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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.
Valerie June
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Valerie June
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: January 10
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Valerie June Hockett
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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 just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
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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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There are so many different versions of Tennessee Waltz and they're all so good.
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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 create my own reality. And I'm not the only one. My reality is becoming more prominent.
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I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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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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If you're going to be stuck somewhere forever, you might as well be around good people!
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I dont marry bandmates just to go marrying bandmates.
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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 am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.
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Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
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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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I must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.
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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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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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Im constantly being inspired by the old days and taking things from the past and allowing them to lift me up where I am now.
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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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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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