” There aren’t that many things left that haven’t already been done, especially with music. I’m interested in ideas that can shake us all up. “
” I think it takes a lot of trickery to keep up with the media and its perception of you. I don’t know if I have it in me most of the time to care. The music is made first, and the interviews or photos to keep it alive come later as a necessary evil, I suppose. “
” 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 way to distract them was by dressing in red, white and black. “
” 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. “
” 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. “
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