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Kate Bush is a renowned British singer-songwriter, born on July 30, 1958. Her musical style is unique, blending folk, rock, and electronic elements, and she is hailed as the 'Queen of Pop'. Her representative works include 'Wuthering Heights' and 'Running Up That Hill'.

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“When I was first writing, I used to sit at the piano and play songs - I'd write one or two a night. It was my hobby. At some point, it then became a process that was mainly done within the context of the studio, and writing became part of the recording process.”

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“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.”

Ifs Writing Might Wanted Song Easy Stage Strange Careful Over It Take Control

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

Ifs Feels Song Nice Compliment Very Nice

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“Normally I don't compromise at all but it felt important to give that song the chance to be heard.”

Giving Important Song Felt Chance Heard Compromise

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“Sometimes people mishear my lyrics and think a song's about something it isn't.”

People Thinking Sometimes Song

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

Way Different Night Song Energy Mines

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“With some of the songs, we brought the pitch down to alto.I'm older, so naturally my voice is lower now.”

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“[For Before the Dawn] it was in the hands of a fantastic drummer and percussionist and who drove it into another moment in time. It's such a poignant song and it was transformed into entirely different beast.”

Different Moments Hands Song Fantastic Dawn Beast Transformed Drummer Moments In Time Poignant

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“When I was singing "King of the Mountain," it was a pivotal point in the show. That's the song that took us from this concert setting of individual songs into the theatrical narrative piece.”

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“The whole positioning and atmosphere of the song ["King of the Mountain"] was to build up this thunderstorm that would take us all onstage off into a story where we were suddenly in the middle of the ocean.”

Whole Stories Song Middle Kings Mountain Ocean Atmosphere Thunderstorm

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“I was so nervous every night that I had to really focus and keep myself in that moment so that I would not forget the words. I was really present for every song.”

Moments Night Song Forget Focus Nervous That Moment Every Night

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“I suppose in some ways doing some of the songs in the show felt a bit like I was doing cover versions. I was covering myself. Not that they didn't feel like my songs, but the way I was approaching them was from a place so outside where they were written. The fact that these songs were in the context of a live show was a new thing.”

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“What am I singing? A song of seeds The food of love. Eat the music.”

Life Song Singing Seeds

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“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 inspiration floating about and grab them.”

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Born: July 30, 1958
Known for: Singer-songwriter
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