L'influence de Kate Bush est difficile à quantifier. Dans les années qui ont suivi son retrait de la scène en 1979, puis son retrait de la sphère publique après la parution de The Red Shoes en 1993, Kate Bush est devenue l’objet d’un culte important. Beaucoup d'artistes de différentes nationalités revendiquent son influence[1].
Influence de Kate Bush
Voici une liste non exhaustive d'artistes classés par ordre alphabétique, influencés par Kate Bush sur une partie de leur travail ou sur l'ensemble de leur carrière.
↑(en) Graeme Thompson, « Kate Bush’s snow shows footprints worth following », Friday’s Guardian, sur katebushnews.com, (consulté le ) : « I like the fact that she’s embracing her age, her family and her life, and that it doesn’t mean that you still can’t be a really amazing artist [...] ».
↑(en) Nick Levine, « How Kate Bush Became a Unique and Enduring Icon », sur anothermag.com, : « Kate Bush is probably the artist to have influenced me the most: she really was the complete package and an artist so clearly in creative control from such an early age. ».
↑Ed Keeble, « Happy birthday Kate Bush: 15 artists we wouldn't have without you », sur gigwise.com, 30th july 2014 : « Being in London Grammar, I have found nuances distinctive to the songs we write, but there are female vocalists I am hugely influenced by who made me think I could hit notes - Kate Bush. ».
↑(en) Justin Clark, « All By Himself », sur nerve.com, (consulté le ) : « In the video for “I Wait for Kate,” pop-genius Ariel Pink spends a romantic evening at home — by himself. While the diminutive, shaggy Pink fidgets in musical estrus beside a roaring fire, a second cross-dressing Pink transforms himself into one of his idols, singer Kate Bush. ».
↑Giles Woodforde, « Profile: Adrian Noble - Directing words and music », sur oxfordtimes.co.uk, 24th september 2015 : « To be absolutely honest, I was hugely excited, I’d never done a show like that before. I’d admired her for ages. She’s a friend of Joanne’s [Adrian’s wife, actress Joanne Pearce], that’s the connection. We worked on the comeback together, rather than me acting as her director. ».
↑(en) Anil Prasad, « Alan Stivell - The Infinity of Imagination », sur innerviews.org, (consulté le ) : « Reflect on contributing to “The Fog” and “Between a Man and a Woman” on Kate Bush’s Sensual World from 1989. A.S : It was almost magical. I loved Kate Bush’s albums and one day, I sent a letter to her. She answered me just two days later and I was very surprised. She said she would like to work with me and invited me to work on the "Sensual World" album. I’ve never been very shy, but I was a bit timid to work with her. ».
↑(de) Joachim Hentschel, « Interview: Moderator Alfred Biolek über den Coup, Kate Bush ins TV zu bringen », sur rollingstone.de, : « Wie sind Sie dann auf Kate Bush gekommen?. A.B : Ich hatte mich damals bei diversen Plattenfirmen umgehört, welche Künstler sich für meine neue Show eignen könnten. Eines Tages saß ich bei der EMI in London, alle möglichen Namen wurden genannt – und plötzlich fiel mir ein Lied auf, das leise über die Bürolautsprecher lief. Ich unterbrach das Gespräch, hörte zu. Und war begeistert! „Wer ist das?“ fragte ich, die sagten: „Eine ganz neue Künstlerin, sie fängt gerade erst an.“ Und ich dachte mir, die könnten wir doch einladen. ».
↑« An Pierlé - Interview »(Archive.org • Wikiwix • Archive.is • Google • Que faire ?), sur popnews.com, (consulté le ) : « S'il fallait vraiment nous comparer à quelqu'un c'est Kate Bush que je choisirais. Elle a une grande voix, très flexible, elle a un sens de la mélodie qui me plaît. Je ne sais pas, il y a un sens de l'humour dans cette musique, une volonté d'expérimenter et de s'amuser, de ne pas être gênée. Enfin je ne sais pas... elle me plait. ».
↑(en) Janus, « Interview with Andre (2004) », sur wordpress.com, (consulté le ) : « To tell you the truth, I’m a big fan of Kate. I have all of her albums and really enjoy her music. ».
