226 Quotes by Kate Bush

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.

The only person with you all your life is you. Your parents die. Things inside you die – illusions, gushes of personality. Only you can sort yourself out. Yourself may not be all you need, but it’s all you’ve got.

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.

Every old sock meets an old shoe.

Whatever is going on in your life when you’re writing has to somehow seep into your work.

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.

Its so fascinating to think about how each snowflake is completely individual – there are millions and millions of them, but each one is so unique.

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.

You don’t wanna hurt me, but you see how deep the bullet lies.