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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
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Valerie June
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: January 10
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Tennessee
Valerie June Hockett
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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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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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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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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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There are so many different versions of Tennessee Waltz and they're all so good.
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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.
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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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Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
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I'm not religious, but I am spiritual and I am creating my own practice.
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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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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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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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I must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.
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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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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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Memphis held onto me until I was far enough along in my art and then it let me go.
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I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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