Quotes by Valerie June

About Valerie June:

Valerie June Hockett 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 Sunday Best label in the UK/Europe and Concord Music Group in North America.
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If I have something inside me that I want to get out, I'll just beat it out on the banjo right then and there.

Valerie June

When I was really little, I loved Whitney Houston. I thought she was the prettiest thing in the world.

Valerie June

My number one style requirement is to have fun getting dressed. Nothing is too old, expensive, cheap, cute or ugly for me.

Valerie June

I must stay true to myself and take my own path all the way.

Valerie June

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

Valerie June

I just let the songs tell me what to do - they are my guides, and they are the boss. So I am subservient to the songs, and I let them tell me what to do. I don't judge them; I just write whatever comes to me.

Valerie June

I like performing live more than anything. I get a little bit afraid in the studio.

Valerie June

When I was teenager, Britney Spears was it - that was the pop world that was happening, and I knew I wasn't in it.

Valerie June

My signature fragrance would be herbal - basil mixed with rosemary and coriander. Some big stars have got perfume lines that smell really bad. They've got it all wrong.

Valerie June

One day, when we were coming back from school, we saw this big cloud of smoke coming up, and all these fire-trucks in the yard. The garage was burning down. I was 14, and we'd lost everything.

Valerie June

When I was 15, I begged my grandfather to give me this guitar he'd always had in the back of his closet. I promised him I'd learn to play it, but I never did. Then my grandfather died, and I felt so guilty. So I started playing.

Valerie June

My voice is who I am, who I was when I was 3, and who I am going to be when I am 90 years old. When I hit the stage and people do not know who I am, they automatically assume, before I open my mouth, I am going to sing a Bob Marley song!

Valerie June

I'm constantly being inspired by the old days and taking things from the past and allowing them to lift me up where I am now.

Valerie June

I've been busy and need to slow my little tail down and sit and meditate somewhere. I do my walking meditations every day, but just to sit still. Just to be in one place and just to be quiet.

Valerie June

I don't marry bandmates just to go marrying bandmates.

Valerie June

Author Bio

  • NameValerie June
  • DescriptionAmerican singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Memphis, Tennessee, United States
  • AliasesValerie June Hockett
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionSinger; Songwriter