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I must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.
Valerie June
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Valerie June
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: January 10
Banjoist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Jackson
Tennessee
Valerie June Hockett
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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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I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.
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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 dont marry bandmates just to go marrying bandmates.
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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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If you're going to be stuck somewhere forever, you might as well be around good people!
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I'm grateful that music has been a place where I've found freedom.
Valerie June
If my parents hadn't been made to do that from living in the Bible Belt, maybe it wouldn't be something that matters to me - maybe I wouldn't even know how to talk to God.
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Even from when I was in grade school or church or wherever, I was always like: we're one, and we should respect each other and grow as one. And respect each other's diversity, of course.
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I create my own reality. And I'm not the only one. My reality is becoming more prominent.
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There are so many different versions of Tennessee Waltz and they're all so good.
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I feel a lot of cities are like, you go and you are trying to do your art, and there are so many other artists there who are so brilliant. And it's kind of like they stomp on the scene, and they are like, You're not already Picasso? Get the hell out of here! And Memphis is like, Well, you'll get there one day!
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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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I try to write down every song that comes to me, even though I know that every song that comes to me isnt a song that I need to sing.
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As I try to get around with a guitar, a banjo and a suitcase of high heels and dresses, I treasure that little ukulele.
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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.
Valerie June
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!
Valerie June
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.
Valerie June
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.
Valerie June
When I talk about music in Memphis, it's a place you can go if you are a beginning artist or anywhere in your career, and you can incubate.
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