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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.
Valerie June
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Valerie June
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: January 10
Banjoist
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Singer-Songwriter
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Tennessee
Valerie June Hockett
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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 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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I'm not religious, but I am spiritual and I am creating my own practice.
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I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
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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 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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Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every 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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I can't believe the ignorance there, so I don't allow it to affect my life, I don't allow it to come into my zone, and it's not in my world, really.
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I know a lot of people that don't pray or anything, and that's fine - but I need to. I don't even want to call it prayer, I just want to call it talking to something bigger than me.
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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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I think it's funny how people get confused when they think about church music, because a lot of times there is a soloist who stands out, but my church wasn't like that at all.
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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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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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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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As a woman especially I've found a lot of freedom in music.
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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.
Valerie June
I must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.
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