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Kate Bush

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
If ever there’s been somebody to hold as an icon of sheer determination and willpower, it’s that guy [Stephen Hawking ], let alone any of the things he’s done scientifically. I’m sure that’s his driving force, but he’s a miracle and an aspiration.
KATE BUSH

Determination Icons Miracle
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

Alone Awful Spending Time
All we’re ever looking for is another open door.
KATE BUSH

Anchor Doors Look Open
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.
KATE BUSH

Back Effort Laid Trying
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.
KATE BUSH

Creative Ideas Out Work
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.
KATE BUSH

Concern Generations Privilege
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.
KATE BUSH

Interesting Matter Thinking
[“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 BUSH

Albums Firsts Together
I didn’t dare let my mind wander off.
KATE BUSH

Dare Mind Wander
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
I don’t really listen to a great deal of music. I love music, but since I spend a lot of time in the studio, we probably watch a movie rather than listen to albums. I get to hear stuff, but not on the grand scale.
KATE BUSH

Deal Grand Great Hear Listen Probably Spend
Maybe if my songs feel personal, that’s very nice. I like that. I take that as a great compliment.
KATE BUSH

Compliment Nice Song
Being nervous actually kept me very tense.
KATE BUSH

Actually Kept Nervous Tense
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.
KATE BUSH

Fall Long Moving
I will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country.
KATE BUSH

Country Great Woman
The world is continually changing. I think in some ways it’s changing in a very positive way.
KATE BUSH

Thinking Way World
There is magic within, there is magic without. Follow me and you’ll learn just what life’s all about.
KATE BUSH

About Follow Life Magic
What am I singing? A song of seeds The food of love. Eat the music.
KATE BUSH

Life Singing Song
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 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
Bright, white coming alive jumping off of the aerial All the time it’s a changing, like now.
KATE BUSH

Jumping Time White
Its so fascinating to think about how each snowflake is completely individual – there are millions and millions of them, but each one is so unique.
KATE BUSH

Snowflake Thinking Unique
Im the shyest megalomaniac youre ever likely to meet.
KATE BUSH

Likely Meet Megalomaniacs
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
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
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

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