Kate Bush

Kate Bush er en af populærmusikkens helt unikke stemmer – både bogstaveligt og billedligt. Siden sit massive gennembrud i 1978 med debutsinglen ”Wuthering Heights”, bare 19 år gammel, har hun fascineret millioner af fans med sin helt særegne musik, men hun har også i lange perioder været uden for offentlighedens søgelys. I 2022 fik hun en uventet revival, da den 37 år gamle single ”Running Up that Hill” blev et globalt hit – for anden gang, og denne gang via Netflix-serien Stranger Things. Den mangeårige GAFFA-skribent og -redaktør og romanforfatter Ole Rosenstand Svidt (født 1974) har fulgt Kate Bush tæt siden slut-80’erne, og som en af meget få danske journalister har han interviewet hende – og han anmeldte hendes første koncert i 35 år. I denne bog fortæller han historien om det musikalske unikum og bringer sin samtale med hende i fuld længde.

Kate Bush began her career in 1978 at the age of 19 with the single 'Wuthering Heights', inspired by a film adaptation of the Emily Bronte novel, the first No. 1 UK single to be written and sung by a female artist, and the accompanying album 'The Kick Inside', both of which established her as a highly individual talent. She has always preferred the recording studio with live performances and tours having been few and far between, and all her albums have been very successful at home and abroad, her third, 'Never For Ever' (1980), being the first by a female artist to enter the British chart at No. 1. Her eclectic, experimental musical style with its often literary and unconventional lyrical themes has defied easy categorisation, and earned the lasting admiration of fans, fellow performers and music critics alike, while an eclectic roster of guest artists including Eric Clapton, Elton John, Prince and Stephen Fry have appeared on her work,. This book provides a thorough examination of the songs on all her singles, albums, and occasional recorded collaborations with other artists.

Kate Bush began her career in 1978 at the age of 19 with the single 'Wuthering Heights', inspired by a film adaptation of the Emily Bronte novel, the first No. 1 UK single to be written and sung by a female artist, and the accompanying album 'The Kick Inside', both of which established her as a highly individual talent. She has always preferred the recording studio with live performances and tours having been few and far between, and all her albums have been very successful at home and abroad, her third, 'Never For Ever' (1980), being the first by a female artist to enter the British chart at No. 1. Her eclectic, experimental musical style with its often literary and unconventional lyrical themes has defied easy categorisation, and earned the lasting admiration of fans, fellow performers and music critics alike, while an eclectic roster of guest artists including Eric Clapton, Elton John, Prince and Stephen Fry have appeared on her work,. This book provides a thorough examination of the songs on all her singles, albums, and occasional recorded collaborations with other artists.