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Fatherhood Quote by Kim Wilde

"Dad is my best mate and I can tell Mum absolutely anything. I really appreciate Mum and Dad. Why are we so close? Young parents, I think. The rock business keeps their minds young"

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There is something quietly radical in how ordinary this sounds. Kim Wilde, a pop figure built for posters and camera flashes, insists on the language of the kitchen table: best mate, tell Mum anything. It’s a refusal of the classic rock narrative where fame automatically fractures family, where parents are either managers, obstacles, or cautionary tales. Wilde frames intimacy not as an accident, but as a choice you can trace back to conditions: youth, proximity, and a shared cultural tempo.

“Young parents” does double duty. On the surface it’s biography, a practical explanation for closeness. Underneath, it’s a generational bridge: parents close enough in age to understand the codes of adolescence, the music, the mood, the stakes. She’s pointing to a family structure less hierarchical than companionable, where “Dad” can be a friend without losing his role, and “Mum” can be a confessional without becoming a judge.

“The rock business keeps their minds young” is the real tell. It’s not just that her parents are supportive; it’s that the industry’s chaos, creativity, and constant reinvention has prevented them from calcifying into the kind of adults pop stars often have to escape. Wilde subtly flips the usual moral panic about showbiz corrupting families. Here, the machine that chews people up also preserves curiosity and flexibility. The intent feels like gratitude, but also brand protection: she’s sketching a stable origin story that makes her celebrity feel less like rupture and more like continuity.

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Wilde, Kim. (2026, January 15). Dad is my best mate and I can tell Mum absolutely anything. I really appreciate Mum and Dad. Why are we so close? Young parents, I think. The rock business keeps their minds young. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/dad-is-my-best-mate-and-i-can-tell-mum-absolutely-146717/

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Wilde, Kim. "Dad is my best mate and I can tell Mum absolutely anything. I really appreciate Mum and Dad. Why are we so close? Young parents, I think. The rock business keeps their minds young." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/dad-is-my-best-mate-and-i-can-tell-mum-absolutely-146717/.

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"Dad is my best mate and I can tell Mum absolutely anything. I really appreciate Mum and Dad. Why are we so close? Young parents, I think. The rock business keeps their minds young." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/dad-is-my-best-mate-and-i-can-tell-mum-absolutely-146717/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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Kim Wilde (born November 18, 1960) is a Musician from England.

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