"I think we all feel geeky at times, don't we? Isn't that all a part of the wonderful tapestry of life?"
"I think musicians have a responsibility to try and do something that is good. It's so hard. It's very difficult to pull something out of the hat creatively. Although I say it’s their responsibility, it's really just people trying to do the best that they can."
"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. Y'know, I'm a very strong person and I think that's why actually I find it really infuriating when I read, 'She had a nervous breakdown' or 'She's not very mentally stable, just a weak, frail little creature'."
"I'm really very happy if people can connect at all to anything I do. I don't really mind if people mishear lyrics or misunderstand what the story is. I think that's what you have to let go of when you send it out in the world. I'm sure with a lot of paintings, people don't understand what the painter originally meant, and I don't really think that matters. I just think if you feel something, that's really the ideal goal. If that happens, then I'm really happy."
"Why are celebrities so important to people? It's absolute crap. I mean, the important people are surgeons and doctors and people actually put people back together and make a difference to people's lives. Not somebody who's in an ad on telly. I mean, okay, so that's valid for what it is, too. But why so much attention on something that's so shallow?"
“I don’t think plants mind being eaten, actually. I think they’d be really sad if no one paid that much attention to them.”
"I think quotes are very dangerous things."
Many happy returns to our Patron Saint of Kookiness, Miss Kate Bush herself - who blows out sixty candles on her cake today...
One of the most influential artists, ever, her unique style is often imitated [we're looking at you, Tori Amos, Florence and the Machine, Marina and the Diamonds and Imogen Heap et al], but never, ever bettered!
We adore her.
Catherine "Kate" Bush CBE (born 30th July 1958)
And from Bexleyheath, too.
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Quite likely the only million-selling singer ever to have come from there. Jx
DeleteI was trying to think of an appropriate piece to wear at the committee meeting that says I'm modest, hard working, and absolutely fabulous! That headpiece in the first pic is definitely what I need to add to my wardrobe.
ReplyDeleteLove Kate Bush. She's the only Bush I'd vote for!
Thankfully, she is not related to The Groper Bush and The Idiot Bush. Jx
Delete60? Crikey! One of my favourites (apart from Wuthering Heights, of course) is "The Sensual World". However, "Prelude" from the A Sky of Honey disc from her album Aerial features blackbird song, which gives me pause...
ReplyDeleteApparently: Asked by Radio 2 in 1996 who her favourite singer was, Bush said it was the blackbird, and her second favourite was the thrush. Understandable, I suppose. Jx
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