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Song Quotes by Jack White

41 Song quotes by Jack White

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Jack White talks about the thrill of limits, saying the White Stripes only excite him because of their constraints. He mentions a secret project to launch a vinyl record into outer space and describes drums as a feeling of coming home. He also warns against over‑production and praises vinyl as the only way to truly own an album.

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If you emphasize one part of the song, it trivializes the rest of the music.

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

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

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Well, I sort of don't trust anybody who doesn't like Led Zeppelin.

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

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Music is what I have to do, I only answer the questions so that I can do it.

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I have so much music inside me I'm just trying to stay afloat.

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Maybe we should all just listen to records and quit our jobs

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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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You can't steal an artist's songs and also tell him he can't license that music to a commercial.

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I certainly wouldn't want a song that I'd already written to be used on a commercial. That seems strange.

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I would never purposely sing a song about someone I love, I wouldn't want to embarrass them. But for someone I don't…

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I've always worked to find really deep meaning of song and also at the same time having it covered in sugar, so…

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In all my songs, I take on roles and play characters. It's a unique way to explore ideas and decisions I might…

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A songwriter's heart is pure when they have the desire to keep digging deeper into music. And invariably, when you dig deeper…

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The day that music is taken for free by the majority is the day that the phrase "sell out" doesn't exist any…

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We have a secret project at Third Man where we want to have the first vinyl record played in outer space. We…

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I love the Arctic Monkeys . Who doesn't? I'd love to see them live, but haven't got round to it yet. I…

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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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I have so much music inside me I'm just trying to stay afloat. I don't tend to write for a particular band…

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I keep guitars that are, you know, the neck's a little bit bent and it's a little bit out of tune. I…

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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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If you want to put out a million CDs and sell them and get them played on the radio, and even videos,…

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Vinyl survived, we managed not to kill it. Knowing that you’ve taken part in this fight... You can’t imagine the happiness it…

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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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Musically, though, you're a character and you're singing a song. If you're not your own character, you're the character in the song,…

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I never wanted to play guitar when I was younger. I wanted to be a drummer because everybody plays guitar, and I…

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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…

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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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Punk is an attitude, not a genre, age group, or time period. What's interesting is trying to define the blues and punk…

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I have very little interest in the bottom line or signing artists to help make the label profit. That's a lucky, unique…

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I'd make a White Stripes record right now. I'd be in the White Stripes for the rest of my life. That band…

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Well, as a songwriter, it's really dangerous to use the word love in a song. It's a word that has been used…

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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…

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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 dabbled in things like Howlin' Wolf, Cream and Led Zeppelin, but when I heard Son House and Robert Johnson, it blew…

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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…

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Every album I've done pretty much has been not in a pleasant, quote-unquote, environment - it's freezing cold, or it was somebody's…

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People aren't buying records like they used to, so it's nice to try to figure out a way to make them do…

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The main things to rebel against - over-production, too much technology, overthinking. It's a spoiled mentality; everything is too easy. If you…

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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.…

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…