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Memphis held onto me until I was far enough along in my art and then it let me go.

Valerie June

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Valerie June
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: January 10
Banjoist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Jackson
Tennessee
Valerie June Hockett
Memphis
Onto
Held
Along
Art
Enough

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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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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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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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If you're going to be stuck somewhere forever, you might as well be around good people!
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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 must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.
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I'm not religious, but I am spiritual and I am creating my own practice.
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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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When I was a kid, I always wanted to go to Europe, to go to Africa, to go traveling.
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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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I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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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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Even the sad roots songs have a lot of good stories to them, and the murder ballads are good too. I mean, who doesn't like to watch a nice gory murder film on TV?
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I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
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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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There are so many different versions of Tennessee Waltz and they're all so good.
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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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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'm grateful that music has been a place where I've found freedom.
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