PJ Harvey - 'Let England Shake' Interview

[singingfeces]

She's one of the few true artists... Now it makes so much sense why this album seems so unusually amazing!

[cesario2p]

Some of her work in this album reminds me of Hemingway's writing, not just with regard to subject matter -- war, love, etc. -- but also the way she talks about honesty in writing, and the way she writes using simple and precise words that work better than florid or overly emotional shit. This is a very interesting and rewarding album.

[TheCandice40]

I'm so glad i've found her right at this moment! Brilliant! xx

[LucidaFlex]

And she also likes Kubrick.

[kezadrone]

Huge fire. :/

[okcomputeA]

What a beautiful woman both mentally and physically

[cure21gr]

take away a lot of what isn't

[Oldschool205]

open wise words

[Klute1977]

Reminds me of interviews with Kate Bush,both are very intelligent and creative.

[t14blake]

@Klute1977 agree!

[cens11111]

kickin buttons

[calixa]

one of the best albums ever created. a stunning work. that is all.

[ertmuns]

PJ harvey, great storyteller and artist. powerful voice



[MrJeppelin]

I don´t know the english expression but in Sweden we say something like "being too smart for ones best" and I think that applies to sweet, sweet Polly Jean.

[nightfly33]

One of our greatest talents. a very lucid interview indeed. No trace of ego.

[endeavourthelimits]

i think it is brilliant when people try to expose their inner way of dealing with inspiration.... I really like her for her last album.

[ROTOLOFF]

Reminds me of Janeane Garofalo - with an English accent.

[kanshou]

@ROTOLOFF Ugh. That's like saying John Grisham reminds me of Marcel Proust.

[johnmckinlay67]

PS Congratulations on your SECOND Mercury Music Prize young lady ! x

[johnmckinlay67]

I saw her perform last night in Glasgow. This lady has a stage presence unlike any other I have seen.

[Skyswinger]

I love her speaking voice as much as I love her singing voice, and so does my cat (shelly)

[peacemonger1967]

she's obviously in command of her art

[Autotragisk]

She has it all, the looks, the dress, the fucking chair but her fireplace is not with real wood. Im totally full of disatisfaction about this. I dont know why.

[nightfly33]

@Autotragisk yeah, despite how good her sublime music is, if the fireplace 'aint right...well, might as well give up!

[happysappy21]

@Autotragisk... you're right, that flame has no personality, it goes against everything she stands for and is totally cramping her style. For shame!

[Autotragisk]

@happysappy21 You wrote better than i did, exactly, her thing is her brilliant intellect and personality, why then have such a superficial thing. Well, back to the studies. And my dream of a real fireplace.

[happysappy21]

@Autotragisk... yeah the part from 02:20 to 04:35 just shows how good it could have been but the pressure must have got to her. Let's hope she doesn't work with that fireplace again, she may lose the interest of the masses but more importantly she will regain her artistic crediblity

[drogheda1966]

Have you seen her perform 'Big Exit' live (@ later). Goosebumps...

[Pepper6464]

She looks jewish.

[ausseratem]

Polly Playlist: ►tinyurl com/pollyjeanharvey

[whisky0with0whiskers]

What a fantastic interview! Thanks x

[Triplesod]

In his song "West Country Girl", Nick Cave writes about Polly "her accent, which I'm told is broad...". This is the first time, I think, that I've heard PJ speak and she certainly doesn't have a "broad" accent, does she? Her Dorset accent comes out slightly when she uses words with R in them but otherwise it just seems like a generic, middle class Southern England/Home Counties accent, doesn't it?

Did she used to have a much stronger accent, or something? Or is our Nick just taking the piss?

[Triplesod]

For you foreign types who are ignorant about British and Irish accents (you have NO excuse! Surely your German/Aussie/Japanese/Mozambi­que/etc schools were built to teach you about UK? Even classes like Science (which Britain invented), Geography (we invented that too) and your language classes (Britain did, after all, invent such languages as Spanish, French and Cantonese) should be AngloCentric, "The Science of the British Isles" etc), see a video of Worzel Gummidge to hear West Country accent.

[federicomiozzo]

@Triplesod What is this solo speech about? Accents? Did I miss something?

[Triplesod]

@federicomiozzo Ha! No, just me blathering on like an idiot. Just ignore me, mate. :-)

Ciao.

[federicomiozzo]

@Triplesod No, really, I was gettin interested :-)

[TchockyPuritan]

Such a great interview with such a geniunely talented artist ...

Thank you so much for uploading it !

[GilesConradWatson]

One of the most lucid and intelligent rock star interviews I have ever seen, but then, the album is lucid and intelligent too - and it's hard not to get obsessed by it!

[duvtit]

Thanks for uploading this video. Great new album from Polly. She's so sexy.

[B3LLYGUTS]

thanks for posting. great editing and clearly some great interviewing to get those responses from PJ.