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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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Valerie June, born on January 10, 1982, is a talented singer-songwriter whose music style blends blues, country, gospel, and soul. She has won the admiration of many fans with her unique voice and emotional performances. more

“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!"”

Feels Trying Wells Kind Art Artist Cities Hell Like You Scene One Day Brilliant Memphis

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“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.”

People Thinking Sides Voice Mountain Singing East Curves Tennessee East Tennessee

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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.”

Stories Use Song Moral Messages Everyday Everyday Life Hook Love To Read

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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?”

Mean Stories Film Song Watches Nice Tvs Roots Murder Good Story Ballads

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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!"”

Turns Murder Killing Ballads

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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.”

Ifs Want Country Together Girl Four Broken Vans Up And Down

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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.”

Knows Way Looks Mean Certain Song Musician Roots Get Up Old You Overalls

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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.”

Believe Play Challenges Teaching Sitting Down And Hardest Hardest Thing Sitting Down

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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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