↑(en) « The making of Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights” », sur uncut.co.uk, : « My memory is that “Wuthering Heights” was written very close to us going into the studio. I think it was only a matter of a few days before. Kate came around to where I was living and said, “What about this one?” She sat down at my piano and out it came. It was obvious to me immediately that it was something extraordinary. ».
↑(en) Leigh Adams, « Annabella Lwin Bow Wow Wow », sur music-news.com, : « Oh and as a child, I loved Leo Sayer, and Kate Bush...what a beautiful talent. ».
↑Bernard Schreuders, « So chic, so Von Otter », sur forumopera.com, (consulté le ) : « Qu’ont en commun les morceaux de John Adams, Nico Muhly, Elvis Costello, Brad Mehldau, Sting, Björk ou Kate Bush réunis sur So Many Things ? C’est de la musique d’aujourd’hui (1990-2015) et de l’excellente musique... ».
↑(en) Nicole Phelps, « Waking the Witch », sur vogue.com, (consulté le ) : « Beauty, talent, personality, spirituality, amazing singing and acting technique…no taste approximation, and a lot of what fashion is missing nowadays: a personal universe. ».
↑Niall Stokes, « Bill Whelan Interview - Whelan In The Years », sur hotpress.com, : « I loved the experience of working with her, and her total focus on the music. Some people it’s about ego, and it’s about: how does my voice sound here and here? Or whatever. But with her, it was always about music. ».
↑(en) « Boy George Photoshoot & Interview For FAULT Magazine Issue 23 Cover », sur fault-magazine.com, (consulté le ) : « I’ve also been getting back into Kate Bush: recently I came home, laid on the floor and listened to Hounds of Love in its entirety, and it was wonderful. ».
↑(en) Ray Rahman, « Soundtrack of My Life: Brandon Flowers », sur ew.com, : « ”This Woman’s Work” Kate Bush (1988)”It just affects me, man. It was in [the 1988 John Hughes movie] She’s Having a Baby when I was little, and even then I knew, like, I really like this song. And now that I’m older, it just sticks with me. It’s perfect.” ».
↑(en) « Photography Album Covers Kate Bush », sur briangriffin.co.uk, (consulté le ) : « I found Kate Bush not only extremely attractive but amazingly talented. ».
↑(en) « A conversation with Brian Kennedy », sur katebushnews.com, 18th june 1999 (consulté le ) : « And she was very friendly, a bit shy, but very friendly, and I just said “Look I just wanted to say hello I’m a big fan”. ».
↑« Dans la peau de Camélia Jordana », sur lanouvellerepublique.fr, (consulté le ) : « On croirait entendre des échos d'univers de Camille ou Kate Bush ? Je ne sais pas… C'est vrai que je les considère comme de grandes créatrices, je les écoute un peu. En tout cas, c'est un beau compliment. ».
↑Des O’Driscoll, « A question of taste: Cathy Davey », sur irishexaminer.com, : « You’re curating your dream festival — what three artists are on the bill, living or dead? Elliot Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Kate Bush. ».
↑« Entretien avec Cécile Corbel », sur amarok-mag.com, (consulté le ) : « On m’a souvent comparé à la chanteuse de Mecano ou à Kate Bush. Cela me réjouit car ce sont deux voix et univers que j’adore et admire mais je n’essaye d’imiter personne. ».
↑« Dur dur d’être fan de Kate Bush », sur nouvelobs.com, : « Je tombe définitivement amoureux de Kate Bush grâce à sa fabuleuse reprise du « Rocket Man » d’Elton John. ».
↑Guillaume, « 716 Playlists – Claire Diterzi Playlist », sur 716lavie.com, (consulté le ) : « 1) Kate Bush – Suspended in Gaffa :Première claque dans la gueule, j’avais 11 ans. ».
↑(en) « A note from Danny », sur facebook.com, (consulté le ) : « Recently I have been privileged to work for the wonderful lady Kate Bush, she really is a great person to be with and it's an honor to know her. ».
