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I'm not religious, but I am spiritual and I am creating my own practice.

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
Creating
Practice
Religious
Spiritual

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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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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 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 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 have a lot of different collections of cards at home. It's hard to say my favorite deck, but there is a deck called the medicine cards, and it's Native American animal cards.
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I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
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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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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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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 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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I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.
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There are so many different versions of Tennessee Waltz and they're all so good.
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I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.
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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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If you're going to be stuck somewhere forever, you might as well be around good people!
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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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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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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'm grateful that music has been a place where I've found freedom.
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