PJ Harvey on MTV’s 120 Minutes 1993 (full interview)

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3 жыл бұрын

PJ Harvey being interviewed by Lewis Largent on 120 Minutes in MTV, 1993. I saw another video with part of this interview but didn’t notice one with the whole thing so here it is.

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@danheilman7729 3 жыл бұрын

The contrast between her performing demeanor and her interpersonal demeanor is amazing and inspiring. Lots and lots of levels to this gifted woman.

@tinman7065 Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. She's such a contradiction. A diminutive, soft-spoken farm girl off stage, but she's a giant fire-breathing vixen in front of the crowd. Very demure and classy, but irresistibly beautiful. She proves a lady doesn't have to look and act trashy to be sexy.

@tinadickson1697 Жыл бұрын

@@tinman7065 &by by hubbub u huh u huh Bynum. V b t tvb nubby 8o I l

@BookClubDisaster 3 жыл бұрын

If you watched her in this interview and then listened to her music for the first time, you would be in for quite a shock.

@indiemusicstuff4287 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely

@redstep-child3096 3 жыл бұрын

That seems like a very intelligent summation. A quiet unassuming young lady who wields an anvil!

@stacin821 2 жыл бұрын

Very true

@SK1238723947238947234 2 жыл бұрын

@@redstep-child3096 im more surprised that she’s british

@benjamincera1806 2 жыл бұрын

What if you were in shock for the first time listening to her interview while watching the interview🙏🏼

@jlouis4407 Жыл бұрын

Rid of Me is one of THE best albums ever.

@cactusclimber22 Жыл бұрын

So cute how hard this guy is crushing on her during the interview! "You have nice hair" geeezus lol. How wise is PJ and what a brilliant gate keeper for real sound even at a young age - a true artist.

@agstinacueva1673 3 жыл бұрын

Her style is the pinnacle of fashion. She's just an icon

@jasonlange6439 2 жыл бұрын

She's the greatest!

@ohlwilliam4838 2 жыл бұрын

I think what strikes me the most about her is her humility; there's no pretense at all. She's got tons and tons of integrity as well. I feel that the word "icon" can be applied to her...and she's been doing it for years!

@lolah3838 Жыл бұрын

I love how soft her speaking voice is. So unexpected.

@spacewombat6174 3 жыл бұрын

Not many people are so self assured at such a young age, or ever!

@svenknutsen8937 2 жыл бұрын

I like the interviewer, he's really good at what he does. Plus: He adores her!

@Geshreeyeh Жыл бұрын

Yeah, he looks like an extra from Wayne's World, but actually he really knows his stuff.

@howsitvingoing2048 Жыл бұрын

When reporters/hosts had class

@tinadickson1697 Жыл бұрын

Lewis Largent is the interviewer. I adored him growing up. He had a HUGE influence on my musical tastes when he was associated with KROQ in Los Angeles and Request Video on KDOC in Orange County. Love him so ❤️

@eliaol4231 Жыл бұрын

the interviewer is just adorable and very respectful which is very rare

@neroltecneops59 3 ай бұрын

She has the posture and body language of Queen, the interviewer has sheepish body language, Polly, the queen, chewed him up nicely

@alvareo92 Жыл бұрын

I like how she says she decided to use her name for the band because she was the lead songwriter and she wasn’t sure if her band mates were in on this as much as she was. Certainly a wise decision! Many of us never knew “PJ Harvey” started off as the name of the band.

@Itchytastyjillsandwich 2 жыл бұрын

I feel like she’s one of those singers that no matter what genre you like everybody loves her

@Ryan-xu3zf 2 жыл бұрын

Cracking up at how hard the interviewer is crushing on PJ! :'-D Who wouldn't be!

@maunderjape8365 Жыл бұрын

Ricky Rachman, I think. Mtv used to be awesome.

@beedawk Жыл бұрын

That’s Lewis Largent, Riki Rachtman was host for Headbanger’s Ball

@m.agustina9090 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing it! She looks so sweet and shy 💘

@indiemusicstuff4287 3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome!

