Paper No. 1 THE KATE BUSH MYSTERIES: FACT OR FICTION? ©Robert Moore, 2009. http:// www.deltapro.co.uk/katebushm.pdf 3rd November 2009. (V3.3141) The author welcomes any commentary, further information or clarifications in relation to this article or related matters. Please note that Kate Bush greatly cherishes her privacy. Therefore the writer kindly asks readers to please respect this and not to use this article as a pretext to pester her! Please note this is an unofficial and independent article NOT endorsed or authorised by Kate Bush, her management or any agency associated with her. Nonetheless, every possible care has been taken in its research. Please send ANY questions re this item to me I will try and answer them as best I can. This article is not-for-profit and is circulated for research purposes only. Contact details: email:
[email protected] 0 INTRODUCTION: Since her appearance on the popular music scene in 1978, the English singer-songwriter Kate Bush has been associated in the publicIntroduction. consciousness with a cornucopia of “new age” ideals. But where does media hype, fiction and wishful thinking end and the truth begin? This article examines these various claims, statements and interpretations in an attempt to determine whether these rumours and populist legends have any valid justification … Meet the Music Muse….. To begin at the beginning, this distinctive musical artist - actual name Catherine Bush - was born on the 30 th July 1958; her father being a General Practitioner, her mother a nurse originating from Ireland (who was reputedly psychic) (1) . Kate Bush was raised within a close, musical and artistic middle-class family, several members of which - most notably her two brothers Patrick and John - reportedly had an interest in various “countercultural” concepts (1).