Kate Bush
Kate Bush
Catherine "Kate" Bush, CBEis an English singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. She is known for her eclectic and experimental music as well as her idiosyncratic performances...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth30 July 1958
CityLondon, England
plutonium chips twinkling
Chips of plutonium are twinkling in every lung,
parent personality may
The only person with you all your life is you. Your parents die. Things inside you die — illusions, gushes of personality. Only you can sort yourself out. Yourself may not be all you need, but it’s all you’ve got.
song nice compliment
Maybe if my songs feel personal, that's very nice. I like that. I take that as a great compliment.
bangs vans bonnets
Bang goes another kanga on the bonnet of the van
track records dresses
But I don't have a very good track record with royalty. My dress fell off in front of Prince Charles at the Prince's Trust, so I'm just living up to my reputation.
writing
Whatever is going on in your life when you're writing has to somehow seep into your work.
strong clothes humans
Clothes are such a strong part of who a human being is.
writing done littles
After I've done the salesman bit, I like to be quiet and retreat, because that's whereI write from. I'm a sort of quiet little person.
father piano littles
My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff. He was really a hugely encouraging force to me when I was little.
mind height use
What I've tended to do is to use my own experiences to get into someone else's mind, like in Wuthering Heights.
together you-dont-know-me know-me
I don’t know you, And you don’t know me. It is this that brings us together.
doors
All we're ever looking for is another open door.
magic follow-me
There is magic within, there is magic without. Follow me and you'll learn just what life's all about.
fun thinking joy
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.