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Global News
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Global News
Jack White on His Canadian Roots, Love for Science and Why Fame Came as a Surprise to Him
In June 2018, Jack White was in Toronto to perform at Budweiser Stage. Before the show, he sat down with us to talk about everything—from his career to his connection to Canada. 'Canada meant a lot growing up, my father side is from Nova Scotia we had a lot of ties, a lot of history through that. My grandfather travelled across Canada and taught in a railroad car,' White says. 'Also growing up in Detroit basically across the street from Canada.' He went on to say that it was currently a 'difficult time in America' and that he 'couldn't even watch the news anymore.' Just the weekend before, while headlining The Governors Ball in New York City, he changed the lyrics to his song 'Icky Thump' to 'Icky Trump'. Although, he noted that artists shouldn't speak out as a way to pander for applause. He says, 'sometimes something comes up and it makes sense…it's hard to ignore.' Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy White is known for mixing it up on stage, bringing different talents together to create his band. The most important element for him is the drums. 'I've always played to the drummer,' he says. 'That's the most important element of the band to me and, whether it's Meg White or Daru Jones or Patrick Keeler – I've been very lucky to play with some of the best drummers I've ever seen myself, live.' Story continues below advertisement He also operates in a no-phone zone, asking concertgoers to attend without their phones. 'It's an interesting experiment. I thought people were going to take to it negatively but, people have taken to it incredibly positively. Everybody walking out of the show says, 'I loved that, that was amazing, I wish all concerts were like that!' I think it's starting to catch on, other artists seem to be wanting to do this and it's great.' Despite his own fame, it's scientists who leave him starstruck. 'Neil deGrasse Tyson, or I was with the family of Carl Sagan once. We put out a record with Carl Sagan's voice on it through Third Man Records. Those are the people I really respect,' he says. Becoming famous was something that came about unexpectedly to him. 'I was only hoping that I would be able to continue doing upholstery, I had my own shop, which I had when I was 21…and I thought I was just going to do that for the rest of my life and I was hoping that I would be able to play in a band on weekends when I had free time, and maybe one day make a record.' White's former band, The White Stripes (which disbanded in 2011) is set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on November 8th, 2025. With bandmate Meg White known for her intense privacy, there's growing speculation online that White may attend the ceremony solo.
Yahoo
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Jack White lashes out at Trump and Musk with changed lyrics
Jack White took another swipe at Donald Trump and Elon Musk while performing as part of his ongoing global No Name tour, referring to the US president as 'some bloated a**hole orange f***ing gorilla'. The American rock star is a noted and vocal opponent of Trump, having riffed on the hit White Stripes song 'Icky Thump' by selling 'Icky Trump' T-shirts during his 2016 campaign. In November last year, he also shared a lengthy post expressing his dismay at the 2024 election result, claiming it was 'dumbfounding' that Trump had 'succeeded in pulling the wool over so many Americans' eyes not once, but twice'. A recent clip has emerged of White's show in Boston last month, which saw him close his Canada and north-eastern US dates with two nights at the Roadrunner. Playing his 2018 single 'Corporation', which featured on his third solo album Boarding House Reach, White switched out the original lyric of: 'I'm thinking about starting a corporation. Who's with me?' Instead, he sang: 'I was thinking about becoming an oligarch, who's with me?' As he continued, he brought in a takedown of Musk over the Tesla CEO's hugely controversial involvement in the current administration: 'I was thinking about taking government subsidies and starting my own electric car company. Who's with me?' he sang. 'I'm thinking about not being elected. Never holding a public office. Never serving one day of military service. But somehow having the authority to control parts of the US government. Who's with me?' He continued: 'I'm thinking about not being properly vetted by the Supreme Court or Congress, just doing whatever the hell I want because some f***ing bloated asshole orange f***ing gorilla who's failed at every business he's ever ran wants me to be his golf cart partner.' Last year, White threatened to sue Trump's campaign over the use of The White Stripes' hit 'Seven Nation Army', which featured in a since-deleted clip posted to X by his director of communications, Margo Martin. 'Oh... Don't even think about using my music you fascists,' White wrote in the caption of the Instagram post. 'Lawsuit coming from my lawyers about this (to add to your five thousand others.) Have a great day at work today Margo Martin.' He continued: 'And as long as I'm here, a double f*** you DonOLD for insulting our nation's veterans at Arlington you scum. You should lose every military family's vote immediately from that if ANYTHING makes sense anymore.' In September, the band appeared to make good on their threat as White shared the first page of a copyright infringement lawsuit to his Instagram page on 9 September, captioning it: 'This machine sues fascists.' White today (12 March) begins a string of four shows in Japan before returning to the US for a lengthy run of gigs that will conclude in Louisville, Kentucky.
The Independent
12-03-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Jack White lashes out at Trump and Musk with changed lyrics
Jack White took another swipe at Donald Trump and Elon Musk while performing as part of his ongoing global No Name tour, referring to the US president as 'some bloated a**hole orange f***ing gorilla'. The American rock star is a noted and vocal opponent of Trump, having riffed on the hit White Stripes song 'Icky Thump' by selling 'Icky Trump' T-shirts during his 2016 campaign. In November last year, he also shared a lengthy post expressing his dismay at the 2024 election result, claiming it was 'dumbfounding' that Trump had 'succeeded in pulling the wool over so many Americans' eyes not once, but twice'. A recent clip has emerged of White's show in Boston last month, which saw him close his Canada and north-eastern US dates with two nights at the Roadrunner. Playing his 2018 single 'Corporation', which featured on his third solo album Boarding House Reach, White switched out the original lyric of: 'I'm thinking about starting a corporation. Who's with me?' Instead, he sang: 'I was thinking about becoming an oligarch, who's with me?' As he continued, he brought in a takedown of Musk over the Tesla CEO's hugely controversial involvement in the current administration: 'I was thinking about taking government subsidies and starting my own electric car company. Who's with me?' he sang. 'I'm thinking about not being elected. Never holding a public office. Never serving one day of military service. But somehow having the authority to control parts of the US government. Who's with me?' He continued: 'I'm thinking about not being properly vetted by the Supreme Court or Congress, just doing whatever the hell I want because some f***ing bloated asshole orange f***ing gorilla who's failed at every business he's ever ran wants me to be his golf cart partner.' Last year, White threatened to sue Trump's campaign over the use of The White Stripes' hit 'Seven Nation Army', which featured in a since-deleted clip posted to X by his director of communications, Margo Martin. Enjoy unlimited access to 100 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a 30-day free trial 'Oh... Don't even think about using my music you fascists,' White wrote in the caption of the Instagram post. 'Lawsuit coming from my lawyers about this (to add to your five thousand others.) Have a great day at work today Margo Martin.' He continued: 'And as long as I'm here, a double f*** you DonOLD for insulting our nation's veterans at Arlington you scum. You should lose every military family's vote immediately from that if ANYTHING makes sense anymore.' In September, the band appeared to make good on their threat as White shared the first page of a copyright infringement lawsuit to his Instagram page on 9 September, captioning it: 'This machine sues fascists.' White today (12 March) begins a string of four shows in Japan before returning to the US for a lengthy run of gigs that will conclude in Louisville, Kentucky.
