I grew up in the 90s in the time of grunge when if you didn’t go on stage in jeans and a T shirt you weren’t ‘real.’ That seemed ridiculous to me. Jack White Read Quote
The fact that we elected Obama was a sign that the black struggle inherent in the blues and so much of the music I have loved can triumph. Jack White Read Quote
I have so much music inside me I’m just trying to stay afloat. I don’t tend to write for a particular band – you have to just write the songs and then let God into the room and let the music tell you what to do. Jack White Read Quote
I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so warm. A lot of modern digital videotape, it’s just too bright. Don’t know why, it’s not warm. Jack White Read Quote
Nowadays, everybody assumes, when they wake up in the morning, if they have a question, it will get answered. Because they have the internet. No matter what the question is, someone will answer their question. Jack White Read Quote
The way I like to start a new project is to take a cover song and make a stab at it, ideally one that has nothing to do with the people in the room. Jack White Read Quote
I want to be part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful, rather than just give in to the digital age. But when I talk to people about this they just say, ‘Yeah, I know what you mean,’ and stare at their mobiles. Jack White Read Quote
Playing drums feels like coming home for me. Even during the White Stripes I thought: ‘I’ll do this for now, but I’m really a drummer.’ That’s what I’ll put on my passport application. Jack White Read Quote
I certainly wouldn’t want a song that I’d already written to be used on a commercial. That seems strange. Jack White Read Quote
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. Jack White Read Quote
