There's also a level of discipline I use as a writer, designed to get better at what I'm doing, that requires quite a lot of study and quite a lot of hard work as well. P. J. Harvey designdisciplinehard Change image and share on social
I'm not a writer where I feel particularly blessed by great inspiration every day. I don't. I have to work really hard at it to try and say the things I'm concerned with. P. J. Harvey blessconcernday Change image and share on social
I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs. They all find their place in the world, but they all start off in the same place. I'm always painting and drawing as well, and it's an ongoing creative assignment. P. J. Harvey assignmentcreativedraw share on social
I think I'm a songwriter. I grab an instrument to make my body a song, but I'm not a player as such, maybe a little more on guitar, but certainly not piano. P. J. Harvey bodygrabguitar Change image and share on social
People have a tendency to see country life through rose-colored glasses. P. J. Harvey colorecountryglass Change image and share on social
I did photography, painting, and drawing, but I prefer sculpture. I like it because it's very physical. P. J. Harvey drawpaintphotography Change image and share on social
I decide immediately if I like a person and if I do, then I'm myself, and if I don't, then I give nothing. P. J. Harvey decidegiveimmediately Change image and share on social
I tried to use words that were dealing with the emotional quality that any human being could recognize in the way that they felt about their country. It's to do with the world we live in. That world is a brutal one and full of war. It's also full of many wonderful things and love and hope. P. J. Harvey brutalcountrydeal share on social
I'm probably much more influenced by film-makers and painters than I am by other songwriters or poets. P. J. Harvey filminfluencemaker Change image and share on social
Maybe I'm just purely lucky. If I've come up against obstacles I've always found another way around it. P. J. Harvey findhavelucky Change image and share on social