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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.

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
School
Wherever
Even
Diversity
Always
Grow
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Respect
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Course
Grows
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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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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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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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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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As a woman especially I've found a lot of freedom in music.
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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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Memphis held onto me until I was far enough along in my art and then it let me go.
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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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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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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 like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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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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When I talk about music in Memphis, it's a place you can go if you are a beginning artist or anywhere in your career, and you can incubate.
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I'm not religious, but I am spiritual and I am creating my own practice.
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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.
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I must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.
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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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I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.
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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 create my own reality. And I'm not the only one. My reality is becoming more prominent.
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