Kate Bush

Under the Ivy

Graeme Thomson

• Publisher: Omnibus Press
• Year: 2015
• ISBN:
  9781783233922
• Topic: Media & Performing Arts
• Subtopic: Music

Under the Ivy examines Bush's unconventional upbringing in South London, the blossoming of her talent, and her evolution into one of the most visually and sonically creative artists of the past four decades. Graeme masterfully weaves over 70 new interviews with those close to both the public artist and the private woman into his narrative. He grants unprecedented insight into Kate's unique working methods, her pioneering use of the studio on landmark albums such as hounds of Love, her rejection of live performance, her key relationships and her profound influence on successive generations of musicians. The result is a detailed and utterly absorbing biography of Kate Bush, written with wit, style and substance. Under The Ivy is the definitive and updated account of the life and music of one of the world's most gifted, private and often misunderstood artists. 'The best music biography in perhaps the past decade... magnificent' - The Irish Times

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Contents
• Dedication
• Preface To 2015 Edition
• Introduction – “You Never Understood Me. You Never Really Tried.”
• Chapter 1 – All The Love
• Chapter 2 – Somewhere In Between
• Chapter 3 – Room For The Life
• Chapter 4 – Pull Out The Pin
• Chapter 5 – Rocket’s Tail
• Chapter 6 – The Tour Of Life
• Chapter 7 – Breathing
• Chapter 8 – Into The Dreaming
• Chapter 9 – A Deal With God
• Chapter 10 – “Put Your Feet Down, Child. You’re All Grown Up Now”
• Chapter 11 – An Architect’s Dream
• Chapter 12 – How To Be Invisible
• Chapter 13 – “Up She Comes, Up She Rises”
• Chapter 14 – A New Dawn
• Epilogue – This Woman’s Work
• Acknowledgements
• Notes & Sources
• Selective Bibliography
• Selective Discography
• Copyright