↑« Musique : Daphné côté cœur dans le Bleu Venise »(Archive.org • Wikiwix • Archive.is • Google • Que faire ?), sur corsematin.com, (consulté le ) : « Mais une chose est sûre, ça me confirme dans mon envie de continuer ma propre route car ce sont des femmes qui ont, chacune à leur manière mais toujours sans compromis, réalisé une longue, très créative et belle carrière. ».
↑(en) David Mitchell, « My hero: Kate Bush by David Mitchell », sur theguardian.com, sat 1 jan 2011 : « Kate Bush transforms me into a deranged fan. ».
↑(en) JORDAN SARGENT, « Disclosure: Youthful U.K. Dance-Music Siblings Handle Vocals With Care », sur spin.com, : « “I was listening to a lot of funk because I’m a bass player. I was also into a lot of singer-songwriters like Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush, because it’s really clever songwriting,” Howard says. ».
↑Jérémie Couston, « Les premières fois de Dominique A », sur telerama.fr, : « Premiers disques achetés : Trois 45 tours – déjà la compulsion vinylique ! : Flash de Queen, tiré de la BO de Flash Gordon, Babooshka de Kate Bush et Radio Pirate du Grand Orchestre du Splendid. ».
↑(en) Eamon Sweeney, « Why Kate Bush is so proud of her Irish roots », sur independent.ie, : « It was a joy to be in the studio with her. Kate is a very vivacious, happy and positive person. She is great fun to be around. I'm absolutely delighted that she is back playing concerts. ».
↑« Interview with Elisabeth Moss », sur channel4.com : « Do you know which song is going to be played in the scenes, like “This Woman's Work” with Kate Bush? Did you know that song was going be played? No, that was Mike Barker, our director's choice. And the first time I watched his director's cut, I just lost it. I was like, "Oh my god, this is so amazing. What an incredible choice." ».
↑(en) « theguardian.com - Elton John: soundtrack of my life », : « She's a complex songwriter and this is a weird song, but I love it so much. I'm so proud to be on a Kate Bush record; she's always marched to the beat of her own drum. She was groundbreaking – a bit like a female equivalent of Freddie Mercury. ».
↑Alyssa Battistoni, « Interview: Fishbone on Stage and Screen », sur motherjones.com, (consulté le ) : « Norwood Fisher: I love Kate Bush, what do I expect from her? Just to be Kate Bush. ».
↑« Florence Welch en interview », sur gael.be, (consulté le ) : « Elles [Patti Smith et Kate Bush] sont toutes les deux géniales. ».
↑(en) « Interview: Forest Swords », sur m-magazine.co.uk, (consulté le ) : « The big dream would be Kate Bush. ».
↑« Fredrika Stahl signe la bande originale du film Demain et vous en parle ! », sur laparisiennelife.com, (consulté le ) : « J’aime beaucoup Bjork et on m’a souvent parlé de Kate Bush, ce que j’aime chez ces deux artistes est leur côté disjoncté, elles ont une liberté absolue dans leur musique et font exactement ce qui leur passe par la tête. ».
↑(en) « Why I love Kate Bush », sur procolharum.com, (consulté le ) : « She's one of our best. Kate hasn't made enough records. But that's up to her. Whatever she has done has been remarkable. ».
↑(en) « Gered Mankowitz: “Kate Bush could just look at the camera you would melt” », sur bigissue.com, (consulté le ) : « She wasn’t like Miley Cyrus trying to draw attention to herself through her sexuality. She’s a very strong woman and as a strong woman you know that she’s aware of everything that’s around her and I completely reject any possibility that the pictures were exploitative, it reflects her beauty and her power and serenity, and her comfortableness with it. ».
↑(en) R. W. Elliot, « Hayley Westenra », sur musicaldiscoveries.com, : « One of my favourite songs is "Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush. My mum introduced this song to me about a year ago and I completely fell in love with it. ».
↑(en) Ksenia Rundin, « IONNALEE – A SEARCHER WHO EXPLORES », sur odalisquemagazine.com, : « Kate Bush and Karin are both incredible artists in different ways. They are also both people I get compared to a lot because we are all women with strong vocal character but our music and visuals are not very similar- I heard Kate Bush very late in life for the first time and I loved ‘Running Up that Hill’ in particular. Voice and production together. ».
