I am always excited about playing in front of live audiences because I really enjoy it, for the most part.
Valerie JuneEven 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?
Valerie JuneI 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!"
Valerie JuneI've always kind of been in the middle of every room, trying to get people together, no matter what color they were.
Valerie June