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. Kate Bush More Quotes by Kate Bush More Quotes From Kate Bush It's funny when you write a song - it's easy for me now - but there's almost a second stage where you take control of the song. You start writing it, and if you're not careful, it just finishes itself and it might not be what you wanted. It's very strange, it takes over itself. It has its own life. Kate Bush writing song might I think snow is so evocative and has such a powerful atmosphere. Kate Bush powerful snow thinking Im the shyest megalomaniac youre ever likely to meet. Kate Bush megalomaniacs I think what is great is that if anything that I do is interesting to somebody else, then I really don't think it matters at all what I had originally intended. Kate Bush matter interesting thinking I just try to put myself in the sense of being a character, sometimes male. I suppose I just like the idea of trying to be different people coming from all kinds of different angles. Most of it was just from my imagination. Kate Bush imagination character ideas I love comedy. I like to think that there's a sense of humor in some of my music - obviously not all of it. Kate Bush sense-of-humor comedy thinking I think comedy and music are both things that we need as human beings. I think that both art forms can touch people. Kate Bush people art thinking Comedy is a very big part of the English culture, the sense of humor; it's a very dominant trait. Kate Bush sense-of-humor comedy culture To say that you like music is a bit like saying youlike the whole world. Kate Bush music-is whole world Music is like comedy in that you can enjoy a very - for want of abetter word - sophisticated classical piece as much as you enjoy something that's very simple pop. Kate Bush pieces simple want Numbers are really fascinating things, and they do play a big part in our lives. They are a language of their own. Kate Bush language play numbers Maybe if my songs feel personal, that's very nice. I like that. I take that as a great compliment. Kate Bush nice song compliment I'd become very involved in the production, so the albums were taking longer. So it was never a deliberate decision not to do live shows. 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 decision path 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. Kate Bush play art thinking 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 joy fun thinking Come up and be a kite, Kate Bush kites come-up flight When I'm writing I've been playing something for a couple of hours and I'm almost in a trance. At two or three in the morning you can actually see bits of inspiration floating about and grab them. Kate Bush couple inspiration morning Some of the best pop music ever has come out of the States. Kate Bush pop-music pops states It's not that I don't like American pop; I'm a huge admirer of it, but I think my roots came from a very English and Irish base. Is it all sort of totally non-American sounding. Kate Bush admirer roots thinking I think I was just lucky to be brought up in a very musical family. My two older brothers were, and still are, very musical and very creative, and music was a big part of my life from a very young age, so it is quite natural for me to become involved in music in the way that I did. Kate Bush brother two thinking