↑(en) Brianna Holt, « Kate Bush Has Disappeared, But Her Influence is Everywhere », sur complex.com, : « “When I was 17 and getting my first record deal, it was the likes of Kate Bush who had contributed to labels taking me seriously as a girl who knew what she was doing and wanted,” Imogen Heap once said. ».
↑(en) « Jack Antonoff interview: 'I feel as though I've had a few lives already' », sur independent.co.uk, (consulté le ) : « “That’s the great pop music: Bowie, Kate Bush, Joni Mitchell, The Beatles. Those are the songs that live forever because they say so much, so simply. That’s the ultimate goal, to say something to the world that is that complex and deep, but everyone gets it right away.” ».
↑Kevin Boucher, « Jain de retour avec « The Fool » : « Je me sens d’attaque pour me dévoiler davantage » », sur leparisien.fr, : « Pendant le confinement, j’ai récupéré tous les vinyles de mes parents, parmi lesquels des disques de Kate Bush, David Bowie ou Joan Baez que j’ai écoutés en boucle. Donc, cela m’a influencée d’une certaine manière. ».
↑(en) « Kate Bush – Album By Album », sur uncut.co.uk, : « Kate rang me and said she wanted to have Bulgarian harmonies on her new album. I told her that the best way to accomplish that would be to go to Sofia, so we went over and spent two days in a schoolroom with the Trio, her beatbox and a tape of the tracks. The ethnographer would suggest a folk melody that might work with a line of Kate’s song, the arranger would come up with a harmony for it, and Kate would say yes or no. After working out the arrangements they all flew to London. Kate is a perfectionist, and those sessions were long and hard. ».
↑(en) « Actress Joely Fisher on Kate Bush » : « When I had arrived in Italy, I had my CD Walkman and about 100 CDs. The song that spoke to me was Kate Bush’s “The Man With the Child in His Eyes,” from 1978. Bush sings about a woman reflecting on a man who sees the world through a child’s point of view: “And suddenly I find myself listening / to a man I’ve never known before / telling me about the sea / Oh his love is to eternity.” ‘The Man With the Child in His Eyes’. Listening to the song helped me understand and accept my father’s childlike quality. ».
↑(en) « About The Boy: The John Boyne Interview », sur hotpress.com, (consulté le ) : « What type of music were you into growing up? I was always a pop kid, following the charts. My favourite was always Kate Bush. I’m a Kate Bush obsessive. I was lucky enough that I got tickets to the opening night last year when she was doing those concerts in London, which was incredible. She was always like a mythological figure to me. I was in the second row: I couldn’t believe it. ».
↑(en) Jon Carin, « Jon Carin lisas 4 uut fotot. », sur facebook.com, 13. detsember 2016. : « The full moon & the postman just delivered the new Kate Bush record, which I am extremely grateful to be on. Representing a year of my life, October 2013 - October 2014, it was a time I am the most proud of and filled with such incredible creativity, hard work, beautiful friendships & good vibes ! The K Fellowship...incredible Kate, The amazing Kevin McAlea, Omar Hakim, David Rhodes, John Giblin, Frissi Karlsson, Mino Cinelu boiled down into yummy gumbo by Stephen Tayler & especially to James Guthrie for helping to put essential band members in place and being a constant creative collaborator in every way, every step of the way. ».
↑(en) Graeme Thomson, « Under the Ivy: The life & music of Kate Bush », sur google.fr, New Edition (consulté le ) : « I remember on Never For Ever she came in one day and had decided that there were two Kates Bushes. She'd manage to separete herself. I often use it as an exemple to artists now : it's good if you try not to confuse the artist who you present to the public and the one you take home. ».
↑« Juliette Armanet : « Je ne suis pas un personnage » », sur limonadier.net, (consulté le ) : « Ce qui est drôle avec elle c’est qu’il y a une dextérité vocale extrêmement puissante, et j’aime cette utilisation presque lyrique de la voix qui consiste à la travailler jusqu’à l’extrême, chercher de la rondeur dans les aigus, c’est assez technique. ».
