I think it does surprise me a bit when people have a very fixed idea of what I'm … - PJ Harvey

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Well, there's a remedy for all things but death, which will be sure to lay us flat one time or other.

PJ Harvey

I think it does surprise me a bit when people have a very fixed idea of what I'm like, based upon the work that I do, which is something that is very separate.

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I think you have to be very careful getting the balance right if you're going to talk about grand themes like war, death and nationhood. You need to use the right language or don't do it at all.

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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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[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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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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Any of these contemporary war situations, whether civilian or soldier on either side - that's what I was interested in. The people who are being affected. Not so much the political speak at the top of the food chain, but the people who are affected by it on the ground.

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