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Kate Bush Club newsletter snips

From Issue One

In each issue, Kate will talk about one of her songs. For this first issue Kate tells us about, naturally, the one that started it all, Wuthering heights. 'Well I wrote it in my flat, sitting at the upright piano one night in March at about midnight.

There was a full moon and the curtains were open, and every time I looked up for ideas, I looked at the moon. Actually it came quite easily. I couldn't seem to get out of the chorus; it had a really circular feel to it, which is why it repeats. I had originally written something more complicated, but I couldn't link it up, so I kept the first bit and repeated it. I was really pleased, because it was he first song I had written for a while, as I'd been busy rehearsing with the KT Band. I felt a particular want to write it, and had wanted to write it for quite a while.

I remember my brother John talking about the story, but I couldn't relate to it enough. So I borrowed the book and read a few pages, picking out a few lines. So I actually wrote the song before I had read the book right through. The name Cathy helped my own feelings of want for someone so much that you hate them. I could understand how Cathy felt. It's funny, but I heard a radio programme about a woman who was writing a book in Old English, and she found she was using words she didn't know, but when she looked them up she found they were correct.

A similar thing happened with Wuthering heights; I put lines in the song that I found in the book when I read it later. I've never been to Wuthering heights, the place, though I would like to, and someone sent me a photo of where it's supposed to be. One thing that really pleases me is the amount of positive feedback I've had from the song, though I've heard that the Bronte Society think it's a disgrace. A lot of people have read the book because of the song and liked, which I think is the best thing about it for me. I didn't know the book would be on the GCE Syllabus in the year I had the hit, but lots of people had written to say how the song helped them. I'm really happy about that. “There are a couple of synchronicities involved with the song.

When Emily Bronte wrote the books she was in the terminal stages of consumption, and I had a bad cold when I wrote the song. Also, when I was in Canada I found out that Lindsay Kemp, my dance teacher was in town, only ten minutes away by car, so I went to see him. When I came back I had this urge to switch on the TV - it was about one in the morning - because I knew the film of Wuthering heights would be on. I tuned in to a thirties gangster film, then flicked through the channels, playing roulette, until I found it, I came in at the moment Cathy was dying, so that's all I saw of the film. It was an amazing coincidence.”

From Issue two

Wow is a song about the Music Business, not just rock music but show business in general, including acting and theatre. People say that the music business s about rip-offs, the rat race, competition, strain, people trying to cut you down, and so on, and though that's all there, there's also magic.

It was sparked off when I sat down to try and write a Pink Floyd song, something spacey; though I'm not surprised no-one has picked that up, it's not really recognisable as that, in the same way as people haven't noticed that Kite is a Bob Marley song, and Dont push your foot on the heartbrake is a Patti Smith song. When I wrote it I didn't envisage performing it - the performance when it happened was an interpretation of the words I'd already written.

I first made up the visuals in a hotel room in New Zealand, when I had half an hour to make up a routine and prepare for a TV show. I sat down and listened to the song through once, and the whirling seemed to fit the music. Those who were at the last concert of the tour at Hammersmith must have noticed a frogman appear through the dry ice - it was one f the crew's many last night 'pranks' and was really amazing. I'd have liked to have had it in every show. Luckily we got a picture of it for you, which also gives a view of the stage set for those who didn't see the show.

Other Snippits

A Glimpse of Kate It's frustrating being a Kate Bush fan. For she takes years to record a new LP - and she hasn't since 1983. But tomorrow night, there's a rare chance to see her inaction. As a preview for her next album, she'll perform the song 'Moments of pleasure' on the Aspel show (ITV, 10.20pm). Kate is one of pop's most innovative performers. I wish we could see more of her.

Kate says she's Mrs Boring. The frantic world of show-business has never appealed to singer-songwriter Kate bush. Even though her music has been praised by everyone from Peter Gabriel to Tina Turner, she avoids the glitzy pop world parties, and prefers to stay at home with boyfriend Del. "You'll find yourself being pulled in all directions," explains 33-year-old Kate. "it's all very seductive, but not for me." In fact, when she isn't writing songs - and Kate is working on her latest album now - she'd rather watch television than go out on the town. "We just potter about being ordinary," she says. "We're Mr and Mrs Boring. I like to cook, and I'm always trying give up smoking." And she laughs when people say that she has an air of fragile vulnerability that makes men want to rush up and look after her. "I'm certainly no sex symbol," she says.

The laughs are on Kate Bush

Avril Martin

The bushy haired singer with the distinctive voice, joins The Comic Strip tonight. In the last of the present series - a surreal fantasy film - she stars as the bride at a weird wedding reception. It's quite a departure for the 31-year-old london-born chart-topper, who has been in the forefront of her profession for 12 years. A highly innovative artist and composer, she has been renowned for her showmanship and stage act, involving dance and mine. As Angela in 'Les Dogs' she and her groom Jeff (Danny Peacock) are surrounded by stoney faced guests and relatives. Suddenly, businessman Victor (Peter Rchardson), survivor of a fatal car crash, bursts on the menacing scene and falls obsessively in love with the bride. In the bizarre events that follow, he pretends first to be a guest, then the photographer and finally a family doctor and manages to get Angela alone and unconscious in the honeymoon suite. The bide's mother played by Julie T Wallace, the 15 stone, 6ft 2 in actress who starred with Dennis Waterman in The Life and Lives of a SheDevil. Others in the cast incude Tim McInnery, Miranda Richardson, Ade Edmondson and Alexei Sayle.

You can sign up Marti, if I can get a date with Kate Bush
Wets Boss in Bush meal deal exclusive

The Sun (04/11/95) Alan Muir

WET Wet Wet's manager demanded a special clause during talks over a multi-million pound contract for the ban - a dinner date with singer Kate Bush. Elliot Davis laid down the condition to bosses of entertainment giant EMI who want to lure Marti Pellow and the boys from rivals mercury. They immediately contacted Kate, 37 - No 1 with Wuthering Heights in 1978 - who is also on their label. She agreed to a night out with Elliot if EMI's bid for the Wets is successful. Last night Elliot said: "I'm very excited about it all. I have been a big fan of Kate. "She probably doesn't know who the hell I am. "I will not presume Kate Bush Is aware of my existance". The Wets are negotiating a new deal with Mercury as their contract is due to expire soon. But Elliot would only admit a 'possibility" of a move to EMI - despite the bait of a date with Kate