↑(en) Alex Denney, « Why you being a dickhead for : Kate Bush hits out at her critics », sur drownedinsound.com, october 25th, 2007 : « And yet she has expressed admiration for artists who are anything but, from Björk to Kate Bush to Regina Spektor. Does she think there's still a place for a sense of other-ness in pop? ”Well for me someone like Kate Bush or Bjork really _is real,”_ Nash argues. “Obviously they have that amazing theatrical thing which I’m really into, but this is just who I am at the moment, you know I started doing gigs at a pub in Harrow so I’m not in a position to do that kind of thing.” ».
↑(en) Nick Smith, « An Interview with Katie Melua », sur polarimagazine.com, : « I’d love to work with Kate Bush. I’ve always loved her work and delighted with her new material too. ».
↑(en) Candice Pires, « Six Songs of Me: Kele Okereke », sur theguardian.com, (consulté le ) : « Hounds of Love – Kate Bush. The first time I heard it I was sitting in a reclining sofa. As the beat started I was transported somewhere else. Her voice, the imagery, the huge drum sound: it seemed to capture everything for me. As a songwriter you're constantly chasing that feeling. I learned that recording should be about capturing drama as succinctly as possible so it can be translated to other people. ».
↑(en) James Bennett, « Interviews 1994 – Titanic Days », sur kirstymaccoll.com, : « I also have a lot of respect for someone like Kate Bush, but I am more into popmusic and jangly guitars. ».
↑(en) « Kris Menace interview », sur news.traxsource.com, dec 8, 06:28 am : « my dream would be to work with Kate Bush. ».
↑(en) « Lindsey Buckingham », sur twitter.com, : « I love Kate Bush! Maybe someday our paths will cross! ».
↑(en) « An Official Apology On Our Neglect of Kate Bush », sur themuse.jezebel.com, (consulté le ) : « I have to say that once Kate actually started dancing, she was a wild thing,” Kemp says. “I mean, she was WILD. ».
↑« Lou Doillon : Entrevue – 23/09/12 », sur magicrpm.com, (consulté le ) : « Sinon, j’aime des filles comme Sibylle Baier, Kate Bush, Siouxsie Sioux… ».
↑(en) « Interview: Lykke Li », sur musicomh.com, (consulté le ) : « But I love Eartha Kitt and A Tribe Called Quest and Kate Bush. ».
↑(en) « theartsdesk Q&A: Musician Marc Almond », sur theartsdesk.com, (consulté le ) : « One thing I like about Kate Bush when she did her concerts, she asked people not to film and they didn’t. […] I haven’t seen her since but she’s a great person. ».
↑(en) « The incomparable Kate Bush », sur macleans.ca, (consulté le ) : « My favorite instrument in the whole world is the human female voice, and Kate Bush is one of the reasons why. It is, by far, a Stradivarius, ».
↑(en) « Interview with Marina and the Diamonds », sur nialler9.com (consulté le ) : « Anyway, I got mum to send me six songs of hers in the post. ‘Babooshka’, ‘Running Up That Hill’, ‘Wuthering Heights’.. I definitely fell in love instantly. ».
↑(en) « Kate Bush live review by Youth from Killing Joke », sur louderthanwar.com, : « This is key to understanding Kate. She has her own cult, her own mystery school tradition. Her unique strand of Shivaism, Dionysian and Druid philosophy, loosely wrapped up in a song and dance tradition. It’s part magical realism, overt nature spirituality and art house … ».
↑(en) Seân, « Björk and Maxwell talk about Kate », sur katebushnews.com, : « Now includes the studio version of a favorite concert song of yours, Kate Bush’s “This Womans Work”, which you also performed on “MTV Unplugged.” What drew you to the tune, which is so quintessentially female? To me, the perfect song can be sung by anyone from any genre. ».
↑(en) « Michael Chiklis shares soundtrack of my life », sur ew.com, (consulté le ) : « Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love is one of the greatest albums ever recorded, and I wish more people knew it. ».
↑(en) Nicole Phelps, « Waking the Witch », sur vogue.com, (consulté le ) : « Bush [didn't and] doesn't have a formula like most of the pop stars we know as fashion icons [today]. She never had to endorse a brand, a designer, a hit bag. She was her own woman playing her own game. ».
