The elusive Kate Bush has shared a Christmas message to her web site. Within her be aware, Bush touches on the Russia-Ukraine War, placing NHS nurses, the loss of life of the Queen, and, in fact, the huge success of “Running Up That Hill” by way of Stranger Things. She writes: “It’s been a crazy, roller coaster year for me. I still reel from the success of RUTH, being the No 1 track of this summer. What an honour! It was really exciting to see it doing so well globally, but especially here in the UK and Australia; and also to see it making it all the way to No 3 in the US. It was such a great feeling to see so many of the younger generation enjoying the song. It seems that quite a lot of them thought I was a new artist! I love that!”
Here’s Bush’s full message:
Every yr appears to fly by just a little quicker. They say this occurs as you become older, however there’s little question that the velocity of life is accelerating at a higher price than ever.
I don’t assume any of us have ever recognized a yr like this one. Life grew to become extremely scary within the pandemic, however simply as we expect it may be over quickly, it appears to maintain going. It’s a bombardment – the horrific struggle in Ukraine, the famines, the droughts, the floods… and we misplaced our Queen. Many of my associates had been stunned at how upset they had been at her loss of life particularly as we aren’t royalists, however I believe her passing grew to become a spotlight for grief, for unexpressed loss that so many individuals had felt throughout the pandemic.
It’s been a loopy, curler coaster yr for me. I nonetheless reel from the success of RUTH, being the No 1 observe of this summer season. What an honour! It was actually thrilling to see it doing so properly globally, however particularly right here within the UK and Australia; and in addition to see it making all of it the way in which to No 3 within the US. It was such a fantastic feeling to see so lots of the youthful technology having fun with the music. It appears that numerous them thought I used to be a brand new artist! I really like that!
Again, thanks a lot to everybody who supported the observe and made it a success.
I’m wondering the place on earth we’ll all be on the finish of subsequent yr? I hope the struggle will finish. I hope that the nurses can be ready the place they’re appreciated – they need to be cherished. Let’s all hope that subsequent yr can be higher than this one. I maintain desirous about hope and the way it was the final to fly out of Pandora’s field. Sometimes it’s all that appears to glow at the hours of darkness occasions we discover ourselves in proper now.
I used just a little robin in a few of my Christmas items to associates this yr. I felt that this humble little chicken, which symbolises Christmas might additionally symbolise hope within the context of Emily Dickinson’s stunning phrases: Hope is the factor with feathers that perches within the soul.
I‘d prefer to assume that this Christmas when pleasure is so laborious to search out, hope will perch in all our souls. Merry Christmas!
All greatest needs,
Kate