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I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.
Valerie June
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Valerie June
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: January 10
Banjoist
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Tennessee
Valerie June Hockett
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The point is to raise your voice and be heard to God. You really are just celebrating being in the presence of other people that believe the same things you believe.
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When I think about singing, and music, I think about how the people who live on the East Tennessee side have more of a curve or yodel to their voices, and then you think about the curve of mountains.
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There are so many different versions of Tennessee Waltz and they're all so good.
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I've always kind of been in the middle of every room, trying to get people together, no matter what color they were.
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Memphis held onto me until I was far enough along in my art and then it let me go.
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My challenges have not been around music. My hardest thing in music was just sitting down and teaching myself how to play and believing in myself.
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Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
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There are a lot of murder ballads out there, but most of them are about killing the woman. I was like, We've gotta turn this around!
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I mean, roots musicians - we can get old, you know? We can get up there and wear overalls and deliver the songs, we don't have to look any certain way.
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Even though I like looking good - don't get me wrong - but if I don't want to, I don't have to.
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I met PJ Harvey when I was in England, and the first thing I want to do when I meet a songwriter I admire is to ask them how do they receive songs.
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I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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If you want to get broken in good, put four girls on the road together in a van and tour up and down the country.
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I'm grateful that music has been a place where I've found freedom.
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I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
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I just have to do prayers and meditation and affirmations to myself as I go throughout the day, and that's the only way I'm able to make it through some days.
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When I was a kid, I always wanted to go to Europe, to go to Africa, to go traveling.
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Sometimes when you're in a more fast-paced place, with more to see and do, you miss out on things like nature and beautiful, God-made things. They call it God's country!
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I love to read things that have moral messages, and I love to hear stories where it's not just a hook, you have to follow the story, you have to listen to the message of the song, and get it and use it in your everyday life.
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