↑(en) « The 25 best Kate Bush songs of all time », sur teamrock.com, (consulté le ) : « [Don’t Give Up (duet with Peter Gabriel from So, 1986)] My favourite song of hers is not on one of her records, it’s with Peter Gabriel. I love that song. It’s probably the one I listen to the most. ».
↑« #289 la playlist de Moodoïd », sur modzik.com, : « Que t’ont apporté les icônes féminines comme Kate Bush, Björk ? Ces deux chanteuses m’impressionnent énormément car elles ont réussi à développer un univers total, aussi bien musical que visuel. Il y a quelque chose d’extrêmement sensible qui me touche beaucoup. Parfois, je me dis que seules les femmes peuvent réussir à atteindre quelque chose d’aussi ultime. ».
↑« Mylène Farmer - Interview - Graffiti - Mars 1987 », sur mylene.net, (consulté le ) : « Il y a une femme que j'aime vraiment beaucoup c'est Kate Bush justement parce qu'elle a exploité tous les domaines ! D'abord elle bouge très très bien, elle sait se servir de son corps merveilleux et puis elle a aussi des chansons qui me fascinent. ».
↑(en) « Kate Bush on Originality », sur thisisyearone.com, (consulté le ) : « One of the things that I love about Kate Bush is her absolute ability to take things, to pluck things that you would never expect to see on a rock album, and put them there and make them work. ».
↑(en) « Nick Grimshaw: 'Kate Bush and Grace Jones blew my mind' », sur gigwise.com, 30th october 2014 : « I think the gig that really impressed me was Kate Bush. Which just blew my mind. I'm a big Kate Bush fan and I know the hits of Kate Bush, the albums that are recognisable, but this was all b-sides and stuff I'd never heard before and sometimes I find that tough to engage with for a long period. ».
↑« Les films érotiques du réalisateur de "Drive" », sur lci.tf1.fr (consulté le ) : « J'aurais adoré réaliser des clips pour Kate Bush dans les années 80 ou Goldfrapp maintenant - pour moi, Goldfrapp, c'est déchirant. ».
↑« Interview with Nigel Kennedy (excerpts) », sur gaffa.org, (consulté le ) : « She's just a great musician, so inspired in her attitude to music. I think she's one of the greatest composers of the century in my opinion. ».
↑« Kate Bush 4EVER! », sur facebook.com, : « #KateBush : Kate Bush - Breathing - Official Music Video = MASTERPIECE! ».
↑Richard Metzger, « Boosh on the loose! Noel Fielding does his best Kate Bush impression », sur dangerousminds.net, : « Although I’ve always been a big Kate Bush fan, I can’t lie to you and tell you that I find her music videos and TV appearances (for the most part) anything other than totally laughable, at least the performances from the earlier part of her career. ».
↑PSW Staff, « Omar Hakim Selects Earthworks Drum Microphones For Studio & Stage »(Archive.org • Wikiwix • Archive.is • Google • Que faire ?), sur prosoundweb.com, : « Her return to the stage and these shows were highly anticipated by her fans all over the world. The shows were sold out in less than an hour, nine months before we went on stage. Instead of doing a tour, she staged a really elaborate show production at the Hammersmith Apollo Theater in London. People flew from all over the world to see this. The good thing about this residency is that we were able to set up the equipment, the recording gear, the microphones and everything to a level of perfection normally only possible in fine recording studios. The very elaborate surround sound house system was tuned perfectly. The whole thing was amazing. For this event, we realized that we needed to have a “no compromise” drum sound. Everyone agreed, for this we needed to use Earthworks drum mics. We used SR25s as overheads and on hi-hat, DP30/Cs on toms, SR25 on snare and SR30 on kick drum with KickPad. ».
↑Caroline Deloffre, « J'admire l'intelligence et le courage de Virginie Despentes” », sur cheekmagazine.fr, (consulté le ) : « Je deviens irrationnel quand il s’agit de Kate Bush car c’est un premier amour. Sa voix, sur les 45 tours que collectionnaient mes grandes soeurs, a vraiment bercé mon enfance. Tout à propos d’elle est unique. J’aime qu’elle ait su conserver un certain mystère, un élément qui manque cruellement à la pop d’aujourd’hui. ».
