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Valerie June Biography

Valerie June Hockett (born January 10, 1982), known as Valerie June, is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Her sound encompasses a mixture of folk, blues, gospel, soul, country, Appalachian and bluegrass. She is signed to Concord Music Group worldwide.

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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.

Color, Middle, People, Together, Trying

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.

Know, People, Pray, Prayer, Talking

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.

Ask, Met, Pjs, Song, Thing, Want

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.

Challenges, Like, Play, Self, Thinking

I just love music, and I absorbed what I love.

Absorbed, Love, Music, Music Love

I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.

Audience, Audiences, Enjoy, Excited, Front, Live

I dont marry bandmates just to go marrying bandmates.

Bandmates, Marry, Marrying

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.

Artist, Careers, Memphis, Place, Talk

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.

Five, General, Nice, Principal, School, Years

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.

Believe, People, Presence, Raise, Things, Voice

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.

Mean, Old, Roots, Song, Way

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!"

Ballads, Killing, Like, Murder, Woman

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

Creating, Practice, Religious, Spiritual

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

Different, Good, Tennessee, Waltz

If you're going to be stuck somewhere forever, you might as well be around good people!

Forever, Good, Might, People, Stuck

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.

God, Living, Made, Matter, Maybe, Parent

Even though I like looking good - don't get me wrong - but if I don't want to, I don't have to.

Ifs, Like, Looking Good, Though, Want, Wrong

When I think about singing, and music, I think about how the people who live on the East Tennessee side have more of a curve or yodel to their voices, and then you think about the curve of mountains.

Curves, East, Live, People, Thinking, Voice

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.

Church, Course, Diversity, School, Wherever

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!"

Art, Brilliant, Cities, Hell, Scene, Trying

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