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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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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 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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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 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 am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.
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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 dont marry bandmates just to go marrying bandmates.
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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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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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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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I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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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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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'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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If you're going to be stuck somewhere forever, you might as well be around good people!
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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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