@@robertmorley4506 i think serious song writers put so much time and effort into their craft (many study it as an art) that it almost becomes a job, someone like maynard james kennan (tool) says it sometimes takes months to write lyrics, like a novelist constantly rewriting their words. i can't imagine there's anything "therapeutic" about that.
Like virtually everyone who bought Dry in 92, I was blown away. Loved Rid of Me and her Desert Sessions stuff with Josh as well. Just immensely talented and tremendously under appreciated. I’m glad she’s still making music.
I bought it very soon after it came out. I was 19. I named my daughter after her in 1996. Sadly i never got to see Peej perform live... despite going to tons of festivals etc she just wasn't playing at any I went to. I tried to get tickets to some gig or other she played but it sold. If she still plays gigs, which she must do i would think, im going to make sure i change that. Love from kerry in England ♥
I've loved PJ Harvey since Rid of Me. But how odd, I've rarely ever heard her speak. I'm so accustomed to hearing these huge vocals coming out of this petite woman, it's a little bit of a shock to listen to this calm, quiet, articulate voice. Not only do I want to revisit some of my fav PJ songs, I want to find some recent interviews of her.
I think PJ's kind of attractiveness only comes from knowing your inner self -- or just being absorbed in the process of experiencing life while exploring your inner self's processing of that experience -- without feeling the need to flaunt or fake it.
After repeatedly being bombarded with fake soulless crap from the radio,she is a breath of fresh air!Her music is great for road trips or really any time!
The first is almost always the best. Dry has that country twang that is so amazing (and I'm not even into country music much). She brought the passion with every album including dry, but really brought it from the get go with dry. Can't tell you how often I find myself singing it alone.
@@slacktoryrecords4193 - It's all twang on dry - at least the "Demos" cd - I've actually never listened to regular dry album, so don't know about it - whether it was more the "bassy" style - have heard her play some Dry very bassy before (concert videos)
@@jeffg4686 interesting. Never heard any twang on it and I’ve never seen anyone else describe it as such. It’s heavy blues-rock/punk with slight Irish folk influence on the rhythm of “Dress” and in the melodies of “Happy & Bleeding”
@@slacktoryrecords4193 - Yeah, must be the "Demos" - must be different. Have heard her play it heavy in concert. Only thing it was missing was more cow bell.
@@slacktoryrecords4193 The guitar playing in the Demo version of "O Stella" certainly has a 'twang' sound, very different from the studio album version
@@ricardojmestre - I totally understand and I'm sorry it's like that for you. It's sometimes like that for me too but when it's positive, I can use it to create. (Personally, I can't create when feeling negative) 🙂
@@ME-ru4hv - I'm not entirely sure what that might mean. I would have to re-watch it to see where that particular bit comes in context with the rest, but only judging by the short quote you've written, it seems to me like it might depend on your own personal interpretation. (I don't know why I might be the person to know the meaning behind those, someone else's, words though)
incredible vocalist, and minimalist song writer, a VERY hard thing to do well. it's the purest form of song writing, and pj is brilliant at it. period.
I love to see truly gifted, talented artists like PJ gain attention and popularity. The more people can share in great art the better the world will be,.
she has made like 4 AMAZING albums.... and not just with 2 or 3 good songs. EVERY FACKING SONG IS AMAZING. there are like no weak songs. all are memorable and powerful. really impressive artist.
She gained my attention very quickly when John Parrish from Automatic Dlamini first introduced his backing singer to a small Bristol club audience by letting her play a few of her own songs.
That's so funny, because I'm a little later to the table - Stories was my first and then I caught up - and I was always like, "Hey, I love PJ Harvey, but who is this John Parrish?"
@@slacktoryrecords4193 Some songs just stick in your memory and I remember it was only a year or two later when she bought out her first album and they were the lkead songs off it.
