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Want Quotes by Kate Bush

13 Want quotes by Kate Bush

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Kate Bush’s imagination turns ordinary cravings into something almost magical. In these thirteen brief passages she distills her signature surreal style into thoughts on wanting, offering a neat, thought‑provoking snapshot for fans and newcomers alike.

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I want to be in a position where I can function as a human being.

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I guess what all artists want is for their work to touch someone or for it to be thought provoking.

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It's so important to me to do the washing, do the Hoovering. I don't ever want to lose contact with that.

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I don't aim for perfection. But I do want to try and come up with something interesting.

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I am just trying to be a good, protective mother. I want to give Bertie as normal a childhood as possible while…

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I'm not sure there are a lot of things I'd want a manager for. I suppose I feel that at least the…

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I don't think a lot of people listen to their old stuff, do they? I spent a long time making it, so…

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My first Top of the Pops I didn't want to do. I was terrified. I'd never done television before. Seeing the video…

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Music is like comedy in that you can enjoy a very - for want of abetter word - sophisticated classical piece as…

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Quite often, lyrics get misunderstood - and I never mind that. I guess what all artists want is for their work to…

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I suppose the worst case scenario is that people will get to the point where they can't actually afford to make what…

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I understand that people want to just listen to a track and put it on their iPod, and that's fine, there's nothing…

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If you believe in what you do and you really want to be in music, just stick at it. It's always a…

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That's what all art's about - a sense of moving away from boundaries that you can't in real life. Like a dancer is always…

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The more I got into presenting things to the world, the further it was taking me away from what I was, which was someone…

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Being nervous actually kept me very tense.

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My father was always playing the piano. He played all kinds of music - Gershwin, all kinds of stuff. He was really a hugely…

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When I was signed, that was before the punk thing even happened.

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I am just a quiet reclusive person who has managed to hang around for a while.

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“Is there so much hate for the ones we love? Tell me we both matter don't we?”

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We deliberately chose a small theatre so that the show was still intimate and the audience would become a part of the show.

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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…

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I think I was just lucky to be brought up in a very musical family. My two older brothers were, and still are, very…

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

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In a popular medium, you're going to get loads of stuff that is trite, but there'll also be some really special moments.

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I like to work with a combination of analog and Pro Tools. I love the sound of analog tape, but there's so many things…

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

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I understand that people want to just listen to a track and put it on their iPod, and that's fine, there's nothing wrong with…

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