Jack White Quotes

Happiness is more important than money any day.

The biggest failures come round and spring ultimate surprises of survival.

There's Catholic guilt about things, then there's the guilt of being the youngest of 10, so when nice things happen to you, you're not really allowed to enjoy them.

It's a sound bite. It's very of this age, because that's what people want.

It's harder to put yourself in a place where you could easily be seen as a fake. But that's more interesting to me.

I've always worked to find really deep meaning of song and also at the same time having it covered in sugar, so it can be taken two or three different ways.

I think the sensitivity that you need to create certain things sometimes would spill over into things that shouldn't have bothered me.

It is not the style but the quality and emotional impact of work that makes it marketable. Unless we make art that connects with people, we won't sell much, no matter what the style or subject.

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.

Collectors are paying for our education by purchasing our art.

I am a commercial artist because I paint to earn a living. We who earn money from what we produce are all commercial artists.

All of us need to self-promote. We cannot sit back and wait for our gallery or rep to do it all.

Art doesn't sell itself, it has to be sold.

I love the Arctic Monkeys . Who doesn't? I'd love to see them live, but haven't got round to it yet. I never get to see bands because I'm never in the same town for more than two seconds.

It's easy to learn but takes a lifetime to master.

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?

I certainly wouldn't want a song that I'd already written to be used on a commercial. That seems strange.

The bottom line is we must get off our duff and make an effort to succeed. Trust me on this, when you see someone successful in any of the arts they have been willing to make an extra effort.

My mother's the youngest of 10 children too, so we have sort of a special bond in that we know what that feels like. It's a strange spot to be in.

I love the way art moves people emotionally. I love the fact that when someone purchases art it is the one thing that will last for generations.

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.

Onstage, I don't feel any glory from people clapping in the audience, but when they're pushing me to do something new that feels good.

I've always been making up my own restrictions for myself, from day one, and it's compelling, because it forces me to think. That's always been a driving force for me.

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.

Selling is nothing more than asking questions and waiting for an answer.

I have never in my whole life asked for an autograph. It seems a little ... unnecessary.

Any man with a microphone can tell you what he loves the most.

We learn to beat fear by doing.

You can't steal an artist's songs and also tell him he can't license that music to a commercial.

If you have twenty guys in the room and you just bring in one girl, you change the entire mood and everyone plays different.

I believe I am a better director than actor. I enjoy acting if the part is right. Directing comes very naturally to me. I enjoy it. I am very confident in my work.

I think the most important thing is to start with something that fits perfectly. Don't worry about having it in five colors.

A riff can take on the aspect of a chorus in a listener's psyche.

If you emphasize one part of the song, it trivializes the rest of the music.

Promotion and perception are synonymous twins of art marketing.

I think the media's the kind of thing where the truth doesn't win, because it's no fun. The truth's no fun.

If what you are doing is working, DON'T change just to be different. Just get better.

Like the eagle, we (artists) must be able to see clearly.

I have so much music inside me I'm just trying to stay afloat.

The Bottom Line: If people don't LOVE our work, we will not be able to sell what we make.

In all my songs, I take on roles and play characters. It's a unique way to explore ideas and decisions I might not think or make in real life.

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.

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.

I have three dads: my biological father, God and Bob Dylan.

The most exciting rock 'n' roll band of the last 50 years who are still on the road today

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.

Art is only worth what people will pay for it. Artists do not get paid by the hour.

I have trouble listening to people tell me about their dreams.

It's funny because when you do become successful, you're forced to look backwards and try to crawl back into the womb where you first started to create.

I don't think about my mom when I'm onstage. I just don't really think about my kids when I'm working, and when we press stop and I walk outside, they're the first things I think about.