*_Polly - "I think I was always someone at school that didn't fit in" - "Didn't fit in" ? That's what's called being utterly and completely unique ..._*
Not sure that’s true. I mean a lot of the people who don’t fit in, don’t fit in for the exact same reason. Being an awkward weirdo doesn’t make you special
Thank you for this. It's always interesting hearing her talk, I used to love the Peel sessions, she was one of Peely's favourite artists. A very intelligent, insanely talented artist. Constantly evolving. Seen her loads of times, just pure unadultered raw emotion shaped into gorgeous flows of music. Strikes me as quite a sensitive thoughtful person, with her various persona's during the years as an expression of her artistry.
@@ScottishTeeVee my pleasure, thank you for all your work - bringing these snippets of pre-internet loveliness to a wider audience. Pre-mobile phone, pre-internet, people can't imagine it!
I admit, first time I listened to "Dry" & "Rid Of Me", she scared me to death. I had incorrectly evaluated her as a very angry, raging, dark androgynous sorceress hell-bent on revenge and bloodlust over the former lover that had frivolously trifled with her heart, forever haunting him with her curses and hexes. But, when I watched her interviews, I was shocked at just how "normal", how proper, dainty, lady-like, soft-spoken, uniquely gorgeous, intelligent & sweet that she really is. I was expecting some hot mess wacky as hell, kind of like Courtney Love, but no she is so much nothing of the sort. She is a true professional and a very amazing singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist artist covering a wide range of styles and genres.
@@gforce4063 hehe I imagine so, as the predominantly most of my ancestors originally hailed from her neck of the Anglo-Celtic boondocks. She is absolutely one hell of a fascinating, darkly humorous, sometimes somber and devastated, entertaining, cleverly skilled modern day female bard musical artist
@@EstebanDeSade Let England Shake, best expression to how this lady is a true musician after making Dry and Rid Of Me 20 years ago. Her last work didn’t impress me so much, but I’m really into her poetry this last years.
Great post. Astute and honest and funny. I'm enjoying seeing all the love for Polly Jean here, especially from men! I thought men might find her a bit threatening. I agree her musical persona is different from her offstage personality. I knew she was a country farm girl. I don't think she's ever lived in London. She's never married or had a baby either, which is interesting to me as a woman. I saw her three times in Philly in the late 90s/early 2000s. Twice in the tiny Theatre of the Living Arts and once opening the basketball stadium for U2, believe it or not. She came out on the stage that time wearing a a tiny dress and super high stiletto heels, and promptly broke one during the first song. No worries, she just played the rest of the show barefoot. I would just respectfully suggest that you might also give Courtney more consideration. She's also quite smart and sensitive and not as much of a hot mess as the media wanted/wants us all to believe. She hasn't done much musically since those first few albums (which were great) but she's turned out to be a fine actress. She also did a very decent job of raising her daughter, who just turned 30 and by all accounts seems quite normal considering who she is!
When I first saw the album cover for "Rid of Me', I honestly thought it was Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Most pictures I saw of her, really didn't give an accurate impression. When I saw her perform "Rid Of Me" on Leno and the great interview afterwards, I couldn't believe just how uniquely beautiful, gorgeous, and sexy that she really is.
@@ScottishTeeVee haha like it teevee. Yes never seen her as only got in to her a couple of years back. So excited and pray she tours her album next year. Thanks for the uploads, love them.
The most speaking I've heard from Ms. Harvey in a row, so far. Hypnotically difficult to look away from her voice. I picture a berserker warrior woman astride an armored war elephant smashing along at full tilt when she sings
Soak up, meditate, mediate, pontificate, explanate, or go totally insane. That's what I saw in 1992 at the Zap club Brighton, on the steps of a new hero.
@0:55 - "couldn't imagine anyone wanting to listen to it other than myself"... Often, the young bands don't know how good they are because it's not like a sports competition where you're winning everything. You just have to hope that the others like it. In terms of overall music style, Dry might be my favorite of hers. The "Demos" version in particular.
