Harvey: Singing 'can take a lot out of me'

PJ Harvey says performing her songs is "draining" because she puts so much emotion into them.

PJ Harvey says performing her songs is "draining" because she puts so much emotion into them.

The 'Words That Maketh Murder' hitmaker – who is joint favourite to win the Barclaycard Mercury Prize this year for her latest album 'Let England Shake', which was inspired by the First World War - feels exhausted singing her tracks live because she has to think carefully about the lyrics.

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