The White Stripes Quotes
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The most exciting rock 'n' roll band of the last 50 years who are still on the road today.
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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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I am a commercial artist because I paint to earn a living. We who earn money from what we produce are all commercial artists.
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Amy Winehouse: Did she invent white soul? Wearing a beehive? No. But she did something brand new and fresh, altogether as a package, and you see who's in her wake, from the Duffys to the Lana Del Reys. Adele selling 20 million records? That would not have happened if Amy Winehouse was alive.
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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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The Bottom Line: If people don't LOVE our work, we will not be able to sell what we make.
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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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The only person who is hurt by jealousy is you... Eliminate that word from your life... it may not make you unsuccessful selling your art, but it will destroy your happiness.
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It's cool to meet your idols. It's a good opportunity to travel. Those kinds of things are good.
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People talk about wanting amenities - downtown is the amenity.
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I wouldn't want to be in a Lisa episode. They're kind of boring. Maybe a Homer one would be better.
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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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Happiness is more important than money any day.
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If you don’t have a struggle inside or around you, you have to make one up.
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Worry means tormenting yourself with disturbing thoughts or fretting about things we have zero control over. If you live in the north there is no need to worry about the snow. You will get plenty each year. If you live in California or Texas you needn't worry about rain because we won't receive any.
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Any man with a microphone can tell you what he loves the most.
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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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Jesus Christ, is this an NPR convention?
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Inspiration and work ethic - they ride right next to each other.
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I have so many projects to work on I'm going to have to live to at least 120 to get some of them done.
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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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I can't imagine being anything creative in a major town because everybody's doing the same exact thing you're doing. How can you not get confused about what you yourself are doing?
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Maybe we should all just listen to records and quit our jobs.
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It's easy to learn but takes a lifetime to master.