P. J. Harvey Quotes

If someone tied me down and made me answer the question, singer, actress, clothing designer, I most likely - it could change on any given day, but mostly likely I would lean towards singing. It's where I feel most like myself - on stage singing.

I want to continue to do music and stay on the stage because I love the stage. And I want to continue to write songs.

I was king of the mountain for a long time, well, I don't want that no more. I like to perform every once in a while for people who want to see me, and cut albums of music that is what I'm really about.

That would really be my fantasy - maybe just do three shows a year and each year in a different city, just singing for the people who really want to see it, and then just write for other people. I do love to sing, but I'm just as happy singing in the bathtub, you know?

I never decided to start singing, to be a singer.

Music is my work, writing songs is my work, touring is my work, going into the studio is my work.

I really enjoy creating music onstage, to participate in making music live.

I have always thought of myself as a performer first and way down the line as a recording artist.

I love what I do. I made my first record in '57. I don't think I'll ever get tired of making records and writing songs and singing and being in the music business.

Growing up, I always wanted to be a singer, and I've done that.

Being in a rock band is about touring. It's about writing songs and it's about making records but it's also about taking a wonderful smile onto that stage and making the people feel good about themselves.

I'm pretty obsessed with Sara Bareilles. She is so talented, and I feel like I would learn so much from her.

I'm proud of everything I do, but I think I'm the most happy about becoming a rapper. It was my entrance into everything. That helped me get into acting.

This business is about working. It's really not about glamour. For me, the most glamorous thing about it is to b able to get on stage and perform my music for people. That's the privilege. And that's what all the work leads up to, and that's why it's worth it to me.

I'm hoping to do more with my music. I did the stage musical 'Spring Awakening' recently and it reignited the love I have for singing.

All I ever wanted was to perform, make music, make videos.

I don't miss television. It's too much hurry up and sit around, wait till they do this and do that, and get the lighting just right. I'd much rather go out on a stage anywhere and just play and sing for an hour.

I think the reason I got into the music business was basically for the live aspect of it.

I'd like to become a singer who expresses myself more openly.

I'm in a band, I sing live.

I just want to sing, I want to work on my music, I want to make my movies, that's all I want to do.

Playing live is closer to theatre, although when you're up there on your own, it's quite scary and revealing because you're playing your own songs. It's like a one man show that you've written yourself.

I didn't think I was a famous singer. I didn't think I was a star or that I could make the waters part - just that singing was what I was going to do.

What I always wanted to do was to be a rock star.

I love being a part of country music. I love going out and... doing things for the first time for country music. I always enjoy that.