So True to Form ... Creativity is the Consumed Nature of 1's Surroundings an Environment It becomes Art thru What We as a Personable Person Are. U R What U Eat
It's a good point PJ makes here about how creative's output is not necessarily about themselves but are observations of other people. Most artists I know have an ouvere which can change over time and is ultimately a lens on the world, not the entire world.
I worked at Hultsfred building the video screens a few times but I cant have been there that year as I never would have forgotten seeing the most gorgeous Woman in music! Pretty sure Hultsfred is discontinued now....
Very articulate and passionate woman with a genuine songwriting and musical gift.
Like Hardy
She's pretentious and overrated.
she;s ok
@@astroboirap Ok.
🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤
"It's a form of expression, but it's not therapy." Well said. 🙂
Thank you for posting this! 👏👏🙂
i actually disagree with that, song writing may not be therapy in that it doesn't make you well, but it's therapeutic in that it gives you a high.
Goodbye blues if that were to be true.
@@michelvondenhoff9673 I would argue that expression is the first step to therapy.
@@tomitstube I wondered about that too. Maybe she was speaking for herself?
@@robertmorley4506 i think serious song writers put so much time and effort into their craft (many study it as an art) that it almost becomes a job, someone like maynard james kennan (tool) says it sometimes takes months to write lyrics, like a novelist constantly rewriting their words. i can't imagine there's anything "therapeutic" about that.
PJ is undoubtedly one of my favorite people in music. Unique talent and totally original.
Dress was the first and only song I ever called a radio station to request.
Dress is my favorite on the album. Brings me good memories of that entire era.
And what-a-song! I would have done the same
Like virtually everyone who bought Dry in 92, I was blown away. Loved Rid of Me and her Desert Sessions stuff with Josh as well. Just immensely talented and tremendously under appreciated. I’m glad she’s still making music.
I bought it very soon after it came out. I was 19. I named my daughter after her in 1996. Sadly i never got to see Peej perform live... despite going to tons of festivals etc she just wasn't playing at any I went to. I tried to get tickets to some gig or other she played but it sold.
If she still plays gigs, which she must do i would think, im going to make sure i change that. Love from kerry in England ♥
One of the most important artists of our generation!
Thanks for watching and commenting Mike
I've loved PJ Harvey since Rid of Me. But how odd, I've rarely ever heard her speak. I'm so accustomed to hearing these huge vocals coming out of this petite woman, it's a little bit of a shock to listen to this calm, quiet, articulate voice. Not only do I want to revisit some of my fav PJ songs, I want to find some recent interviews of her.
Used to hear snippets of conversation with her on John peel show, always thoughtful and intelligent
There is a great interview from the big day out in Oz about 2012 I think, if you can find it...
Same here.
Drunk driving kills. Distracted driving kills. Please...be safe. Stay sober and aler
Same.
One of my favourite ever mussicians. I don't think people realise just how much PJ Harvey inspired alot of bands and other artists.
I've just discovered this woman , she is like a breath of fresh air , inspirational and gorgeous at the same time. .
I hope you have noticed all the PJ videos on this channel, links to some are at the very end of this video
I just adore her, she definitely was born an artist
There is just something so attractive about her. She’s magnetic
I think PJ's kind of attractiveness only comes from knowing your inner self -- or just being absorbed in the process of experiencing life while exploring your inner self's processing of that experience -- without feeling the need to flaunt or fake it.
Love her so original and passionate
After repeatedly being bombarded with fake soulless crap from the radio,she is a breath of fresh air!Her music is great for road trips or really any time!
yes! Yes! YES!
PJ Harvey was and still is an awesome talent. Just an amazing musical artist
The first is almost always the best. Dry has that country twang that is so amazing (and I'm not even into country music much). She brought the passion with every album including dry, but really brought it from the get go with dry. Can't tell you how often I find myself singing it alone.
