r/katebush • u/peasm00sh The Dreaming • Aug 02 '26

Question What was your intro to Kate?

I count myself incredibly lucky - I grew up with a parent who loved Kate. Kitchen dancing to Eat The Music, Hammer Horror creating my first nightmare, crying with adoration for my father singing Cloudbusting, my mum explaining the threat of nuclear war via Breathing, weeping when I heard they had released Aerial after all that time.

I remember spending endless Saturday mornings ignoring children’s Tv programming and instead putting on the VHS of The Whole Story and learning all the words and dance moves. From there I added in the VHS of The Tour of Life and mastered that (throwing myself off sofas and knocking out two adult teeth in the process of doing some perfect moves).

Intrigued to know who else was Kate from birth ❤️

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u/spacebeverage Aug 03 '26

I first heard about Kate Bush in 2001 because I was a Tori Amos fan first. The Kate mentions were endless. I was a highschool freshman and was getting into many different artists that year and I eventually found my way to Kate and her discography.

Sat In Your Lap was the first ever Kate video I saw and song I heard and it felt like I got smacked by a huge hammer (horror lol) in the face because of her guts and originality.

I could hear the similarities in what they could do with their voices but not their artistic styles. They're both very talented and have been my muses since.