Post by tannis on Aug 1, 2008 0:01:22 GMT
from Del Palmer's myspace blog:
"Good night, good doctor."
KT: When I was a child, my father used to take me out into the water, and he'd hold me by my hands and then let go and say "OK, now come on, you swim to me." As he'd say this, he'd be walking backwards so the gap would be getting bigger and bigger, and then I'd go <splutters>. I thought that was such an interesting situation where you're scared because you think you're going to drown, but you know you won't because your father won't let you drown, and the same for him, he's kind of letting go, he's letting the child be alone in this situation. Everyone's learning and hopefully growing and the idea that the relationship is to be in this again, back there swimming and being taught to swim, but not by your father but by your partner, and the idea that it's OK because you are grown up now so you don't have to be frightened, because all you have to do is put your feet down and the bottom's there, the water isn't so deep that you'll drown. You put your feet down, you can stand up and it's only waist height. Look! What's the problem, what are you worried about? ... Again, I think it's such a human condition, where we actually, a lot of the time, have such fear of things actually there's no need to be frightened of at all. It's all in our heads, this big kind of trap --- you know, that actually it's not always as terrifying as we think. Again, you know, it's meant to be saying "OK, so it can be rough but there must be a way out --- it's all right!"
Radio One Interview, Roger Scott, 14th October 1989
gaffa.org/reaching/ir89_r1.html
Kate Bush - The Fog
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N2OZK1ufXM
My dear friends....
I would like to thank all of you who have contacted me regarding Kate and her birthday.... Your thoughts and good wishes for her have been exactly what i was hoping for...
Kate is well but, unfortunately, She has suffered a close family loss....
Her dear father Doctor Robert passed away last Friday... Less than a week before her birthday.... The good doctor was a source of constant inspiration to her and, in fact was solely responsible for Kate becoming the wonderful artist we all know and love....
As you can imagine this has devastated Kate and her brothers... So, again I ask you to send your thoughts to her at this most difficult time... But I would also ask you to respect her privacy at this moment.... Send her your thoughts not messages.... I know you all understand....
I too would like to thank you for your kind words to me regarding my work with Kate... I count myself privileged and very fortunate to be in the position to spend so much time with this extreme talent and wonderful, beautiful lady...
My love to you all..... Del
I would like to thank all of you who have contacted me regarding Kate and her birthday.... Your thoughts and good wishes for her have been exactly what i was hoping for...
Kate is well but, unfortunately, She has suffered a close family loss....
Her dear father Doctor Robert passed away last Friday... Less than a week before her birthday.... The good doctor was a source of constant inspiration to her and, in fact was solely responsible for Kate becoming the wonderful artist we all know and love....
As you can imagine this has devastated Kate and her brothers... So, again I ask you to send your thoughts to her at this most difficult time... But I would also ask you to respect her privacy at this moment.... Send her your thoughts not messages.... I know you all understand....
I too would like to thank you for your kind words to me regarding my work with Kate... I count myself privileged and very fortunate to be in the position to spend so much time with this extreme talent and wonderful, beautiful lady...
My love to you all..... Del
"Good night, good doctor."
KT: When I was a child, my father used to take me out into the water, and he'd hold me by my hands and then let go and say "OK, now come on, you swim to me." As he'd say this, he'd be walking backwards so the gap would be getting bigger and bigger, and then I'd go <splutters>. I thought that was such an interesting situation where you're scared because you think you're going to drown, but you know you won't because your father won't let you drown, and the same for him, he's kind of letting go, he's letting the child be alone in this situation. Everyone's learning and hopefully growing and the idea that the relationship is to be in this again, back there swimming and being taught to swim, but not by your father but by your partner, and the idea that it's OK because you are grown up now so you don't have to be frightened, because all you have to do is put your feet down and the bottom's there, the water isn't so deep that you'll drown. You put your feet down, you can stand up and it's only waist height. Look! What's the problem, what are you worried about? ... Again, I think it's such a human condition, where we actually, a lot of the time, have such fear of things actually there's no need to be frightened of at all. It's all in our heads, this big kind of trap --- you know, that actually it's not always as terrifying as we think. Again, you know, it's meant to be saying "OK, so it can be rough but there must be a way out --- it's all right!"
Radio One Interview, Roger Scott, 14th October 1989
gaffa.org/reaching/ir89_r1.html
Kate Bush - The Fog
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_N2OZK1ufXM