“When I was a kid, I always wanted to go to Europe, to go to Africa, to go traveling.” Quote by Valerie June
“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"!” MadeCountrySometimesBeautifulMissingFast Paced Author:Valerie June
“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.” PeopleBelieveVoiceHeardRaisesCelebrateRaise Your Voice Author:Valerie June
“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.” PeopleThinkingChurchMusic IsConfusedStanding OutChurch Music Author:Valerie June
“Memphis held onto me until I was far enough along in my art and then it let me go.” ArtEnoughLet MeLet Me GoMemphis Author:Valerie June
“If you're going to be stuck somewhere forever, you might as well be around good people!” PeopleIfsWellsMightForeverStuckGood People Author:Valerie June
“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.” IfsArtistCareersMemphis Author:Valerie June
“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!"” FeelsTryingWellsKindArtArtistCitiesHellLike YouSceneOne DayBrilliantMemphis Author:Valerie June
“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.” PeopleThinkingSidesVoiceMountainSingingEastCurvesTennesseeEast Tennessee Author:Valerie June
“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.” StoriesUseSongMoralMessagesEverydayEveryday LifeHookLove To Read Author:Valerie June
“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?” MeanStoriesFilmSongWatchesNiceTvsRootsMurderGood StoryBallads Author:Valerie June