When Kate Bush released her tenth studio album 50 Words For Snow this week, we put aside our contrary tendencies and gladly fell in line with the avalanche of critical opinion in our praise. Bush has flitted in and out of public life in recent years, so to celebrate her return in 2011, we've taken a look back at her career to give you ten fast facts about one of pop's most enigmatic stars. 1. Kate was born Catherine Bush on July 30, 1958 to a musical family in Bexleyheath in Kent. Her mum Hannah was a dancer, her dad Robert played piano, and her brothers Paddy and John were steeped in the local folk scene. An early nickname Kate picked up was 'Ee-ee', because of her squeaky kia (battle cry) when practising karate at the club in Goldsmith's College. 2. In her early teens, Kate made a demo tape with loads of tracks which was...
- 11/23/2011
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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