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“I feel like when I'm writing for other people, when I'm doing rap hooks, it's kinda like playing dress up for me...”

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PJ Harvey is a British musician known for her unique musical style and powerful emotional expression. Born on October 9, 1969, she has been active in the music industry since the early 1990s. Her music blends elements of rock, folk, and experimental music, earning her acclaim worldwide. more

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“When I'm writing for rappers it's kinda like switching, "Okay, you're not PJ. Now you have to act like a rapper."”

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“Like I have to pretend like I'm a male rapper, that I got stacks and we're in the club, and what do I want to say. And then, when writing Rare I could just be PJ.”

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“I feel like "Not For Long" was one for me just because I got to work with two people that I looked up to...”

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“It [ "Not For Long"] was the biggest song that I've had, and I actually heard it on the radio multiple times.”

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“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.”

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“I was working with D'Mile - he's amazing! And I don't know, it was like that guitar riff was so crazy to me, and so I think I was frustrated about something that happened earlier and I feel like I'm just a good guy, I don't cut people off, I don't really call people out when they do stuff that they should be called out on, and I'm just always the one being the bigger person. So, that day "Gangster" just came out. That's just how I feel in that day to day life.”

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Author:PJ Harvey

“[I] try to do both because the writing for me, to be a new artist, the writing is gonna pay the bills.”

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“An ambassador is not simply an agent; he is also a spectacle.”

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“At this point in my life, I'm probably not gonna be able to stop writing because it's gonna help me be able to do what I need to do.”

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Author:PJ Harvey

“[Writing] has helped me meet people.”

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