Bush Baby
Harry Doherty, Melody Maker, March 1978
2002 Prologue: This interview would have come on the back of an MM editorial conference, Ray Coleman at the helm, sarcastic bastards around the table, and me saying "... shes gonna be big", which would have secured the deal. It was the usual record company set-up, in the EMI, Manchester Square, Board Room. Kate Bush seemed strangely unique for SOMEBODY that EVERYBODY perceived was the archetype one-hit wonder. Anything but, as it turned out...
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