The British singer-songwriter, 60, hit back after quotes from her interview with Canadian publication MacLean’s resurfaced. Having previously called Theresa May “the best thing that’s happened to us in a long time,” Kate Bush posted a message on her official website, titled, “Clarification”. Thanking fans for their support of her latest release of remastered and rare tracks, she said she hadn’t done interviews to promote the album, “hoping that the work could speak for itself”. “I read some articles that included a number of inaccuracies and usually I don’t respond,” she continued.
“However I do feel I need to address one story which came from a phone interview I did two years ago.
“I was very disappointed that the use of a quote out of context was timed with the release of the live album and it seemed as if the focus went onto the quote rather than the work. It was deeply frustrating,” Kate said.
The musician revealed she had avoided making political comments in interviews in the past but explained why she had spoken out about Theresa May.
“My response to the interviewer was not meant to be political but rather was in the defence of women in power,” she said.
“I felt he was putting a really negative slant on powerful women, referring to a witch hunt involving Hillary Clinton.
“In response I said that we had a woman in charge of our country, and that I felt it was a good thing to have women in power,” Kate added.
“I should have been clearer when I then said it was the best thing that had happened to us for a long time — because I greatly disliked the behaviour of the previous PM [David Cameron], who at this point I felt had abandoned us and everybody felt angry and let down.”
Kate said she was addressing the matter because a lack of response from her might “make it seem like I am a Tory supporter which I want to make clear I am not”.
The Running Up That Hill singer previously told MacLeans: “We have a female Prime Minister here in the UK. I actually really like her and think she’s wonderful.
“I think it’s the best thing that’s happened to us in a long time,” she continued in the 2016 interview.
“She’s a very intelligent woman but I don’t see much to fear.
“I will say it is great to have a woman in charge of the country,” she added. “She’s very sensible and I think that’s a good thing at this point in time.”
The original quotes came after May became Prime Minister following Cameron’s resignation in July 2016.
Here signed after 52 per cent of voters cast their votes in favour of leaving the EU in the referendum which led to Brexit.
Yesterday, MPs backed an amendment to the Finance Bill, which was designed to provide an stable to a hard Brexit.
May offered a defeat in Parliament when rebel MPs voted to restrict the Government’s tax powers in the hopes of reducing the possibility of a no-deal Brexit.