Kate Bush talks about her song Breathing on a chat show

[steeplepossum39]

I've heard that critics say she is pretentious.I don't beleive that at all.What we see of Kate is in interviews is very natural,no pretending at all.

[TheYTChronicles]

Jesus, she is fucknig hot.

[neohip]

@TheYTChronicles

Easy on the eye, for sure, but she is not just "another pretty face".

We have them by the millions, but unique artists like Kate sadly only come along very rarely, and to be honest I don't think she has been, or will be bettered in our lifetime.

[hawking8]

Fortunately Kate is still working, but alas there is no one to compare to her.

[MsBkirk]

I can't help thinking in hindsight that this was her response to then NME Danny Baker saying she knew nothing about the outside world or politics in general - 'See, I did it, so there!'

[skinwalkerxxx]

I love how back then artists did not have pre-planned things what to say in interviews. she's just so open and honest and humble...and fragile too. fabulous woman.

[CrimsonKing589051]

I think Scully meant romantic in the sense of romanticism rather than love songs and her response too seemed to suggest that that is what she took the question to be.

[aerialkate]

Give Frank Bough a break (there's a sentence I never thought I'd write), he at least voiced a personal opinion that Kate "always" gives us "quality" music. He's gone up in my estimation. But Hugh Scully did what the male TV presenters always did when interviewing Kate in the early days - patronised her: "the romantic songs you've sung in the past" - what, like 'Kite' (period pains), 'The Kick Inside' (incest/suicide), 'Hammer Horror' (professional jealousy)? Couldn't rattle our Kate though!

[Sharmilka]

Please tell me who writes original songs with original subjects like Kate did.

[emmyjo720]

ewww the disgraced Frank Bough.. He was so establishment and BBC and got so caught..... Kate is very sweet though and she is never exploitive. I was a child during this time and I was taken on the CND protests, it was a scary time.

[Byeonik]

Just hit me: she reminds me of Elizabeth Taylor.

[loooooooo65432]

Breathing is my favorite Kate Bush song (Although it's very hard to just pick one) and to have this interviewer criticize it makes me mad!

[deepbluehue3]

" Please don't mention the name of the show, the network or the interviewer in comments. That's how videos are found and deleted." Thanks for the info . . . was wondering what methods are . . .

[Ghat801]

perhaps it was only acceptable for men to make the departure from their inner emotional trials to create a song on this level. Was it so unexpected that a woman shoud make an intelligent and insightful commentary about the way man is fucking us up?

[LunaSeaSane]

It's always exploitation from an industry point of view because all products are exploited in order to attain profit. And Kate Bush (in marketing terms) is a product; a name that sells.

For the artist it's -in all likelyhood- the usual deal; the powers that be trying desperately to shadow the message in the song because. they wouldn't want people thinking too much about any serious issues.

Funny how some interviewers -in all their seriousness- know how to propperly support an interviewee.

[cathkin33]

i dont think its commercial exploitation scully....she could have made money singing about lots of other subjects....she thought the fact that 8000 hiroshimas are on hair trigger alert should be brought to the public's attention .....wheras the establishment prefer us distracted with bread and circuses(drink,soap operas and computer games)

[MarkPMus]

It was a bit of a pointless interview, most of it made up of the video. She was only on for a couple of minutes. She wasn't given a chance to say that it was actually nuclear war from an unborn baby's perspective, for example. She had to fend off Hugh Scully, who, as time has shown, was a threat more real than a nuclear bomb1 (You may guess that I believe the British institution that was NW was slightly hyping up the issue!

[MsBkirk]

@MarkPMus Top Of The Pops didn't air all the song either, so I suppose the programme in question decided to do the interview with KB to let others besides the hardcore following know the song was out.

[Skyizthelimit]

She's so incredibly intelligent, intellectually ánd emotionally, she can handle anyone and anything!

[IoliteGhost]

I can't believe he accuses her of "commercial exploitation." That is just a really unreasonable thing to say.

