People have this idea of me being some kind of monster, and that's the complete opposite of who I am.
PJ HarveyI do take enormous interest in what's going on. I try to see whatever I can, whenever I can.
PJ HarveyI think you have to be very careful getting the balance right if you're going to talk about grand themes like war, death and nationhood. You need to use the right language or don't do it at all.
PJ HarveyYou can sing a very aggressive word in such a way that it's very funny. You can change words, completely turn them around on their head so that they mean exactly the opposite of what they are written down. There are endless possibilities which I think Diamanda Galรกs is doing already. She turns everything upside down by the way she sings it. She makes you feel nauseous or horrified or ridiculous just by her voice. I think that's an incredible power.
PJ Harvey