Country twang… on Dry? What
Haha. I agree it’s an amazing album, it and Rid Of Me are my two favorites
@@slacktoryrecords4193 - It's all twang on dry - at least the "Demos" cd - I've actually never listened to regular dry album, so don't know about it - whether it was more the "bassy" style - have heard her play some Dry very bassy before (concert videos)
@@jeffg4686 interesting. Never heard any twang on it and I’ve never seen anyone else describe it as such. It’s heavy blues-rock/punk with slight Irish folk influence on the rhythm of “Dress” and in the melodies of “Happy & Bleeding”
@@slacktoryrecords4193 - Yeah, must be the "Demos" - must be different. Have heard her play it heavy in concert. Only thing it was missing was more cow bell.
@@slacktoryrecords4193 The guitar playing in the Demo version of "O Stella" certainly has a 'twang' sound, very different from the studio album version
What an absolute dream of an artist.
She's absolutely spot on about being an artist and being hyper-sensitive.
A blessing and a curse.
🙂
It's a curse.
@@ricardojmestre - I totally understand and I'm sorry it's like that for you.
It's sometimes like that for me too but when it's positive, I can use it to create. (Personally, I can't create when feeling negative) 🙂
yea lol her description "mopping up and articulating everything all around you, all the time" ... is that not the same as self-centered ?
@@ME-ru4hv - I'm not entirely sure what that might mean. I would have to re-watch it to see where that particular bit comes in context with the rest, but only judging by the short quote you've written, it seems to me like it might depend on your own personal interpretation.
(I don't know why I might be the person to know the meaning behind those, someone else's, words though)
A blurssing
incredible vocalist, and minimalist song writer, a VERY hard thing to do well. it's the purest form of song writing, and pj is brilliant at it. period.
Thanks for watching and commenting Tom
I love to see truly gifted, talented artists like PJ gain attention and popularity. The more people can share in great art the better the world will be,.
she has made like 4 AMAZING albums.... and not just with 2 or 3 good songs. EVERY FACKING SONG IS AMAZING. there are like no weak songs. all are memorable and powerful. really impressive artist.
She's the coolest ever💖
One of my favorite musicians. I really like her.
Wow what a treat to wake up to. Thank you for the video, I love to hear her speak as well as sing!
Great interview,
Thank you for this.
Edward, always good to see comments from you, hope you are good and well.
@@ScottishTeeVee
I’m not too bad, hope you’re doing well yourself. Have a great weekend.
great comment about therapy and autobiography
thank you for posting this
she inspired me greatly when i discovered her in the 90's
Thanks for watching and commenting
ive been a fan for decades , i love PJ’s authenticity as a person
Shes great
Dry came out when I was a teen and I played it on repeat for two years solid after that. She's always been epic!
My favourite lady in music. She’s incredible.
She gained my attention very quickly when John Parrish from Automatic Dlamini first introduced his backing singer to a small Bristol club audience by letting her play a few of her own songs.
Do you remember which songs they were? (I know it was over 30 years ago so I won’t blame you if you can’t remember)
@@slacktoryrecords4193 I'm prett sure they were Shelagh na Gig and Dress
That's so funny, because I'm a little later to the table - Stories was my first and then I caught up - and I was always like, "Hey, I love PJ Harvey, but who is this John Parrish?"
That's r really interesting, must have been amazing to see. John parish really is multitalented
@@slacktoryrecords4193 Some songs just stick in your memory and I remember it was only a year or two later when she bought out her first album and they were the lkead songs off it.
Now I love her even more.
A great underappreciated artist.
Love.
Peace on earth.
She's definitely been an enrichment to the rock/pop music scene. I adore her much.
*_Polly - "I think I was always someone at school that didn't fit in" - "Didn't fit in" ? That's what's called being utterly and completely unique ..._*
And this mantra should be reinforced in schools themselves. "We are not here to fit in. We are here to discover our uniqueness".
Not sure that’s true. I mean a lot of the people who don’t fit in, don’t fit in for the exact same reason. Being an awkward weirdo doesn’t make you special
Hi Jane
I absolutely adore PJ and her music!
