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If you're going to be stuck somewhere forever, you might as well be around good people!
Valerie June
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Valerie June
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: January 10
Banjoist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
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Tennessee
Valerie June Hockett
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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.
Valerie June
Memphis held onto me until I was far enough along in my art and then it let me go.
Valerie June
As a woman especially I've found a lot of freedom in music.
Valerie June
I don't even want to call it God. I just want to call it connecting with something that's greater than I am. So that's the biggest thing from Tennessee - the spirit.
Valerie June
I must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.
Valerie June
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!
Valerie June
I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.
Valerie June
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.
Valerie June
I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
Valerie June
I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
Valerie June
Even though I like looking good - don't get me wrong - but if I don't want to, I don't have to.
Valerie June
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.
Valerie June
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.
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
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.
Valerie June
Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
Valerie June
As I try to get around with a guitar, a banjo and a suitcase of high heels and dresses, I treasure that little ukulele.
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
I'm grateful that music has been a place where I've found freedom.
Valerie June
Whatever people are doing, they're probably going to be doing it five years from now. You have your banker, your general store runner, the principal of the school, and things of that sort. It's nice to see that, and to get old with other people.
Valerie June
