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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
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
When you reach for a star, only angels are there. And it’s not very far, just a step on a stair.
KATE BUSH

Angel Stars Steps
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 love the whirling of the dervishes. I love the beauty of rare innocence. You don’t need no crystal ball, Don’t fall for a magic wand. We humans got it all, we perform the miracles.
KATE BUSH

Balls Crystal Fall Magic Miracle
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 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
What am I singing? A song of seeds The food of love. Eat the music.
KATE BUSH

Life Singing Song
[“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
It’s a real joy to be moved by something, but it doesn’t happen often to me.
KATE BUSH

Joy Moved Real
Being nervous actually kept me very tense.
KATE BUSH

Actually Kept Nervous Tense
I will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country.
KATE BUSH

Country Great Woman
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 didn’t dare let my mind wander off.
KATE BUSH

Dare Mind Wander
It’s not that I don’t like American pop; I’m a huge admirer of it, but I think my roots came from a very English and Irish base. Is it all sort of totally non-American sounding.
KATE BUSH

Admirer Roots Thinking
I think that music is something that surpasses trends, fashions; music is something much deeper.
KATE BUSH

Fashion Thinking Trends

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