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.
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It is the pursuit of happiness that brings us happiness, and not the happiness achieved.
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Birth: | 9th July, 1975 |
Nationality: | American |
Profession: | Musician, Record Producer, Singer, Songwriter |
John Anthony "Jack" White was born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor. He is known as the lead singer and guitarist of duo The White Stripes. He has won twelve Grammy Awards, and both of his solo albums have reached number one on the Billboard charts. He is also a board member of the Library of Congress' National Recording Preservation Foundation. His record label and studio Third Man Records releases vinyl recordings of his own work, as well as that of other artists and local school children. His albums list shown below: Blunderbuss (singles: "Love Interruption") and Lazaretto (singles: "High Ball Stepper", "Lazaretto", "Would You Fight for My Love?"). His role in several films include: Coffee and Cigarettes, Cold Mountain, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, and The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights.
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