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 BUSHYou’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.
More Kate Bush Quotes
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The thing with 50 Words of Snow is that it was literally back-to-back from Director’s Cut [also released in 2011]. It was more or less that I got to make two albums in one hit. I was already in this space in my mind to be writing and making an album.
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What am I singing? A song of seeds The food of love. Eat the music.
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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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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.
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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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It’s a real joy to be moved by something, but it doesn’t happen often to me.
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That doesn’t matter. If it speaks to them and they get something positive from it, it’s great.
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I wasnt an easy, happy-go-lucky girl because I used to think about everything so much, and I think I probably still do.
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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.
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If you believe in what you do and you really want to be in music, just stick at it. It’s always a learning process. Enjoy it because I think making music is a privilege, really. In an ideal world, it should also always be fun. As much as possible, make it fun.
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I knew I wanted it to be a piece of theatre rather than just a concert.
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Bright, white coming alive jumping off of the aerial All the time it’s a changing, like now.
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Im the shyest megalomaniac youre ever likely to meet.
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I don’t think it’s a very nice idea [making biopic] at all. I don’t think my life is that interesting.
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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.
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