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PJ Harvey admits she plays her songs to her mum and dad before deciding whether or not to record them for an album.
The singer told the Sydney Morning Herald her Dorest based parents especially enjoy her latest album, Uh Huh Her, although her mother tried to make her change the word 'f..k' in the song Who the F..k? to 'heck.'
She said: 'You couldn't change that. My mum tried to make me. She said 'Couldn't you say, 'Who the heck?' I said, 'No, Mum.'
'I play my mum and dad the demo versions of songs and get their comments on what I should record and what I should leave. I think my dad likes this record. He never passes comment, really.'
'I gave it to him and he played it while he's driving around, but he didn't say anything. Mum really likes it, she likes it a lot. She really likes the lyrics. She thinks I'm getting better as a lyric writer, which is a big compliment for me because her all-time favourite is Bob Dylan and she measures me by him.'
PJ Harvey is currently in Australia on tour in support of Uh Huh Her which debuted at No 12 in the UK chart when released in June.
She will be supporting Morrissey at two of his UK shows next month at Glasgow's SECC on December 13 and Birmingham NIA on December 14.
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