PJ Harvey

Quick Facts

Full Name	PJ Harvey
Occupation	Guitarist
Date Of Birth	Oct 9, 1969(1969-10-09)
Age	55
Birthplace	Bridport
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

PJ Harvey Biography

PJ Harvey is one of the most popular and richest Guitarist who was born on October 9, 1969 in Bridport, England, United Kingdom. An English musician who was part of Automatic Dlamini, PJ Harvey Trio and also had a successful solo career.

Her parents introduced her to She was introduced to Bob Dylan by her parents, which influenced some of her work., which in turn influenced some aspects of her work.

Polly Jean “PJ” Harvey MBE (born 9 October 1969) is an English musician and singer-songwriter. Primarily known as a vocalist and guitarist, she is also proficient with a wide range of instruments.

In July 1988, Harvey became a member of Automatic Dlamini, a band based in Bristol with whom she gained extensive ensemble-playing experience. Formed by John Parish in 1983, the band consisted of a rotating line-up that at various times included Rob Ellis and Ian Oliver. Harvey had met Parish in 1987 through mutual friend Jeremy Hogg, the band’s slide guitarist. Providing saxophone, guitars and background vocals, she travelled extensively during the band’s early days, including performances in East and West Germany, Spain and Poland to support the band’s debut studio album, The D is for Drum. A second European tour took place throughout June and July 1989. Following the tour, the band recorded Here Catch, Shouted His Father, their second studio album, between late 1989 and early 1990. This is the only Automatic Dlamini material to feature Harvey, but remains unreleased, although bootleg versions of the album are in circulation.

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PJ Harvey Net Worth

PJ Harvey is one of the richest Guitarist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, PJ Harvey 's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She was a saxophonist when she started out. She studied visual arts at Yeovil College.

For her work on Stories from the City and Stories from the Sea, she was the first recipient of two Mercury Prizes.

Polly Jean Harvey was born on 9 October 1969 in Bridport, Dorset, the second child of Ray and Eva Harvey, who owned a stone quarrying business, and grew up on the family’s farm in Corscombe.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is PJ Harvey Dating?

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In January 1991, Harvey left to form her own band with former bandmates Ellis and Oliver; yet she had formed lasting personal and professional relationships with certain members, especially Parish, whom she has referred to as her “musical soulmate.” Parish would subsequently contribute to, and sometimes co- produce, Harvey’s solo studio albums and has toured with her a number of times. As a duo, Parish and Harvey have recorded two collaborative albums where Parish composed the music and Harvey penned the lyrics. Additionally, Parish’s girlfriend in the late 1980s was photographer Maria Mochnacz. She and Harvey became close friends and Mochnacz went on to shoot and design most of Harvey’s album artwork and music videos, contributing significantly to her public image.

Facts & Trivia

PJ Ranked on the list of most popular Guitarist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. PJ Harvey celebrates birthday on October 9 of every year.

The following February, the trio released “Sheela-Na-Gig” as their equally- acclaimed second single and their debut studio album, Dry (1992), followed in March. Like the singles preceding it, Dry received an overwhelming international critical response. The album was cited by Kurt Cobain of Nirvana as his sixteenth-favourite album ever in his posthumously-published Journals. Rolling Stone also named Harvey as Songwriter of the Year and Best New Female Singer. A limited edition double LP version of Dry was released alongside the regular version of the album, containing both the original and demo versions of each track, called Dry Demonstration, and the band also received significant coverage at the Reading Festival in 1992.

Did Nick Cave and PJ Harvey have a relationship?

Nick Cave has spoken about the end of his relationship with PJ Harvey. The two became involved in the mid 90s, and the demise of their time together prompted his heart-on-sleeve 1997 album ‘The Boatman’s Call’.

Who is PJ Harvey married to?

Musicians Polly Jean Harvey and John Parish don’t believe in compromise, but they do believe in marriage — a creative union in which ideas must be 100% agreed upon by both parties.

Is PJ Harvey a grunge?

If PJ Harvey started out as a kind of impulsive grunge rocker who screamed her mind, this album sees her step into her current form: a thoughtful storyteller—more interested in the world around her, than whatever lies inside.

Did PJ Harvey go out with Nick?

Nick Cave and PJ Harvey briefly dated in the ’90s ; Nick reminisced on the dissolution of the relationship last year on his Red Hand Files site, saying that when she told she wanted to break up, “I was so surprised I almost dropped my syringe.” Now PJ has shared a few mementos of their time together, which are currently …

Why did PJ and Nick break-up?

Writing on his Red Hand Files website, artist suggested drugs and infidelity were reasons why he was dumped by the fellow artist.