↑« Trois raisons de (re)découvrir Kate Bush », sur lexpress.fr, (consulté le ) : « C'est une pionnière. En découvrant son premier disque, Wuthering Heights, en 1978, je me suis sentie moins seule. De l'autre côté de l'Océan, une femme osait, comme moi, s'imposer dans un monde d'hommes. Mon allure de garçon manqué pouvait passer dans le rock, mais Kate était un ovni : incroyablement forte et, en même temps, sensuelle. Ses textes étaient poétiques, provocateurs, ses musiques, expérimentales. ».
↑« Paul Harrington @paulharro », sur twitter.com, : « If you’d like to listen back to this morning’s episode, it’s an Ivor Novello award winner from the genius of Kate Bush ».
↑(en) Marc Burrows, « Interview: Peaches », sur musicomh.com, : « Yoko Ono, Kate Bush, Laurie Anderson, I loved all of them. ».
↑(en) « Kate Bush – Album By Album », sur uncut.co.uk, : « There was a lovely informality to it. The only direction I remember was her always asking me to get out my ‘lovely blue snare drum’, a steel drum from Yamaha. It records terrifically, but she was also quite taken by the appearance. ‘OK Kate, I’ll get that out.’ ».
↑(en) « Kate Bush on Originality », sur thisisyearone.com, (consulté le ) : « Creativity comes from the freedom to fail, and a freedom to fail comes from experimentation, and that’s what gives something its individuality, and I think her courage – which is the positive way of interpreting it – or bloody-mindedness, which is the negative, is part of what gives her real value as an artist. ».
↑(en) « The 25 best Kate Bush songs of all time », sur teamrock.com, (consulté le ) : « [Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)] Simply a great track from a great album. ».
↑(en) « Placebo Release Running Up That Hill Single In US », sur katebushnews.com, (consulté le ) : « We’re fans of Kate Bush so, when it came to this track, we thought that the lyrics had a real depth and you can’t really get that in the original because she’s singing it so fast. ».
↑« Pomme reprend Kate Bush et c’est d’une douceur incroyable », sur lesinrocks.com, : « J’ai plongé dans sa discographie et notamment dans The Kick Inside […], son premier album. J’ai découvert une artiste complètement hors du commun, dans les pas de laquelle j’ai envie de marcher […]. Chacun de ses choix, de ses positionnements me semble juste. ».
↑Qui a remercié Bush dans les notes des pochettes de Diamonds and Pearls en 1991 et d'Emancipation en 1996.
↑(en) Jon Regen, « Interview: Rachel Z Hakim », sur keyboardmag.com, : « I went to all 16 of Kate’s shows, which were incredible, and during the day, I learned Ableton from tutorials and wrote a song every day. ».
↑(en) Mayer Nissim, « Kate Bush duets with Rolf Harris », sur digitalspy.com, : « It's a version of 'She Moves Through The Fair'; a traditional Irish song, and she sings the female vocals in the thing. It's bloody marvellous, the best thing I've done. ».
↑(en) « Behind the enigma of Kate Bush », sur bbc.co.uk, (consulté le ) : « Kate is a fantastic musician and very professional as well. ».
↑(en) York Membery for The Mail on Sunday, « ‘When I met Kate Bush I was so starstruck I couldn't speak. I just stood there sweating’: Inside the head of... Sofie Grabol », sur dailymail.co.uk, : « Who would your dream dinner date be? Kate Bush. I’m a longtime fan, and was lucky enough to see her at London’s Hammersmith Apollo last year. I was thrilled to meet her after the show but I was so starstruck that I couldn’t say a thing. I felt so stupid. So it would be lovely to have dinner with this wonderful woman and tell her how much I admire her work, without sweating like a pig. ».
