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49 quotes by Jack White

Jack White (born John Anthony Gillis; July 9, 1975) is an American musician, record producer, and occasional actor. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the The White Stripes, although he has had success in other bands and as a solo artist. On April 24, 2012, White released his debut solo album, Blunderbuss. His second studio album, Lazaretto, was released on June 10, 2014. Both received wide commercial and critical acclaim....
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This generation is so dead. You ask a kid, 'What are you doing this Saturday?' and they'll be playing video games or watching cable... →

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I consider music to be storytelling, melody and rhythm. A lot of hip-hop has broken music down. There are no instruments and no songwriting. So... →

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I dabbled in things like Howlin' Wolf, Cream and Led Zeppelin, but when I heard Son House and Robert Johnson, it blew my mind. It was something... →

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Vinyl is the real deal. I've always felt like, until you buy the vinyl record, you don't really own the album. And it's not just me or a... →

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I think it takes a lot of trickery to keep up with the media and its perception of you. I don't know if I have it in me most of the time to care.... →

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I've always felt it's ridiculous to say, of any of the females in my life: You're my friend, you're my wife, you're my... →

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I think that sometimes love gets in the way of itself - you know, love interrupts itself. We want things so much that we sabotage them.

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I really don't like to take the easy way out, if I can help it, on anything I do, I like to really make it a challenge. I don't know how to... →

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I know that's blasphemous when you are from Detroit, but I was never a fan of Motown stuff. I don't care for the production much.

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With the White Stripes we were trying to trick people into not realising we were playing the blues. We did not want to come off like white kids... →

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I was in a Montessori school. There was a drum circle with all the kids passing around a little bongo drum. I was the last person in the circle, and... →

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I wanted to be able to talk with people who have trade jobs and make records with them. I want to do more records with carpenters, electricians... →

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There aren't that many things left that haven't already been done, especially with music. I'm interested in ideas that can shake us all... →

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