.
KATE BUSH

Long People Thinking
The original vocals had an awful lot of work put into them at the time, and I wasn’t really sure that I could better them – I don’t know if I have bettered them.
KATE BUSH

Awful Knows Original
Normally I don’t compromise at all but it felt important to give that song the chance to be heard.
KATE BUSH

Giving Important Song
Im the shyest megalomaniac youre ever likely to meet.
KATE BUSH

Likely Meet Megalomaniacs
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
Comedy is a very big part of the English culture, the sense of humor; it’s a very dominant trait.
KATE BUSH

Comedy Culture Humor Sense
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
Just being alive It can really hurt These moments given Are a gift from time.
KATE BUSH

Alive Hurt Time

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