Kate Bush Quotes

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Kate Bush

Profession : Musician

Birth : July 30, 1958

I suppose I do think I go out of my way to be a very normal person, and I just find it frustrating that people think that I'm some kind of weirdo reclusive that never comes out into the world.

Kate Bush

If I could make albums quicker, I'd be on a roll wouldn't I? Everything just seems to take so much time. I don't know why. Time... evaporates.

Kate Bush

I don't listen to my old stuff very often at all.

Kate Bush

One of the main reasons for wanting to perform live again was to have contact with that audience.

Kate Bush

The more I got into presenting things to the world, the further it was taking me away from what I was, which was someone who just used to sit quietly at a piano and sing and play. It became very important to me not to lose sight of that.

Kate Bush

I'll always be tough on myself.

Kate Bush

I was aware of a lot of my friends being into things I wasn't into. Like sarcasm. It had never been a part of my family - they still don't use sarcasm.

Kate Bush

Thanks to everyone who's encouraged and supported my work over the years.

Kate Bush

There's always ideas buzzing around, but it's whether they actually end up materialising into a song.

Kate Bush

I definitely don't think of myself as being an influence.

Kate Bush

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

The great thing about vinyl is that if you wanted to get a decent-sounding cut, you could really only have 20 minutes max on each side.

Kate Bush

I hear odd tracks from my albums every now and again on the radio, or maybe a friend plays me something.

Kate Bush

People said I couldn't gig, and I proved them wrong.

Kate Bush

My parents weren't keen on the giving up of school at the beginning to go into singing and dancing, but once they saw I was serious about it, they gave support. I was quite stubborn about my decision, and in the end, they realised it was for the best.

Kate Bush

Originally, when I wrote the song 'The Sensual World' I had used text from the end of 'Ulysses.' When I asked for permission to use the text, I was refused, which was disappointing.

Kate Bush

I don't really see myself as a celebrity, but more as a sort of mitre.

Kate Bush

Since I was 17, I had been just making records and promoting them.

Kate Bush

I have a little boy, and I wanted to spend a lot of time with him.

Kate Bush

I do have the odd dream where I'm on stage and I've completely forgotten what I'm meant to be performing - so they are more nightmares than dreams.

Kate Bush