@maunderjape8365 Жыл бұрын

Love PJ! Love old MTv! Thanks for posting!😍

@tastemaker_87 3 жыл бұрын

4:10 Albini also produced In Utero because Kurt was impressed by PJ Harvey and the live sound they achieved on that album.

@alvareo92 Жыл бұрын

This comment raised my eyebrow as the interviewer calls Albini controversial for the whole Nirvana stuff, which I thought was Kurt’s dissatisfaction with the finished In Utero, so I took to Wikipedia and found an Albini quote from early 93, where he “dismissed Nirvana as "R.E.M. with a fuzzbox" and "an unremarkable version of the Seattle sound".” Funny!

@alvareo92 Жыл бұрын

As for your claim, just as I thought, Albini’s sound had come to his attention with Pixies and Breeders, although before recording Nirvana’s album Albini gave him a tape of Rid of Me so he could have an idea of what In Utero could sound like.

@Brokenface Жыл бұрын

No Kurt was impressed by Albini work with surfer Rosa of Pixies and Pod of The Breeders, same for PJ who was impressed with Surfer Rosa. As the other user said, Albini sent to Kurt the Rid of Me album by PJ Harvey to give him an idea of the way he records

@in3rcia218 3 жыл бұрын

every interview like this of the 90s is knowledge for the new generation of musicians to come(I really wish!!!) isn't all over in music already

@indiemusicstuff4287 3 жыл бұрын

I was happy to find some stuff on my old tapes that weren’t on KZfaq yet. I had a ton more but they had already been posted by others.

@LilacUnderworld 2 жыл бұрын

I love PJ Harvey and this is the first time I've seen this interview. She is a powerful force in the industry and I love how assertive she is and how she does what is best for her music, I can relate to her in that aspect, creating music authentically comes before popularity.

@ohlwilliam4838 2 жыл бұрын

I'm much the same....loved and admired her for years; only now am I checking out interviews.

@Ari_editz 2 жыл бұрын

Fuck, that was adorable.

@nihilisticsoup2919 2 жыл бұрын

She's a shooting star across a vast hopeless space.

@burneyvisser Жыл бұрын

Bought dry when it first came out and smashed it every day for months. Been a fan ever since

@elmarbeau 3 жыл бұрын

PJ Harvey = queen of United Kingdom rock and roll 👑

@xzempty_8387 2 жыл бұрын

@theselector4733 Жыл бұрын

So not Ireland then?

@JSTNtheWZRD 2 жыл бұрын

I have to say that she is the most feminine woman I have ever seen. People I think tend to equate feminine with frailty or weakness, rather like a man's sidekick. Polly Jean shows what it is - no girly weakness, she's a totally mature woman, powerful feminine shining out, embracing herself as totally normal, in a more natural way than society's constraints - and its like seeing a rare bird.

@belleofkilronan8565 2 жыл бұрын

Beautifully said.

@RapidCycling07 Жыл бұрын

Her clothing style is masculine not feminine. Wearing dresses does not equal weakness or being a side kick. Perhaps you meant to say feminist instead of feminine.

@howsitvingoing2048 Жыл бұрын

And she can form articulate sentences without saying "like you know.." over and over while adding expletives.. unlike many musicians and actors now

@glenbellefonte9620 Жыл бұрын

@x yeah, not to mention all the fruity dudes riding her jock like they feel like if they virtue signal hard enough they can get to heaven.

@alquinn8576 2 жыл бұрын

What an exciting new artist. I bet she will do great things!

@DontBeeLeafTheHype 2 жыл бұрын

PJ Harvey and Portishead great 90s bands. Amazing acually!!

@Yeetomato 2 жыл бұрын

strongly agree

@Peter1999Videos Жыл бұрын

Tricky said one time about her "i like PJ, she's always hersefl"

@user-ht9fr6eh9u 2 жыл бұрын

What a lovely voice. Angelic. Dreamboat

@MrMurph73 Жыл бұрын

I saw her on her very first tour in 1991 at a pub in Leeds. Amazing gig.

