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title: "1 Playing Blues Quotes By Jack White"
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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 trying to play black music from 100 years ago so a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/with-the-white-stripes-we-were-trying-to-trick-people-into-not/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

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## More by Jack White

> [Like it or not, people tend to buy paintings to match their drapes, couch or carpet. I know you want them to be so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/like-it-or-not-people-tend-to-buy-paintings-to-match-their-drapes/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

> [I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so warm. A lot of modern…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-just-think-old-old-movies-they-make-you-concentrate-and-pay/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

> [Inspiration and creativity, they ride right next to one anotherNot everyday are you going to wake up, the clouds are gonna part and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/inspiration-and-creativity-they-ride-right-next-to-one-anothernot/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

> [ I'm excited by the band \[White Stripes\]. It really excites me. But it wouldn't excite me if there weren't those limitations, if we weren't… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-m-excited-by-the-band-white-stripes-it-really-excites-me-but-it/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

> [My mother was 45 when she had me, so when I was in high school my parents were the same age as my friends' grandparents.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/my-mother-was-45-when-she-had-me-so-when-i-was-in-high-school-my/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

> [The only person who is hurt by jealousy is you... Eliminate that word from your life... it may not make you unsuccessful selling your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/the-only-person-who-is-hurt-by-jealousy-is-you-eliminate-that-word/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

> [I love the way art moves people emotionally. I love the fact that when someone purchases art it is the one thing that will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-love-the-way-art-moves-people-emotionally-i-love-the-fact-that-when/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

> [Worry means tormenting yourself with disturbing thoughts or fretting about things we have zero control over. If you live in the north there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/worry-means-tormenting-yourself-with-disturbing-thoughts-or-fretting/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

> [We have a secret project at Third Man where we want to have the first vinyl record played in outer space. We want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/we-have-a-secret-project-at-third-man-where-we-want-to-have-the-first/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

> [Mastery is the rudder, Mystery is the sail and Magic the wind to move you in your chosen direction.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/mastery-is-the-rudder-mystery-is-the-sail-and-magic-the-wind-to-move/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

> [Smart art galleries know it's not the words on paper but the emotion in the piece that makes clients pull out the credit card…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/smart-art-galleries-know-it-s-not-the-words-on-paper-but-the-emotion/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

> [I'd got accepted to the seminary in Wisconsin, and I was gonna become a priest, but the last second I thought, 'I'll just go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-d-got-accepted-to-the-seminary-in-wisconsin-and-i-was-gonna-become/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 as all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-think-i-ve-been-a-good-boy-long-enough-and-given-everyone-around-me/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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 less energy.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/it-s-hard-for-me-to-play-seated-theaters-because-people-tend-to-sit/)

[Jack White](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jack-white/)

> [I don't like making my job easier. How are you accomplishing anything if there's no struggle? If I have to create a struggle that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jack-white/i-don-t-like-making-my-job-easier-how-are-you-accomplishing-anything/)

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