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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?
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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There are so many different versions of Tennessee Waltz and they're all so good.
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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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They're all personal and self-created challenges that I think I've overcome within myself. Being confident enough to get on stage and play, things like that.
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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 just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
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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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