309 Quotes by Jack White

I'm always afraid, because I do most of my stuff at home, where nobody bothers me, and I don't have to stroke somebody's ego or be careful about hurting someone's feelings. But I also want to know that I can still go into the world and be with other people and make music.

I never wanted to play guitar when I was younger. I wanted to be a drummer because everybody plays guitar, and I didn't want to do what everybody else wanted to do.

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 didn't really even think of recording under my own name for a long time. I thought, 'I've got the rest of my life to do that.

It's hard to find other musicians that push you to go somewhere new all the time.

I gave myself over to music and art a long time ago, so I don't get to relax and I don't get to sit still. The best I can do is constantly create my own environment so it benefits what I need to accomplish in the next step.

You need a little resistance-something to fight against.

Do not trust people who call themselves musicians or record collectors who say that they don’t like Bob Dylan or the Beatles. They do not love music if those words come out of their mouths.

You can't be an actor in a small town-you have to go to New York or L.A.