The artists that I love- whether painters or filmmakers- it's because something resonates in me because I've felt it.
PJ HarveyI'm probably much more influenced by film-makers and painters than I am by other songwriters or poets.
PJ HarveySome things lend themselves well to songs, some things don't, and I'm learning that a lot at the moment. It's still a relatively new way of writing. It's only really the last five to 10 years that I've taken my writing seriously in this way, as something I can keep working toward. I think I feel myself much more before as simply a songwriter.
PJ Harvey