Kate Tempest: Storming the Castle

Listen to this lively discussion between Kate Tempest - one of the most exciting new voices emerging from Britain today - and host Maxine Beneba Clarke. Musician, rapper, playwright, performance poet, novelist; it’s hard to know which title comes first when referring to Tempest.
In 2013, Tempest won the prestigious Ted Hughes Award for her epic poem, Brand New Ancient. In 2014, her debut album Everybody Down was nominated for the Mercury Prize.
Her debut novel is The Bricks that Built the Houses. Each chapter of the book relates to a track from Everybody Down, and takes us into the homes of ordinary Londoners, revealing their motivations, failures and hopes. Tempest’s subject - rich with history, community and character - is South London, the place she grew up.

[@hfmcdougall]

Brilliant! A lovely glimpse into the life of the real Kate Tempest. Thank you.

[@neilpower60]

amazing to hear somebody so humble and ordinary yet so passionate and engaging in discussing what she creates and where it comes from

[@ivorykhan159]

I found Kate, she's for me. Just as she said. And yes I cry.

[@ingeweeda]

great interview!!!!! great spirit, questions and answers.... respect from amsterdam

[@leonore3349]

She is a treasure.

[@Readmybumpersticker]

Amazing finish, totally agree.

[@BillFroog]

Thanks - brilliant. Loving the message.

[@steph_ad]

i love what she had to say, i need to hunt down her books here in vancouver!

[@bondoneill9606]

Very inspirational young woman

[@brantub]

this is great :)

[@sophierobinson9276]

your absolutely amazing, powerful WOMAN, STRONG WORDS, I've had HARD AND confusing existence LIFE to make sense off, WAS GIVEN WRONG INDEPENCE ,& NEGLECTANCE, A CHILD WOULDN'T NEED IF WAS CARED FOR!!! SHIT HAPPENS!!! NOT MY CHOICE! ; OR FAULT BUT HARD TO BELIEVE, , after living IM NEARLY 30 and still going around in circles to NOWHERE ONLY TO HATE OTHERS FOR LIVING WHAT I COULDN'T, I have experienced some sort of life and IM getting closer to the meaning of life for me, the experiences life WAS then allowing myself to DISBELIEVE bad! gain SELF WORTH, ignore ALWAYS being THE WRONG ONE the truth that ive lived OTHERS CAN/ can't BELIVE....to BEING under valued overally DISRESPECTED & the lack of CARE & no appreciation a non existance not important PERSON. SHAREING NO INTREST THE WORLD I BELIEVED IN,, i was SO YOUNG, WAS 17 HAVING MY SON AND 21 HAVING my daughter My world! BUT my BUSY OVERDONE LIFE AT 25 REALISED I DONE IT ALL MYSELF!! NO HELP BATTLED for fair , and ones truth and INTREST IN ME as IVE ALWAYS BEEN 2ND THOUGHT OFF. in HIS LONELY NESS i awoke my ability to connect to my SPIRITUALITY and ABSORBING love for thyself, ONLY EVER NEEDED ME!, MY self understanding, (LIFEEXPERENCE) off LONELINESS AND HOW ,robotic THE mean world IS!!, I put all my efforts to TIME ,, LIFE into still not being noticed by partner, guiding my children a better way and stop. MY every day! feeling the same. Every day to COOK CLEAN SLAVERY AND UNHAPPINESS. WHEN we've become DIFFERENT PEOPLE , I have time in the world for every one. but nobody cared about me ONLY WHEN im NEEDED TO PLEASE OTHERS..it.GAVE ME a strong conection to iner MY WORTHNESS IN LIFE spiritually, being a true libra, LEARNINGART and FEELINGMUSIC! mskes me COMPLETE life, I COMMUNICATE WITH THE WORDS!! and cosmos THROUGH LIFE IN SONGS!!! SAYING TO MYSELF!NO! DONT HAVE TO PLEASE!! If DONT WANT TO, , MOSTLY NEVER GIVING UP on DREAMS, SELF BELIEVE THE GREAT QUALITY'S AND HOW a WEAK PERSON TRIED TO HURT, IS NOT A HEART SHOWING LOVE, BUT opened IN TO RESENTMENT of not being IMPORTANT after ten years ingnored efforts going nowhere in future,could be easily AND mentally BE broken it's easy to ALOW THE WORST in YOURSELF ,from the man I sadly allowed becausr its LOVE? MY QUESTION IS IT LOVE? ONES LACK of EFFORT DIDNT GIVE to me. SILENCE I SUFFERED i easily aloud him to treat me BAD, I didn't not know my future ive been at the bottom of life...NOW TO GO on UP! be proud head held up high ,,,I've had ithard but I'm my own unique artistic funny person beautiful lady mother artists who have been taken for as a joke all these years with no confidence stripping away and so lonely living. I can't deny who I am! change me to be what im not becsuse ones lack of true love,not making time for the people say u love, instead a selfish arogant man in pub drinking every weekend not caring to make the love of his life happy who's in all the time!!, she only wanted to laugh enjoy music and dance, you didnt support our differences u not carein, he did only what he did best,not backin down and never man enough to admit wrong and mean sorry!!! his words became nothing as he didn't follow actions with words. The best in life is free. i would not allow history to repeat in my children's life being called a bad mother and failure was so painful,. but it definitely challenged me my trueself and be to be completed...He was negative the black in my life....SO .. life is a lesson to be learnt, people will only treat you the way u allow them to, also treat people the way u like to be treated... self inspiration quotes have helped me everyday, and don't plan and don't listen or do the things I don't want to with feeling guilt,,, I COMMUNICATED THROUGH MUSIC LIFE IN WORDS MADE ME FEEL A BIT HEALED, SO free in myself from this home HIS prison OF NOT LOVE! HE DIDN'T SUPPORT ME IN A CONFUSING WORLD, finding who or what my existence is.....YOUR MUSIC, THE STRONG WORDS, ♡THANK YOU SO MUCH, KATE TEMPEST ♡FOR UR GUIDENCE, OUR EMOTIONAL CONNECTING FEELING OF STRONG INTUTION TO BELIVE, FINDING MY INNER STRENGTH OVER COMING DISBELIEVE, TO NATURALLY ENJOY BEING ARTISTIC AND BEING TRUE & CREATIVE. WILL FIND PEACE SONER THE BETTER. I WAS LOST BUT READY TO BE FOUND,MY COMPANY IS FOR FREE !! GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE!! sorry for the long message. massive meaning to me.* peace and love* also when you tour in the UK again? and could it be at Cardiff? xx ;-) xx your loyal fan & friend.lol.

[@alaspooryorick9946]

Thank you for sharing this publicly. I'm deeply moved and resonate profoundly. As Kate put it, 'wake up and love more' Love and solidarity of a stranger in Australia

[@carlarathmanner3505]

❤

[@stevosd60]

So good and so few views of this interview... Let's face it people want hope and escapism over confronting reality. She is a force of nature competing with bubble gum bullshit. Don't think we'll see her on TV any time soon 🤔

[@ksushaholmes3993]

EXHILARATING!!

[@raymondmorris4270]

COURT crimes........