"I wish I read more people who talked about Jack White as a writer of lyrics. He makes a good point. White is celebrated as a singer, guitarist, producer and generator of indelible riffs but not so much as a wordsmith. His new book, edited by official archivist Ben Blackwell, sets the record straight."
"He's a kind of historian of American vernacular, drawn to the relationship between pop and the avant garde, between maverick auteurs and the communal imagination. His own work proves that defiant eccentricity is no obstacle to stadium shows and Bond themes, and that being wildly prolific hasn't diminished his mystique."
"Like a lot of people who are creative, I'm lucky that three people give a damn. It's an honour that any other human would even spend a couple of seconds paying attention to something I put together. At Third Man we've put out so many other people's books but it didn't even occur to me to put out a book of my own stuff."
Jack White is celebrated primarily as a singer, guitarist, and producer, but his new book edited by Ben Blackwell showcases his significant work as a lyricist and writer. Following the 2023 White Stripes lyrics collection, this volume encompasses songs written outside that band, poems, Instagram reflections, and notebook excerpts. White, operating from Third Man in Nashville—his multifaceted creative hub—views himself as a historian of American vernacular culture, bridging pop and avant-garde traditions. Despite initial hesitation about publishing his own work, White decided to compile this collection to demonstrate the serious body of writing accumulated over three decades, proving that prolific output and eccentricity need not diminish artistic mystique or commercial success.
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