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As a woman especially I've found a lot of freedom in music.

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
Especially
Freedom
Woman
Found
Music

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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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Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
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I'm grateful that music has been a place where I've found freedom.
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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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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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