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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

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PJ Harvey
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 9
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I studied art just short of the level where you can earn a degree.
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