Let England Shake is just about my favourite album ever. Perfection.
What can you say!
I just look at the lady and feel good that she is who she is .
Thank you for this. It's always interesting hearing her talk, I used to love the Peel sessions, she was one of Peely's favourite artists. A very intelligent, insanely talented artist. Constantly evolving. Seen her loads of times, just pure unadultered raw emotion shaped into gorgeous flows of music. Strikes me as quite a sensitive thoughtful person, with her various persona's during the years as an expression of her artistry.
I'm glad you enjoyed this, thanks for taking the time to comment 🙂
she ears babies...lol
@@josephsmitty-jo1oi like most artists, totally batty!
@@ScottishTeeVee my pleasure, thank you for all your work - bringing these snippets of pre-internet loveliness to a wider audience. Pre-mobile phone, pre-internet, people can't imagine it!
I have mad love for her.
I am glad I watched this. I feel very similar about things.
Thank you for watching and commenting Alexander
She is one of the few artists that I can say is genius , genuine and a highest level channeler.
I admit, first time I listened to "Dry" & "Rid Of Me", she scared me to death. I had incorrectly evaluated her as a very angry, raging, dark androgynous sorceress hell-bent on revenge and bloodlust over the former lover that had frivolously trifled with her heart, forever haunting him with her curses and hexes. But, when I watched her interviews, I was shocked at just how "normal", how proper, dainty, lady-like, soft-spoken, uniquely gorgeous, intelligent & sweet that she really is. I was expecting some hot mess wacky as hell, kind of like Courtney Love, but no she is so much nothing of the sort. She is a true professional and a very amazing singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist artist covering a wide range of styles and genres.
Any relation
@@gforce4063 hehe I imagine so, as the predominantly most of my ancestors originally hailed from her neck of the Anglo-Celtic boondocks. She is absolutely one hell of a fascinating, darkly humorous, sometimes somber and devastated, entertaining, cleverly skilled modern day female bard musical artist
@@EstebanDeSade Let England Shake, best expression to how this lady is a true musician after making Dry and Rid Of Me 20 years ago. Her last work didn’t impress me so much, but I’m really into her poetry this last years.
Your initial description of her was very funny ngl
Great post. Astute and honest and funny. I'm enjoying seeing all the love for Polly Jean here, especially from men! I thought men might find her a bit threatening. I agree her musical persona is different from her offstage personality. I knew she was a country farm girl. I don't think she's ever lived in London. She's never married or had a baby either, which is interesting to me as a woman.
I saw her three times in Philly in the late 90s/early 2000s. Twice in the tiny Theatre of the Living Arts and once opening the basketball stadium for U2, believe it or not. She came out on the stage that time wearing a a tiny dress and super high stiletto heels, and promptly broke one during the first song. No worries, she just played the rest of the show barefoot.
I would just respectfully suggest that you might also give Courtney more consideration. She's also quite smart and sensitive and not as much of a hot mess as the media wanted/wants us all to believe. She hasn't done much musically since those first few albums (which were great) but she's turned out to be a fine actress. She also did a very decent job of raising her daughter, who just turned 30 and by all accounts seems quite normal considering who she is!
She tells good stories, like a novel.
A very rare feature in a true Artist, not up themselves! What a breath of fresh air
Just found this. What a treat. Always been kinda mesmerised by Polly Harvey and this is such a great interview. Thank you Scottish TeeVee
Her intelligence is so attractive.
It’s rare for people to be this articulate and thoughtful. We celebrate idiocy so much
So true! She's so sweet and compelling. My heart skips a beat when I hear that lovely voice expressing her thoughts.
When I first saw the album cover for "Rid of Me', I honestly thought it was Anthony Kiedis of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Most pictures I saw of her, really didn't give an accurate impression. When I saw her perform "Rid Of Me" on Leno and the great interview afterwards, I couldn't believe just how uniquely beautiful, gorgeous, and sexy that she really is.
