Running Up That Hill

The most comprehensive book on Kate Bush to date, featuring exclusive interview content with Kate herself, close friends, and collaborators

Kate Bush: the subject of murmured legend and one of the most distinctive musicians of the modern era. Running Up That Hill: 50 Visions of Kate Bush is a multi-faceted biography of this famously elusive figure, viewing her life and work from fresh and illuminating angles. Featuring details from the author’s one-on-one conversations with Kate—as well as vignettes of her key songs, albums, videos, and concerts—this artful, candid, and often brutally funny portrait introduces a refreshingly real Kate Bush. Tom Doyle also intertwines vivid reconstructions of transformative moments in her career and insights from the friends and collaborators closest to her, including her photographer brother John Carder Bush and fellow artists David Gilmour, John Lydon, and Youth.

With Netflix’s Stranger Things inspiring a new generation of fans, Kate Bush has made an incredible resurgence in popularity and has broken new records. Running Up That Hill is a vibrant and comprehensive re-examination of the artist and her many creative landmarks.

Tom Doyle is a highly acclaimed music journalist and author of three books: The Glamour Chase: The Maverick Life of Billy MacKenzie, Man on the Run: Paul McCartney in the 1970s, and Captain Fantastic: Elton John's Stellar Trip Through The '70s. He is a long-standing contributing editor to Q, and his work has appeared in Mojo, Billboard, Sound On Sound, The Guardian, and The Times. He has been responsible for key magazine profiles of Paul McCartney, Elton John, Yoko Ono, Keith Richards, U2, Madonna, Kate Bush, and R.E.M. among many other artists. He lives in London, England.

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