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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

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PJ Harvey
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: October 9
Composer
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Singer-Songwriter
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