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Jack White points out that many people pick paintings to match their couch or carpet, hoping the art will wow them. He says art moves feelings and can last for generations, but also notes that its price depends on what buyers are willing to pay. He hopes for a return of tangible, beautiful things.

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I'm one of those people that you have to keep your eye on or I'll wander off into the woods and forget…

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People talk about wanting amenities - downtown is the amenity.

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It's a sound bite. It's very of this age, because that's what people want.

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

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

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Art is only worth what people will pay for it. Artists do not get paid by the hour.

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If you're doing something that people want, they'll find you.

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I have trouble listening to people tell me about their dreams.

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Some people remaster their records six, seven times, remix it three, four times, spend a million hours, then they always go back…

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If you're asking if I would be foolish enough, or insulting enough, to write about people in my life that I respect…

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The Guinness book is a very elitist organization. There's nothing scientific about what they do. They just have an office full of…

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In my bands, I don't really walk around telling people what to play, just out of respect really. I mean, if there's…

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Like it or not, people tend to buy paintings to match their drapes, couch or carpet. I know you want them to…

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Do not trust people who call themselves musicians or record collectors who say that they don’t like Bob Dylan or the Beatles.…

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For new bands, I think a major label is the safest place to be. Independent labels are the ones getting away with…

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I think that most people, and by people I mean journalists, think that I pre-conceive everything and that I spend my afternoons…

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That's what happens nowadays with people working on computers. They can so easily fix things with their mouse and take out all…

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A lot of people in the media, and some everyday people, really aren't in search of the truth. They're in search of…

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I'm always surprised when anything about the band connects. But I love the fact that it's hard for people to understand. We've…

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I don't feel very good about myself. People always leave me. Nobody can stand me for very long. I wish I could…

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

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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…

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

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The Bottom Line: If people don't LOVE our work, we will not be able to sell what we make.

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Some people consider the way Shakespeare was writing about Ophelia as erotomania-that she was delusional in thinking that Hamlet was in love…

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The way I like to start a new project is to take a cover song and make a stab at it, ideally…

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It is not the style but the quality and emotional impact of work that makes it marketable. Unless we make art that…

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I want to be part of the resurgence of things that are tangible, beautiful and soulful, rather than just give in to…

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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…

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

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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…

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It is a myth that art has to be sold. It is not like stocking a grocery store where people fill a…

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Every time there's a list of the 100 greatest records of all time, all those albums were recorded in two days. Hardly…

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I love the way art moves people emotionally. I love the fact that when someone purchases art it is the one thing…

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I cannot judge what motivates people. We are all moved by one of four things or a combination of these four things:…

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There are distractions, all around. There's so much media, for a young kid to battle against, to get to something soulful. You…

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I have a suggestion for all of those award seekers and blue ribbon hunters. Spend your efforts on making art that connects…

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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…

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I'm always afraid, because I do most of my stuff at home, where nobody bothers me, and I don't have to stroke…

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

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