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Where can I look for
hard-to-get Kate Bush records, CD's and videos etc..?
I have put
together a page with some suggested resources which have
a stock of KB items on this page.
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Why isn't Kate touring?
Kate has only ever undertaken
one tour in her career. This was in 1979 and was called the
Tour Of Life. It was a huge success on every level. However,
since those early "fame" years when Kate had the
usual punishing celebrity schedule, Kate has focused much
more on what she feels is important; creating the music.
Also, despite the unique and often dramatic presentation of
her work, Kate is a very normal, down-to-earth person and
would only ever embark on a series of concerts if she felt
totally focused on that goal. Kate is free to do whatever she
wants in her career, not all artists are as lucky. It is
precisely because Kate follows her own path that she is able
to make extraordinary music which is admired the world over.
It seems odd to make demands on someone to be just like all
the other music artists, when her work is quite obviously
coming from somewhere else. Kate is just one of us after all.
Peter: Kate has seriously
considered and started planning tours in 1983 after the
Dreaming and in 1992 for the Red Shoes - however at the end
of the day I don't think she sees the need to go up on stage
and reproduce music she's already spent years trying to
perfect in the studio. If you want the music, its on the
albums. Why do you want live performance on top of that? Is
Byron's poetry any better when read aloud by the poet
himself?? Kate's had a taste of the celebrity trip and
doesn't really like it and all that goes with it. Not that I
rule it out for always. She might wake up one morning and
decide to do it!
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Why does she take so long to
make her albums?
In interviews Kate has
expressed a wish that she could work at a faster pace, but so
much of Kate's work is experimental. This takes time. Kate
works in her own purpose-built studio for the most part and
so she can get everything exactly the way she wants it. Also
Kate invests a great deal of her time in just living an
ordinary life like anyone else. She finds it hard to be a
celebrity, performing on demand. And so she sets her own
agenda. She would find this much more difficult were it not
for the respect which is shown to her by her fans, her record
company and her fellow artists.
Peter: Browning I think it was
used to take a month to write four lines of poetry. Kate
completely sets her own agenda and won't be pushed around by
the demands of record companies or fans, grateful though she
is to the latter for their interest. They have to realise
that they don't buy her when they buy her records. They
aren't doing her a favour by buying her records. They don't
own her. She isn't a politician who has to respond to the
demands of her constituency. She responds to her own inner
inspiration in her own time. If people can't accept that,
then really its too bad. When the music comes its worth
waiting for, and in the mean time there are plenty of other
good artists and musicians producing stuff worth listening
to.
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Can you pass on an
email to her?
Sorry, but this is just an
unofficial news service. The only way to write to Kate is
through her fanclub address (see below).
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Is the
Kate Bush fan club still running?
The Kate Bush
Club is the official fan club which is run by Kate's friend
Lisa Bradley. The club used to produce a regular colour
newsletter but since the gap between albums seems to grow
longer it was impossible to produce new magazines as there
would be very little news. The club still does occasional
mail-outs with messages from Kate and brief news items
etc..It is also the only address at which you can write to
Kate.
Here's
what the KBC want you to do if you'd like to receive the next
newsletter:
"Most
of you have got the idea but some are still sending
enormous envelopes. If possible please send a stamp
addressed self-seal DL (22 x 11cm) or C5 (23 x 16cm). For
those of you overseas, please send a self-addressed
envelope and International Reply Coupon. Please send only
one envelope at a time."
KBC, P.O. Box 120, Welling, Kent
DA16 3DS, England
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Is there an
official Kate Bush web-site?
Yes! Just before the
release of the Aerial album, in September 2005, Kate finally launched her
official website at WWW.KATEBUSH.COM.
This site is now going to replace most of the functions of the Kate Bush
Club, so messages from Kate to her fans will be posted there.
Homeground
magazine could be termed "semi-official", since Kate
knows them personally and they join forces with the official
fanclub and Kate to organise conventions when the albums come
out, but Homeground is run independently. Other Kate Bush
themed web-sites are listed on the Links page, the greatest
of these is Gaffaweb, a hugely comprehensive
resource of archived information about Kate's work. Peter:
I doubt if Kate would accept the term
"semi-official", but there's probably no better way
to describe our strange relationship!
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What is the inspiration behind the
song 'This Woman's Work'?
Kate wrote the song specially for a sequence
in the film "She's Having A Baby" (1987 - directed by John Hughes)
where a man is waiting helplessly in a hospital while his wife gives birth
in the next room. The song is from the man's point of view as he worries
about his loved one. She actually recorded the song to match the visuals in
the film, but it turned out to be one of her most celebrated works on its
own.
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