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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!

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Valerie June
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: January 10
Banjoist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Jackson
Tennessee
Valerie June Hockett
Around
Like
Ballads
Gotta
Murder
Killing
Turn
Turns
Woman

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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 was a kid, I always wanted to go to Europe, to go to Africa, to go traveling.
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As a woman especially I've found a lot of freedom in music.
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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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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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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 like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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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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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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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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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'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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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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I create my own reality. And I'm not the only one. My reality is becoming more prominent.
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When I think about singing, and music, I think about how the people who live on the East Tennessee side have more of a curve or yodel to their voices, and then you think about the curve of mountains.
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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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Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
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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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