[thunderferretsarego]

hugh scully = glib twat

[vivlingdarling]

People don't understand that a persons art is a from of emotional release for the artist and serves the artist first and foremost. Especially an artist such as Kate who has made it clear that she doesn't want the fame.

[WoodRatGirl]

Ugh he was a jerk and she thought so as well.

Look at her expression from 4:19 - 4:22.

She handled him very well.

I admit that I first thought the song was to do with Stillbirth.

[arosegrowingold]

Blimey she hates doing interviews doesn't she?

And I thought the questions weren't half as bad as those she's usually asked!

[cathkin33]

god shes sexy when she looks pissed off.....little wildcat !

[dermotoblong]

she was pissed off!! hugh scully, stick to the antiques roadshow mate. totally out of your depth.

[DanBurnell]

"So, do you think you wrote this song to capitalize on peoples fears, Kate?" "Why, of course, jerk of an interviewer."

[jolthax]

she really handled the fuckwad's question incredibly gracefully. kate bush is such a unique soul.

[KateFan]

Good lord, I hav'nt seen this show for almost 30 years. Whatever happened to F.B anyhow? And H.S too! When his hair wasn't white!

Cool that they gave her a slot on primetime TV to talk about a song. Never seen this before, cheers.

[captainbo]

is it me or are the questions which the host asks her quite asinine?

[FavoriteDagny]

I have the same impression.. though why?

[suntorytime]

Yes, they are... I think that's why she looks a bit upset.

[keithdeweese]

I don't think he realizes how much of an "artist" Kate is as--he certainly doesn't have the advantage of hindsight, on her career trajectory and output, that we all have now in order to "see" just how truly non-commercial and "true" to her vision she was.  Nothing wrong with challenging Kate Bush with certain questions--she's smart, she can handle it.

[cathkincat]

those eyes,they just smoulder with beauty .

[bicarb69]

beautiful song,

love the order of her songs on "the whole story". Puts it in your face just how far down a certain path we have gone.

L & L

[123TheKickInside123]

a very magic and enchanting song

i love kate bush !!!

she does seem very nervous though in the interview, such a beautiful woman

[damiencleare]

123TheKickinside123 nice tag

[skinwalkerxxx]

I hate that interviewer!

[humbleradio]

She handles a good question with a good answer. The bit about the commercialization of difficult issues, such as war. Well done.

[zack11993]

I fucking adore her!

[DominatorMCMLXXVIII]

The video had elements of fetishism. Very appropriate considering who was hosting this show. You dirty old man Mr B.

[davestany]

....And she looks so nervous and vulnerable....Ahh ,such sensetivity,humility....

[davestany]

We were so young then...ahh!

[kanga888]

mad as a box of assholes

[scribendi777]

Always Quality Stuff from Miss Kate Bush!

[sundayboy]

I can't believe that in 2008 this song is still so relevant. Its almost a promonition. Just thought I would say this with all the news of Prince Harry!!!

[implodingsoftly]

She looks sooooo uncomfortable with that suit breathing down her neck.

[dudecosta]

wtf?

[louiecostello]

you wanna take this outside?

[dudecosta]

Uh ok sure.

[louiecostello]

calm down, agressive!

[dudecosta]

Maybe that is how i like it=)

[Katebushfan4lyfe]

KATE IS EXCELLENT AS ALWAYS!

[SpankRamen]

I'm a life-long Kate Bush fan. And by "life", I'm including the 9 months pre-birth!

KATE BUSH FOREVER & EVER & EVER

[kateisgod2]

KateBushvideos, you're my hero !

[FRANKYCG]

I honestly love & respect deeply this artist. She's damn good at writing her songs, & her videos are like short movies, wether they derailed you from what she's saying in the song or gives you a more deeper vision of what is she's discussing.

She's a goddess when it comes to write songs & quite a devil when she does her thing on the piano.

you go girl!!!

[zack11993]

Nicely put. She was right...9/11.

[ajittffcure]

What an amazing mystical artist she is. No wonder her work is unique. She seems like a Goddess.

[ladrugaddicto]

Always quality stuff from Miss Kate Bush, indeed )

[kateprawn]

So many unseen clips.  Keep them coming!!