Olly Alexander says Kate Bush has 'released magic in the world again'

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30 Jun 2022, 15:13

Years & Years star Olly Alexander loves the fact Kate Bush is getting so much praise at the moment.

Since the release of Stranger Things, where a Kate Bush song was used at a key moment, 'Running Up That Hill' has gone to number one and pushed Kate into the spotlight once more.

Following the success of the 1985 track, Alexander tweeted her name in capital letters excitedly.

NME asked him about the tweet and his love for the star before his performance at Glastonbury.

“I’ve always loved Kate Bush so much,” he said.

“We have a Kate Bush renaissance, the Kate Bush-aissance. Just hearing her voice and how magical she is, I think she really brings this essence of magic.

“People really connect that with her. I just feel like she’s released magic in the world again, and I’m just like ‘thanks, Kate Bush’.”

He also told the magazine about his joy to be performing at Glasto.

“I’m just grateful to be here first of all,” he said. “I’m so lucky I get to do this. I get to express myself when I’m on stage and get to be this version of myself that’s bigger than who I am usually. He’s more flamboyant and more out there but it’s an expression of who I am inside. That’s a part of me and I get to do that on stage.”

He added: “I hope people that come to the show and come to watch Years & Years, get to get a bit of that for themselves, [to say] ‘I’m going to be myself, I’m going to be freakier!’ That’s what I hope because life is really difficult right now for so many different people and in so many different ways.”

Fans are eagerly awaiting the next series of Stranger Things, which will be arriving tomorrow.