FROM THE ARCHIVE
"YOU CAN'T DESTROY THAT MAGIC"
IT’S MARCH 1979, AND KATE BUSH IS SITTING IN A HOTEL ROOM IN GATESHEAD WHILE ON THE PROMO TRAIL FOR HER SECOND ALBUM LIONHEART, WILLING TO FIELD QUERIES ABOUT GROWING UP, HER CAREER… AND THAT CONTROVERSIAL PHOTOGRAPH
IAN RAVENDALE
Kate Bush is an intriguing mixture: a slightly naïve young woman with a fearless original talent, determined to follow her own artistic path. Her parents actively fostered creativity in their children, and she grew up surrounded by music. “My parents were worried about me not having a steady career,” she admits. “I tried to think of something I wanted to do besides music, and the nearest thing was psychiatry, but I knew I’d never make it! Still, once they realised how much I was into music it didn’t really matter what they wanted me to do, because this was what I was going to do! They were very understanding. I’ve always been sure about wanting to go into singing as a career.”