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.
PJ HarveyMy father is actually a quarry man - he deals in stone. He also at one point had a lot of sheep, he owned a sheep farm, but primarily the family business was in stone.
PJ HarveyI've always been very politically interested from a very young age and I hadn't felt that was something I could begin to bring into my songwriting because I hadn't felt I'd reached the stage, that I had the skill with language enough, yet, to do that.
PJ HarveyYeah, I mean I am somebody that makes an effort to go and see a lot of exhibitions, painting, drawing, sculpture.
PJ HarveyWhen I was young, I had idols that I thought were wonderful. I wanted to be just like them.
PJ HarveyI don't think that much anymore in terms of 'write a record, record a record, tour a record,' because in my own mind, things have changed, in that I'm just an ongoing artist. I'm not quite sure what the next project needs to be until it presents himself, and then I know. I just follow dutifully while I'm being led.
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