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I can't believe the ignorance there, so I don't allow it to affect my life, I don't allow it to come into my zone, and it's not in my world, really.

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
Ignorance
Come
Believe
Really
Life
World
Affect
Zone
Allow

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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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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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As a woman especially I've found a lot of freedom in music.
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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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When I was a kid, I always wanted to go to Europe, to go to Africa, to go traveling.
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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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I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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I met PJ Harvey when I was in England, and the first thing I want to do when I meet a songwriter I admire is to ask them how do they receive songs.
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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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I'm grateful that music has been a place where I've found freedom.
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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 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'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 love to read things that have moral messages, and I love to hear stories where it's not just a hook, you have to follow the story, you have to listen to the message of the song, and get it and use it in your everyday life.
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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'm not religious, but I am spiritual and I am creating my own practice.
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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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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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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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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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