@JasonUmbrellabird Жыл бұрын

I saw her when she was a backing singer for Automatic Dlamini

@MrMurph73 Жыл бұрын

@@JasonUmbrellabird wow that's going back a bit! Was it in Dorset?

@JasonUmbrellabird Жыл бұрын

@@MrMurph73 No, Rhe Malaap Club, Cheltenham Road, Bristol.

@Lifeoftheparty8290 Жыл бұрын

It’s okay I’m from Leeds

@indiemusicstuff4287 Ай бұрын

So cool! I was lucky to see her first show in LA in 1992 and many more since .

@ianrmacdougall3875 Жыл бұрын

Ms Harvey is wonderful, exuberant

@markg2842 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVE her accent!! She could read the phone book and I'd probably enjoy it!

@ReverendBenzo Жыл бұрын

What's a phone book?

@OHJLM 3 жыл бұрын

Shout out to Lauren Mayberry of Chvrches. She often references PJ Harvey as a major influence. If you've never seen "Down by the Water," pause this video, go and watch and then return. Then remind yourself that it was made only 2/1/2 years after this interview.

@chhewee 2 жыл бұрын

I love her.

@ourlifeinwashington4114 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing Woman amazing artist.

@sexyrotekatze Жыл бұрын

Maybe the most 90iest thing I've ever seen!

@alexgourdplant 2 жыл бұрын

She is life

@TacoKicker 2 жыл бұрын

LEGEND

@DanHunterSportsWriter Жыл бұрын

Polly is so much like a young Kate Bush was in her early interviews. For me those two are by far the best female singer songwriters the UK has ever produced

@fajarzakri4936 Жыл бұрын

I have a few others in mind: Joan Armatrading, Tanita Tikaram, Tracey Thorn.

@jefffloyd7105 3 жыл бұрын

First 3 albums are awesome

@dontyouwonder 2 жыл бұрын

what a icon

@andyhouston9836 11 ай бұрын

I really appreciate her intelligent and articulate approach to making music, especially the way she responds to this interviewers stupidly framed question about Steve Albini.

@andrewvincent5472 Жыл бұрын

PJ's speaking voice is akin to Kate Bush's speaking voice - tone and accent

@axelazaryan Жыл бұрын

I love her

@in3rcia218 3 жыл бұрын

keep uploading stuff like this please (artists) ❤️ thank you

@indiemusicstuff4287 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I had more. I think I’ve gone through all my old VHS tapes and don’t have any more.

@davidklein4680 Жыл бұрын

I saw her open up for U2 elevation tour 2002in Albany NY she was really good 👍👍

@bengunns9500 2 жыл бұрын

She has natural beauty, no makeup, just pure, and interesting

@ronaldgarrison8478 Жыл бұрын

She's like a bunch of others I've seen-comes across like Clark Kent in conversation, but steps on stage and you see Superman.

@xzempty_8387 2 жыл бұрын

pj harvey GOD

@cajahiba 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely

@johnharrison9685 3 жыл бұрын

Should’ve kept the Sheila-na-gig video in.

@sebastopprogre1979 5 ай бұрын

Siempre fuiste tan hermosa.❤

@akikito14 2 жыл бұрын

Love PJ and just love her as a super Wanda Jackson...also love Nick Cave , but PJ as such back ground ..bref ....miss her

@rong2912 2 жыл бұрын

I lover her

@joshuafult84 3 жыл бұрын

Not only is she pretty physically her personality is great just a good vibe.

@Desparlui 2 жыл бұрын

PJ is so beautiful.

@lucioandriulo9011 3 жыл бұрын

How predictive of her! Maybe she had already planned on going solo at a later stage

@mjm5081 Жыл бұрын

❤

@sayammontesreyes2393 2 жыл бұрын

He's just like me!

@rubygirl214 3 жыл бұрын

She is an absolute goddess.

@chadprice4976 2 жыл бұрын

my god, Dave Kendall, where are you?

@Jamesp1972 2 жыл бұрын

she reminds me of Mick Jones

@shkyrbty Жыл бұрын

PJ Harvey cuts thru the BS of the interviewer when she speaks to her choice of Steve Albini as producer: like, he's the only producer she knows that records a band to sound like your standing in the same room as the band. Cut and dry.

