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There are so many different versions of Tennessee Waltz and they're all so good.

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Valerie June
Age: 42
Born: 1982
Born: January 10
Banjoist
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Songwriter
Jackson
Tennessee
Valerie June Hockett
Waltz
Tennessee
Versions
Many
Different
Good

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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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Memphis held onto me until I was far enough along in my art and then it let me go.
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I must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.
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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'm not religious, but I am spiritual and I am creating my own practice.
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As a woman especially I've found a lot of freedom in music.
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I'm grateful that music has been a place where I've found freedom.
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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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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 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 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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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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Amalgamation is a good word that I like to use - musically and in every way.
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I feel a lot of cities are like, you go and you are trying to do your art, and there are so many other artists there who are so brilliant. And it's kind of like they stomp on the scene, and they are like, You're not already Picasso? Get the hell out of here! And Memphis is like, Well, you'll get there one day!
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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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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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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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I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.
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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 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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