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I do write a lot of prose. It's not disciplined enough yet that it's actually become stories, or short stories. The idea of writing a novel seems impossible.

PJ Harvey

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PJ Harvey
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 9
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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.
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I always wanted to be an artist. I think I was just waiting on somebody to approve me and be like, Oh, okay, you should be an artist, you know 'cause it wasn't until I stopped looking for approval that I could actually do it.
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I think that's always very valuable: to keep the mind open to receiving all sorts of information, which can then be used in my work, but also just as a human being.
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I had a chip on my shoulders 'cause I felt like I was being overlooked.
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We just kind of lost our way. But we were looking to be free. One day we'll float. Take life as it comes.
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I find it hard myself to feel justified to sing in a very politically direct way about war or social conditions because I feel so ignorant of a lot of it.
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The devil wanders into my soul.
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