@ulrichschwarz110 2 жыл бұрын

See her the first time and listening to and looking at her what comes into my mind: the feminine version of Martin L. Gore.

@Flo-mh3pz 2 жыл бұрын

Oh WOW...I was JUST going to make that comment... Glad I'm not the only one who thought so...

@stocktonjoans Жыл бұрын

Nick Cave called, he want's his outfit back

@AMEER-114- Жыл бұрын

Genuine laughing here

@ferrylad Жыл бұрын

Was PJ Harvey Mr White in Reservoir Dogs,? An enquiring mind wants to know.

@jamesellis2784 Жыл бұрын

Star gate.?

@Dragon34th 2 жыл бұрын

Peanut Butter Jelly Harvey 😂 that's how call her because her music is like a good sandwich to me 🍯🥜🥖🥞🥰

@jefffloyd7105 3 жыл бұрын

She sounds like a fox with a wounded wolf inside

@marcomolinero5877 Жыл бұрын

She looks almost romany.

@faycoulter7131 6 ай бұрын

lots of people think that, the west country has a lot of romany looking people. It’s all from years down the line and the genes just passed on i guess

@chelseapoet3664 Жыл бұрын

This interviewer...jeez. "Talking to Polly Jean Harvey from PJ Harvey". Sure dufe, you're talking to her from herself.

@inozeeen6633 Жыл бұрын

LOOK clearly, your DID

@bretm1389 3 жыл бұрын

talk about cliche, the dude doing interview looks like a total try hard every 90's cliche in one. pj could walk into any room today dressed as she is here & still look stylish

@crystalmonroy9111 3 жыл бұрын

God, her and Kurt would have been such a cool couple.

@user-ht9fr6eh9u 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine the children......Wow

@richardwellend3806 Жыл бұрын

It never would of happened. She's very anti drugs

@crystalmonroy9111 Жыл бұрын

@@richardwellend3806 Could’ve happened if he managed to get clean 🤷🏻‍♀️

@richardwellend3806 Жыл бұрын

@@crystalmonroy9111 bro that would of never happened

@crystalmonroy9111 Жыл бұрын

@@richardwellend3806 bro does it matter 💀

@mckenzie125 2 жыл бұрын

She sounds like Kate Bush

@kaiyaeatscrumpets 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's just that their British

@hellvixen4808 2 жыл бұрын

I love how she dresses like a guy sometimes..she's man-sized! Larger really, lol.😼🚬

@pepinillosazucarados6743 3 жыл бұрын

SHE TALKS LIKE EMMA WATSON HOW CUTE ACCENT !!!

@howareyou857 3 жыл бұрын

She's from Dorset in the West of England the local accent has a burr. Her's isn't particularly strong to be fair.

@eclairemoore510 2 жыл бұрын

Imagine this guy interviewing her, talking to another dude like this. The patronization isn't subtle. Understandably, the comfort and relative safety that femme energy provides is real -and it's a gift to be respected- and we see him here nervously soften himself to approximate her, but the result is that he speaks with and of her as he would with a child. We can prepare men for better than this by learning and listening constantly, by their sides, to femmes in all areas of art and thought -as the true leaders and geniuses that they are.

@snowdog03 2 жыл бұрын

Lul

@tobypoopoo2902 Жыл бұрын

Oh boy, another feminist demanding more than she gives. 😒

@RunOfTheHind Жыл бұрын

Everyone else: "Awww, he has SUCH a crush on her! So cute!" This chick: "Misogyny!"

@Cmonbilly Жыл бұрын

@@tobypoopoo2902 Not quite, shes demanding more for PJ, which is very deserved! Don’t you dare say PJ doesn’t give, because you would be dead wrong!

@Rings-of-Saturn2 4 ай бұрын

Talk about reading into something way too much😂😂 The interviewer is clearly a big PJ Harvey fan and he was just a bit nervous and could not hide the fact he was crushing on her.