Jack White

Like the eagle, we (artists) must be able to see clearly.

— Jack White

Deadlines and things make you creative.

— Jack White

Passion, for me, is like a shark - it never stops moving.

— Jack White

I trust no one who hasn’t time for music.

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Happiness is more important than money any day.

— Jack White

You need a little resistance-something to fight against.

— Jack White

Jesus Christ, is this an NPR convention?

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We learn to beat fear by doing.

— Jack White

If you don’t have a struggle inside or around you, you have to make one up.

— Jack White

It's hard to find other musicians that push you to go somewhere new all the time.

— Jack White

People have sort of a problem trying to see an end to a situation as being positive or romantic.

— Jack White

Promotion and perception are synonymous twins of art marketing.

— Jack White

Telling yourself you have all the time in the world, all the colors in the palette, that just kills creativity.

— Jack White

The big picture is a nice way to think of things if you have the freedom to.

— Jack White

I would never be able to live in a huge city. I'd feel like one of 100,000 people doing the same thing.

— Jack White

A riff can take on the aspect of a chorus in a listener's psyche.

— Jack White

I didn't really even think of recording under my own name for a long time. I thought, 'I've got the rest of…

— Jack White

Vinyl is the real deal. I've always felt like, until you buy the vinyl record, you don't really own the album. And…

— Jack White

You want to figure out how you want to play the guitar; what your niche would be. Well you just start digging…

— Jack White

I think I've been a good boy long enough and given everyone around me a fair piece of the pie as far…

— Jack White

The secret is planning your work and working your plan. If you don't know where you are going, how will you know…

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Onstage, I don't feel any glory from people clapping in the audience, but when they're pushing me to do something new that…

— Jack White

I think the most important thing is to start with something that fits perfectly. Don't worry about having it in five colors.

— Jack White

It was really hard to find people to come over and play guitar and sing and write songs together. So that turned…

— Jack White

Amy Winehouse: Did she invent white soul? Wearing a beehive? No. But she did something brand new and fresh, altogether as a…

— Jack White

Sometimes you just get in there and force yourself to work, and maybe something good will come out, ya know? Deadlines and…

— Jack White

When you put something out there into the world, there's all these words you don't want to hear, that you hope people…

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Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. I'll share the formula I learned while forging my way forward as a full-time painter for…

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I think you can't really escape any kind of spiritual education as a child, whether it's New Age or Judaism or Buddhism…

— Jack White

You hear a lot of people, they turn 40 and it really bugs them and they get depressed or whatever. I don't…

— Jack White

The auctioneer is talking for both people, and that's the big revelation about, 'Oh, that's what they're doing.' They're just doing it…

— Jack White

It's hard for me to play seated theaters because people tend to sit down and get a little bit complacent, so it's…

— Jack White

Nashville has always felt perfect. I don't think Third Man Records could exist in any other town that I know of in…

— Jack White

When you know your work sells, then seeking a gallery or outdoor show is fine. Then, if an event or art gallery…

— Jack White

I won't join another band again.

— Jack White

Technique plays a part - you have to know how to play.

— Jack White

I won't let love disrupt, corrupt, or interrupt me.

— Jack White

Art doesn't sell itself, it has to be sold.

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Life is simple unless we find a way to make it complicated.

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You can't do better than that.

— Jack White