I come from an art-school background, and I still feel that in my music, it's about exploration and challenging myself, about putting myself in a place that's frightening because I haven't been there before. P. J. Harvey artbackgroundchallenge 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
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
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
There is nothing more boring than doing singing exercises. P. J. Harvey boreexercisesing Change image and share on social
My 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. P. J. Harvey businessdealfamily Change image and share on social
Well, I don't really concern myself too much with what other people make of my work. P. J. Harvey concernmakepeople 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