Kate Bush ‘shocked and honoured’ to earn place in Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

British singer is inducted alongside George Michael, Rage Against the Machine, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, the Spinners and Missy Elliott

Kate Bush has said she is “completely shocked” at being included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame’s latest round of inductees.

Added alongside George Michael, Rage Against the Machine, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, the Spinners and Missy Elliott – the first female rapper to be inducted – Bush told Rolling Stone:

It’s something I just never thought would happen. Thank you so much to everyone who voted for me. It means a great deal that you would think of me. It’s such a huge honour. Now, as part of the initiation ceremony, I get to find out about the secret handshake … there is one, right?