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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

They say that the Devil is a charming man. And just like you I bet he can dance.
KATE BUSH

Evil Like You Men
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
That doesn’t matter. If it speaks to them and they get something positive from it, it’s great.
KATE BUSH

Great Matter Positive Something Speak
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 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
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
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
Im the shyest megalomaniac youre ever likely to meet.
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Likely Meet Megalomaniacs
Bright, white coming alive jumping off of the aerial All the time it’s a changing, like now.
KATE BUSH

Jumping Time White
I think comedy and music are both things that we need as human beings. I think that both art forms can touch people.
KATE BUSH

Art People Thinking
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.
KATE BUSH

Artist Guess Happened Thought
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
I don’t know you, And you don’t know me. It is this that brings us together.
KATE BUSH

Bring Know Together
I’m quite a private person and I like my work to do the talking.
KATE BUSH

Persons Private Talking Work
All the time it’s a changing And all the dreamers are waking.
KATE BUSH

Dreamer Time Waking
[“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
Don’t ever think that you can’t change the past.
KATE BUSH

Dense Past Thinking
When you’d buy vinyl, you’d have this lovely-sized object with a lovely picture, and you’d read the lyrics and usually there was something artistic that went with it.
KATE BUSH

Artistic Lovely Vinyl
Every old sock meets an old shoe
KATE BUSH

Meets Old Shoes Sock
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 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
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
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
All we’re ever looking for is another open door.
KATE BUSH

Anchor Doors Look Open
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

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.

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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.

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