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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.

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
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Roots
Way
Wear
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Songs
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Certain
Overalls
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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.
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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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Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
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As a woman especially I've found a lot of freedom in music.
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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 dont marry bandmates just to go marrying bandmates.
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I know a lot of people that don't pray or anything, and that's fine - but I need to. I don't even want to call it prayer, I just want to call it talking to something bigger than me.
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There are so many different versions of Tennessee Waltz and they're all so good.
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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.
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I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
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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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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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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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I must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.
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