Kate Bush Biography

Born asCatherine Bush
Occup.Musician
FromUnited Kingdom
BornJuly 30, 1958
Bexleyheath, Kent, England
Age66 years
Kate Bush is a British vocalist, songwriter, as well as artist born on July 30, 1958, in Bexleyheath, Kent, England. She matured in a music household, with her papa being a doctor and her mommy a former registered nurse. Shrub had an eager interest in music from a very early age and started playing the piano when she was just a teen. She began composing her own tracks at 11 and took piano, violin as well as singing lessons while attending St. Joseph's Convent Grade school in Abbey Timber.

In 1975, at the age of 16, Bush sent a trial tape to David Gilmour in Pink Floyd, that was so satisfied that he right away signed her to his label. Shrub took place to launch her debut solitary, "Wuthering Heights", in January 1978, which reached leading in the UK graphes and kick-started her profession. She came to be known for her distinctly experimental and visionary audio, which incorporated elements of folk, rock, classical music, and also avant-garde art.

Over the course of her profession, Bush has launched 10 studio albums, including "The Kick Inside" (1978), "Lionheart" (1978), "Never for Ever" (1980), "Hounds of Love" (1985), and also "Aerial" (2005), among others. She is additionally understood for her job as a manufacturer, having actually produced her very own albums along with those of other artists, such as Peter Gabriel's "So" (1986) as well as The Drop Explodes' "Wild" (1981).

Bush's songs is identified by her distinct singing range as well as aerial style, along with her innovative use of synthesizers, harmonies, and also unique instruments. She is likewise recognized for her surreal and also poetic lyrics, which usually tackle themes of love, nature, mythology, and spirituality.

Throughout her job, Shrub has actually been identified for her cutting-edge payments to music, winning countless awards as well as distinctions. She was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Realm) in 2013 for her solutions to music.

Regardless of her success, Bush has preserved a fairly exclusive personal life and has seldom granted interviews or revealed looks. She has actually been married to guitarist Dan McIntosh given that 1993, and the pair has a son called Albert.

Today, Kate Bush remains a famous number in the songs market, admired for her unique vision, pioneering spirit, as well as long-term impact on generations of musicians.

Our collection contains 11 quotes who is written / told by Kate.

Related authors: Laura Nyro (Musician), David Gilmour (Musician), Pink Floyd (Musician), Peter Gabriel (Musician), Joanna Newsom (Musician), Pink (Musician)

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11 Famous quotes by Kate Bush

Small: Its not important to me that people understand me
"It's not important to me that people understand me"
Small: But I dont have a very good track record with royalty. My dress fell off in front of Prince Charles at
"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"
Small: I think probably the only thing that is around in these songs is that I was really lonely when I wrote
"I think probably the only thing that is around in these songs is that I was really lonely when I wrote a lot of them. But it was really by my own choosing because I was devoting myself to songwriting and dancing and I wasn't really going out and seeing people"
Small: For the last 12 years, Ive felt really privileged to be living such a normal life. Its so a part of who
"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"
Small: What Ive tended to do is to use my own experiences to get into someone elses mind, like in Wuthering He
"What I've tended to do is to use my own experiences to get into someone else's mind, like in Wuthering Heights"
Small: My first Top of the Pops I didnt want to do. I was terrified. Id never done television before. Seeing t
"My first Top of the Pops I didn't want to do. I was terrified. I'd never done television before. Seeing the video afterwards was like watching myself die"
Small: I think quotes are very dangerous things
"I think quotes are very dangerous things"
Small: I had friends but I was spending a great deal of my time alone and for me that was vital because theres
"I had friends but I was spending a great deal of my time alone and for me that was vital because there's an awful lot you learn about yourself when you're alone"
Small: For me, having a child is a really great responsibility because youve got something there that is depen
"For me, having a child is a really great responsibility because you've got something there that is depending on you for information and love until a certain age when it goes to school"
Small: Clothes are such a strong part of who a human being is
"Clothes are such a strong part of who a human being is"
Small: Ive read a couple of things that I was sort of close to having a nervous breakdown. But I dont think I
"I've read a couple of things that I was sort of close to having a nervous breakdown. But I don't think I was. I was very, very tired. It was a really difficult time"