Art is only worth what people will pay for it. Artists do not get paid by the hour. Jack White More Quotes by Jack White More Quotes From Jack White The most exciting rock 'n' roll band of the last 50 years who are still on the road today Jack White rocksbandyears It seemed like there was no control over it. I think certain things just popped. God was blessing us in telling us that certain things were going the way they were supposed to go. Jack White blessingwaythinking I think it takes a lot of trickery to keep up with the media and its perception of you. I don't know if I have it in me most of the time to care. The music is made first, and the interviews or photos to keep it alive come later as a necessary evil, I suppose. Jack White mediaevilthinking I really don't like to take the easy way out, if I can help it, on anything I do, I like to really make it a challenge. I don't know how to create by taking the easy routes. I've tried, you know, I've tried to let myself, but I always struggle to compensate. Jack White strugglechallengesway I have three dads: my biological father, God and Bob Dylan. Jack White dadthreefather My mother was 45 when she had me, so when I was in high school my parents were the same age as my friends' grandparents. Jack White grandparentmotherschool Selling is nothing more than asking questions and waiting for an answer. Jack White asking-questionswaitinganswers You will face boredom and frustration your entire career as artists. You will be very frustrated seeking a voice/style that collectors can connect with. Once you accomplish that voice/style people are clamoring for, you will become bored doing it. Jack White frustrationcareersartist For new bands, I think a major label is the safest place to be. Independent labels are the ones getting away with murder. A lot of them are hobbyists who rip-off young bands, taking advantage of people who would never get signed to a major. Jack White ripindependentthinking An auctioneer is such a uniquely American thing. I keep thinking in my head, perhaps it's not as American as I think, but it feels so Southern. It feels so American. Like, hundreds of years of American tradition is involved in it. Jack White southernyearsthinking Your attitude is more important than the events happening around you. Artists develop a syndrome taught in art schools. It is a malady titled, 'Artistic Temperament'... rudeness, excuses, slovenliness, laziness, clutter, addictions, non-commercial attitudes, un-professionalism... and a good reason for failure. Jack White attitudeartschool All of us need to self-promote. We cannot sit back and wait for our gallery or rep to do it all. Jack White collaborationselfwaiting I wanted to be able to talk with people who have trade jobs and make records with them. I want to do more records with carpenters, electricians, people who specialize in even more bizarre trades that are off the beaten path. Jack White off-the-beaten-pathjobspeople Collectors are paying for our education by purchasing our art. Jack White collectorspurchasingart I am a commercial artist because I paint to earn a living. We who earn money from what we produce are all commercial artists. Jack White producepaintartist 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. Jack White recordssoulwhite Well you're in your little room Jack White designneedsthinking The price we sell things for is not important. What is important is we sell art that has to be replaced. You become good in art by doing art. The more you sell, the more you must produce. Jack White produceimportantart 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. Jack White wallartfall Technology is a big destroyer of emotion and truth. Auto-tuning doesn’t do anything for creativity. Yeah, it makes it easier and you can get home sooner; but it doesn’t make you a more creative person. That’s the disease we have to fight in any creative field: ease of use. Jack White creativityfightinghome
