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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

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

Joy Moved Real
Every old sock meets an old shoe
KATE BUSH

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

Evil Like You Men
I didn’t dare let my mind wander off.
KATE BUSH

Dare Mind Wander
You have to try and embrace it all and everyone who represents that change because it is happening.
KATE BUSH

Embrace Happening Trying
Even just making albums – which was more within the structure that I’ve worked in for years – you have no idea how people will respond. You don’t know if it’ll be any good whatsoever. It can be terrifying.
KATE BUSH

Ideas People Years
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
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
I think that music is something that surpasses trends, fashions; music is something much deeper.
KATE BUSH

Fashion Thinking Trends
Just being alive It can really hurt These moments given Are a gift from time.
KATE BUSH

Alive Hurt Time
School was a very cruel environment and I was a loner. But I learnt to get hurt and I learnt to cope with it.
KATE BUSH

Hurt Loner School
The world is continually changing. I think in some ways it’s changing in a very positive way.
KATE BUSH

Thinking Way World
All the time it’s a changing And all the dreamers are waking.
KATE BUSH

Dreamer Time Waking
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
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
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 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
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
I have intentions as a writer, but people – when they’re listening to a track – will take from it what they interpret.
KATE BUSH

Listening People Track
Bright, white coming alive jumping off of the aerial All the time it’s a changing, like now.
KATE BUSH

Jumping Time White
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 don’t know you, And you don’t know me. It is this that brings us together.
KATE BUSH

Bring Know Together
There are a lot of very strong connections with music and mathematics. They both can work in patterns and sequences and repetitions.
KATE BUSH

Connections Patterns Strong
You’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.
KATE BUSH

Mean Next Pieces
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

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