When I was young, I had idols that I thought were wonderful. I wanted to be just like them. PJ Harvey More Quotes by PJ Harvey More Quotes From PJ Harvey In college, I thought I wanted to be solely an artist, and then when I got here, to college, I was like, "Okay, well I want to be a songwriter," 'cause it was like close to Nashville. PJ Harvey nashvilleartistcollege I did photography, painting, and drawing, but I prefer sculpture. I like it because it's very physical. PJ Harvey sculpturedrawingphotography Being a recording artist and having thousands of people listening to your music and singing your songs, and paying for it? It feels great! PJ Harvey artistsongpeople 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. PJ Harvey growing-upcommunicationthinking I didn't even know the industry of songwriting existed. I thought everybody sang songs and they were only singing the songs that they wrote. So after I found out about songwriting in college, I was like, "Okay, I want to do that." PJ Harvey singingcollegesong I just started writing and writing for people. And then, like I guess after (a) year of getting some placements, I kinda got a shot to be an artist. Long story short I think, yeah. PJ Harvey artistwritingthinking The first song I heard from me was Meek Mill ["I Don't Know"], it was his first single before he went (to jail). I remember the first time I heard it was like eleven thirty at night, and I was like, "Yo, this is crazy!" And, I was smiling from ear to ear. PJ Harvey crazysongnight But even when I do give interviews, I always come across as such a completely different person. It seems like there's no controlling it anyway. PJ Harvey interviewsdifferentgiving As far as in my adult life, it kinda started (with) writing first 'cause I went to school in Nashville. I mean, not Nashville but close to Nashville, and I met my managers in L.A. at a convention randomly. And then, it kinda just started from there. And then, I got my publishing deal. PJ Harvey writingmeanschool My town was even smaller. Only six hundred people. We didn't have a grocery store. PJ Harvey sixtownspeople I'm finding my way, and I make mistakes. PJ Harvey findingsmistakeway My mom is a sculptress. PJ Harvey my-mommom The artists that I love- whether painters or filmmakers- it's because something resonates in me because I've felt it. PJ Harvey painterartist I feel that my dreamscapes are part of my everyday life, and sometimes I can't tell the difference. PJ Harvey everyday-lifeeverydaysometimes I don't like things to be handed to me on a plate; that means nothing. I like to go through layers of unraveling and every time I listen to something, it makes me feel something different. Now I'm aware of the conflict that's going on, but at the time I just let what was happening happen. PJ Harvey conflictdifferentmean I knew what I didn't want to do- that's always my starting point. The starting point is always that I don't want to repeat myself. Or I try my best not to, with varying degrees of success. PJ Harvey trying If I ever meet a writer or a painter, I don't presuppose that they are like the work they are presenting. PJ Harvey painterpresenting I like to be around things that I find inspiring. PJ Harvey I also like a lot of silence, and when you're touring, it's constantly noise, all the time, you're surrounded with 15 or 20 people the entire time. I find that tough. PJ Harvey toughsilencepeople I like things that are beaten up, that have lived a little. I like things that are real. I like things that are made out of wood or string. I never feel very responsive to plastic machinery. PJ Harvey real