This is it
And she expresses it so eloquently and vibrantly
One the the best singer songwriters of our generation
Not
@@sullivan2339who then? the only artist to win the mercury prize twice!
@@sullivan2339 yes
She's such a Crusher. 💜
i could listen to her all day long.
Nice interview
Just got a ticket to see her in Liverpool, can't wait.
Oh you Jammy person🙂😉
@@ScottishTeeVee haha like it teevee. Yes never seen her as only got in to her a couple of years back. So excited and pray she tours her album next year. Thanks for the uploads, love them.
@@jammybadger6514 You are most welcome 🙂
@@jammybadger6514 Yes, John Parish has said they’re planning to tour.
@@slacktoryrecords4193 nice one where did you see it. Just so i can check it out.
The most speaking I've heard from Ms. Harvey in a row, so far. Hypnotically difficult to look away from her voice. I picture a berserker warrior woman astride an armored war elephant smashing along at full tilt when she sings
I love her music, grace, style, artistry, humility ❤
I love her southern English accent besides all her music. Live long and prosper Polly 😍
She’s looking AMAZING 💜🙅🏻♀️😘
In spite of already knowing for years,
It still shocking/refreshing, to see a celebrity that doesn’t make me a little sick.
Soak up, meditate, mediate, pontificate, explanate, or go totally insane. That's what I saw in 1992 at the Zap club Brighton, on the steps of a new hero.
Thanks for watching and commenting
What an intelligent, educated, well spoken, and lovely woman.
One word for her , Goddess.
I love the hint of Thomas Hardy in her accent.
She’s so fascinating. I would love to hangout with her.
What a lovely woman and so talented!
You’re awesome Scottish. Thanks for this
My pleasure!
I love her.
I love her energy and songwriting.
Greatest female rock artist of all time.
Not
@@sullivan2339 yes
Lovely
Oh... How sensitive person she is and also an attractive woman.
Fantastic 😍😍😍😍
She sounds like Nigel Tufnel, it's great.
Yay PJ Harvey
The quality is excellent. Thank you!
Still have that cassette tape.
Very engaging I could listen to her for days
@0:55 - "couldn't imagine anyone wanting to listen to it other than myself"...
Often, the young bands don't know how good they are because it's not like a sports competition where you're winning everything.
You just have to hope that the others like it.
In terms of overall music style, Dry might be my favorite of hers. The "Demos" version in particular.
Very talented human being.
Love her.
I really like PJ Harvey she's just a brilliant singer.
God I love this woman.. a true modern musical genius! And cool as f**k!!
Love PJ!!!! 😍
She's always wonderful.
So True to Form ... Creativity is the Consumed Nature of 1's Surroundings an Environment It becomes Art thru What We as a Personable Person Are. U R What U Eat
Always a true original and still is.
I bought Dry on cassette when I was 16 in 1992 and have loved Polly's music ever since. ❤
Stories from the City Stories from the sea was an incredible album
There were days i thought music is a form of therapy . But i now know its not. You sounds like my kind of person PJ.
she's everything and more 💙
A form of expression but its not therapy...well put
I love her so much..❤
Total hero!! In the art of amazing music!!
Molto lucida e modesta. Brava!
Grazie, per la visione e il commento.
It's a good point PJ makes here about how creative's output is not necessarily about themselves but are observations of other people. Most artists I know have an ouvere which can change over time and is ultimately a lens on the world, not the entire world.
One of the best.
❤️ Thank you for posting this
Yet another great vid, Mate!
I am glad you enjoyed this one Abel🙂
adorable
Incredibly intelligent
Crikey, I'm in love
I worked at Hultsfred building the video screens a few times but I cant have been there that year as I never would have forgotten seeing the most gorgeous Woman in music! Pretty sure Hultsfred is discontinued now....
That's the first time i've heard her talk and I'm surprised by the difference between her speaking voice and her singing voice.