Kate Bush Quotes - Page 3

There is magic within, there is magic without. Follow me and you'll learn just what life's all about.

The world is continually changing. I think in some ways it's changing in a very positive way.

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.

I will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country.

Being nervous actually kept me very tense.

I don't really listen to my old stuff, but on occasion, I would either hear a track on the radio or a friend might play me one, and there was generally a bit of an edgy sound to it, which was mainly due to the digital equipment that we were using, which was state of the art at the time - and I think everyone felt pressured to be working that way.

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.

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.

As the people grow colder, I turn to my computer and spend my evenings with it like a friend.

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.

To say that you like music is a bit like saying youlike the whole world.

What made it special made it dangerous, so I bury it... and forget.

Maybe if my songs feel personal, that's very nice. I like that. I take that as a great compliment.

It's very unfortunate that war has always been and probably always will be a part of human beings on this planet. It's a terrible thing.

I feel like I have to do some promotion to let the people know that the records are out there; but I kind of like the idea that it's my work that does the talking rather than me.

I wasnt an easy, happy-go-lucky girl because I used to think about everything so much, and I think I probably still do.

When I've heard a piece of music or seen a painting that moves me, it gives me something.

I haven't actually seen a Lady Gaga tour, but I do think she's very good.

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.

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'.

In some ways, when you re-envision a song like that ["Never Be Mine"], there's a completely different energy to it each night.

["A Deal with God"] was the first single off Hounds of Love. I'd put a lot of work into putting that album together and I wanted it to have every chance.

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.

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.

For the last 12 years, I've felt really privileged to be living such a normal life. It's so a part of who I am.