I was a visual artist primarily and a writer, even from a very young age. P. J. Harvey ageartistprimarily Change image and share on social
I've always felt that I'm affected by the world, by the way we treat each other, by the way different countries treat each other. P. J. Harvey affectcountryfelt Change image and share on social
I didn't know folk music growing up, no. It's something I've come to study, really, because I think there's so much to learn from traditional music in the sense of the way music began as a way of communication, the traveling storyteller, the bard, the minstrels. P. J. Harvey bardbegincommunication share on social
In order to make my solo shows as interesting as possible, I moved songs onto very different instruments so that I was moving instruments quite a lot during the set. P. J. Harvey instrumentinterestlot Change image and share on social
I work on words quite separately to music. They're both ongoing, and I don't ever feel like I'm working in a cycle in that respect, because it's every day anyway, no matter what I'm doing. Then I get to a point when I've collected together enough words that seem like they want to be songs rather than poems, or sometimes not. P. J. Harvey collectcycleday 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
There is nothing more boring than doing singing exercises. P. J. Harvey boreexercisesing Change image and share on social
With songs I almost see the images, see the action, and then all I have to do is describe it. It's almost like watching a scene from a film, and that's what I go about trying to catch in a song. P. J. Harvey actioncatchdescribe Change image and share on social
I don't loathe interviews, I'm just one of those people who makes music because I find it difficult to talk. P. J. Harvey difficultfindinterview Change image and share on social
I'm not an autobiographical writer, but I am a writer who deals with human emotion on all levels. P. J. Harvey autobiographicaldealemotion Change image and share on social