Jack White Quotes
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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, most of the time. Even blues musicians, a lot of them who were the most realistic, at times, they were singing a song and portraying a character in the song. There's something to be said for getting involved in the emotion of a song, too, with the characters.
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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 dreaming up self-mythologizing points of interest.
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The bottom line is we must get off our duff and make an effort to succeed. Trust me on this, when you see someone successful in any of the arts they have been willing to make an extra effort.
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Jesus Christ, is this an NPR convention?
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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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The true professional makes art when he is not feeling good, if the studio is too cold or too warm or the walls are falling down. We are painters and we paint. If I were a sculptor, I'd sculpt.
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It's kind of ridiculous that I find inspiration in just getting away from everything. But when you've gone through it, you realize that it's the enemy. It's a distraction from what you're really doing. You've got to keep moving. Like a shark.
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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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Many days you will want to give up because of rejections and failures. Passion to be an artist will help you prevail where others fail.
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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 me into a songwriter that way, just so I could be able to play with other people.
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Saying you love something out loud with the wrong intonation in your face can damn you and destroy what you're working on.
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Happiness is more important than money any day.
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Collectors are paying for our education by purchasing our art.
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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 didn't want to do what everybody else wanted to do.
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The wonderful news is that when a person with my lack of art background can be successful, then anyone can. I'm not super talented and had no art training. Nothing, nada, zip. No workshops or classes.
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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 not think or make in real life.
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You can't be an actor in a small town-you have to go to New York or L.A.
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People talk about wanting amenities - downtown is the amenity.
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Any man with a microphone can tell you what he loves the most.
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Inspiration and work ethic - they ride right next to each other.
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Maybe we should all just listen to records and quit our jobs.
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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 never get to see bands because I'm never in the same town for more than two seconds.
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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 it always leads you into the past.
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Promotion and perception are synonymous twins of art marketing.