Vinyl is the real deal. Ive always felt like, until you buy the vinyl record, you dont really own the album. And its not just me or a little pet thing or some kind of retro romantic thing from the past. It is still alive. – 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 digital videotape, its just too bright. Dont know why, its not warm. – Jack White
I dabbled in things like Howlin Wolf, Cream and Led Zeppelin, but when I heard Son House and Robert Johnson, it blew my mind. It was something Id been missing my whole life. That music made me discard everything else and just get down to the soul and honesty of the blues. – Jack White
When you put something out there into the world, theres all these words you dont want to hear, that you hope people dont say. I dont like anything that starts with re – like retro, reinvent, recreate – I hate that. Its always like living in the past – copying, emulating. – Jack White