↑« Ma première interview dans ELLE : Sophie Marceau en 1981 », sur elle.fr : « Mais vous avez sûrement du temps. Qu’est-ce qui vous intéresse ? SM : La musique pop : Patti Smith, Ange, Status Quo, Led Zeppelin. Le country aussi : Neil Young. Et aussi Kate Bush, les Pink Floyd, Dylan, Piaf, Brel, Ferrat, Ferré, Higelin. ».
↑(en) « Kate Bush – Album By Album », sur uncut.co.uk, : « There was some space between Director’s Cut and the new album. When I went back, the first project was done and she was beginning the second one, though she might have had some ideas while we were working on the first record. We worked hard and, boy, we got some things done! With Fifty Words… sometimes it was just Kate playing piano and her vocal, and then the two of us together trying to construct a rhythm based on what was there now and what might be there thereafter. I’ve never done another project like it. She’s so unafraid. She’s all about the art of it. We never really talked about the concept, but I was amazed how she put this album together sonically and visually – not just the songs, but the photographs, images, themes. It’s the whole package with her, and amazing to see. And she treated me great! She always wants to make sure you’re comfortable, that you’re not tired or hungry. She took care of me the way she tried to take care of these songs. ».
↑(en) Emily Mackay, « A Belly Full: Tanya Donelly's Favourite Albums », sur thequietus.com, may 2nd, 2018 : « I picked Hounds of Love because that's the one I come back to. And I think it really comes down to vocal performance: the vocals on Hounds of Love just kill me. I just love listening to how she phrases things, and I feel like she's super-present for that album in every way. And I also love that she draws you in up top with these very strong songs, that stand on their own, and then iturns into this super-trippy landscape at the end. ».
↑(en) « The 25 best Kate Bush songs of all time », sur teamrock.com, (consulté le ) : « [Wow (from Lionheart, 1978)] Who can write a song like that these days? Nobody. ».
↑« Souvenirs ‘magic’ : interview avec The Married Monk en 2004 », sur magicrpm.com, (consulté le ) : « C’est excitant d’être à genoux devant une chanson, puis de se laisser aller avec. C’est juste du plaisir, que ce soit Kate Bush, les Ramones ou les autres. ».
↑(en) April Welsh, « The Ruby Suns Interview », sur clashmusic.com, (consulté le ) : « But while he may sing the praises of super starlets Janet Jackson and Beyonce, he also holds the enigmatic Kate Bush in high esteem. ».
↑(en) « Like Choosing A Lover: Viv Albertine's Favourite Albums », sur thequietus.com, april 18th, 2013 (consulté le ) : « I can't stand that she was middle class but I can even forgive her that because I do think she is absolutely extraordinary and I do think she has moved thing on for women. ».
↑Anae Taounza, « Weyes Blood : Interview », sur webzine.hardies.fr, : « Quelles artistes femmes tu aimes ? J’adore Joni Mitchell, Nico, Judee Sill. J’aime beaucoup Julia Holter, Jenny Hval, Kim Gordon, Kim Deal. J’en aime beaucoup ! Kate Bush… ».
↑(en) « The ‘Stranger Things’ season 4 soundtrack features Kate Bush, Talking Heads, more » : « “I’ve been obsessed with her since I was a little girl,” Winona Ryder said of Kate Bush in an interview with USA Today. “I don’t know if you did this, but in my school you had to dress down for P.E., and sometimes I just wouldn’t. I’d just sit there with my headphones listening to her. She’s a hero of mine.” ».
↑(en) Jordan Elgrably, « The Beirut-Paris Express: Yasmine Hamdan on Tour », sur blog.lareviewofbooks.org, : « Back in Kuwait I had started listening to a lot of English language music, western music I would say: Kate Bush and Radiohead, and I loved Chet Baker, Etna James, a lot of singers and a lot of bands. ».
↑Eric Delhaye, « Confiné en Corée chez… la chanteuse de jazz Youn Sun Nah », sur telerama.fr, : « Parce que je suis moi-même dans un processus d’écriture, je lis les textes des autres, dans Book of Longing, de Leonard Cohen, ou How to Be Invisible, de Kate Bush. Ce sont des paroles de chansons, mais aussi des poèmes. Plus que les romans, la poésie donne à réfléchir, et j’en ai besoin en ce moment. ».
