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WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW."
FOLKS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY NEXT GUEST IS A 12-TIME GRAMMY
AWARD-WINNING MUSICIAN YOU KNOW FROM THE WHITE STRIPES, THE
RACONTEURS, AND HIS RECORD LABEL, THIRD MAN RECORDS.
PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW," JACK WHITE!
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>> STEPHEN.
>> Stephen:ED ANY TO SEE YOU.
>> HOW ARE YOU.
>> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING BY.
IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE YOU HERE, AND I KNOW YOU DON'T DO
THESE INTERVIEWS VERY OFTEN.
>> IT'S A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION ONCE A YEAR.
>> Stephen: IT'S ALL DEDUCTIBLE.
YOU GET TO DEDUCT YOUR HAIR.
I LIKE IT.
I LIKE THE HAIR A LOT.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Stephen: IF YOU STICK OUT YOUR TONGUE, YOU HAVE RED,
WHITE, AND BLUE, THE AMERICAN FLAG, OR FRENCH FLAG.
HOW HAVE YOU BEEN?
>> I'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD, REALLY GOOD, MAN.
>> Stephen: YOU HAVE HAD BIG DOINGS LATELY.
YOU SURPRISED A LOT OF PEOPLE THE OTHER DAY.
A LOT OVER A WEEK AGO YOU SURPRISED FANS AND YOUR
GIRLFRIEND, OLIVIA JEANNE, BY PROPOSING TO HER ON STAGE.
>> I DID, YES.
>> Stephen: HERE'S THE PHOTO OF YOU DOING THAT, PROPOSING.
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>> YES, MOMENTS LATER.
>> Stephen: MINUTES LATER GETTING MARRIED RIGHT THERE ON
STAGE.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: WAS THIS-- WAS THIS A LONG-TERM PLAN?
OR DID YOU JUST GO LIKE, "LET'S GO FOR IT?"
>> AS THE DAY WAS GOING ON, IF A DAY HAD SOME LEFT TURNS MAYBE IT
WASN'T THE RIGHT DAY, BUT THE DAY HAD BEEN GOING SO WELL, I
FIGURED IT WAS A GOOD TIME.
>> Stephen: YOU STARTED THE DAY, YOU STARTED THE DAY-- AND I
WATCHED THIS, TOO-- PLAYING A LITTLE SLIDE GUITAR NATIONAL
ANTHEM AT THE DETROIT TIGERS GAME.
>> THAT WENT OKAY.
>> Stephen: HOW DID THE TEAM DO?
>> THEY WON THE GAME.
THAT WAS ANOTHER GOOD SIGN.
>> Stephen: IF THEY POPPED OUT TO RIGHT FIELD, YOU WOULDN'T BE
MARRIED.
WAS OLIVIA JEANNE SURPRISED?
>> VERY SURPRISED, YEAH, VERY SURPRISED.
AND LUCKILY, BEN SWANKER, IS ALSO A MINISTER OF SOME CHURCH
ON THE INTERNET-- I DON'T KNOW.
AND HE WAS BACK STAGE, AND I ASKED HER, "DO YOU WANT TO GET
MARRIED NOW OR DO YOU WANT TO WAIT?
AND SHE SAID, "NO, RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS A GREAT DAY."
>> Stephen: I MET OLIVIA JEANNE BEFORE.
WE MADE A RECORD TOGETHER.
THAT WAS YOU, ME, AND HER 11 YEARS AGO.
WE ALL LOOK VERY MUCH THE SAME.
SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO HASN'T CHANGED.
FOR MUSICIANS IN LOCKDOWN, KIND OF TOUGH.
BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU FEED OFF THE AUDIENCE.
YOU WERE AWAY FROM THE AUDIENCE.
BUT IT WAS A REALLY-- IT WAS A REALLY CREATIVE TIME FOR YOU.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: EVENTUALLY.
WE'LL GET TO IT IN A MINUTE.
YOU HAVE TWO ALBUMS COMING OUT THIS YEAR, BUT AT FIRST YOU
DIDN'T DO ANY MUSIC, RIGHT?
>> NOT AT ALL.
WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG THE LOCKDOWN WAS GOING TO BE.
AND I THOUGHT THERE'S NO TOURING, SO I KIND OF THOUGHT I
DON'T WANT TO WRITE SONGS AND THEY DON'T COME OUT FOR A YEAR
AND A HALF OR SOMETHING, AND MAYBE I WOULD HAVE MOVED ON IN
MY MIND.
I THOUGHT WHY DON'T I JUST TAKE A BREAK.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I TOOK A BREAK FROM WRITING.
SO I DID THAT.
>> Stephen: INSTEAD YOU MADE FURNITURE.
>> I DID.
>> Stephen: IF I GOT THIS RIGHT, YOUR ALBUM "THIRD MAN
RECORDS" IS BECAUSE YOUR FAMILY'S UPHOLSTERY SHOP WHEN
GROWING UP, YOU WERE THE LITTLE MAN PURP THE THIRD MAN--
>> I WAS THE THIRD MAN ON MY STREET TO DO UPHOLSTERY, WHICH
IS KIND OF SHOCKING, YEAH.
OF IT WAS ALSO FERDINAND STREET, THAT'S KIND OF LIKE THIRD MAN,
FERDINAND.
AND IT GOES ON AND ON FROM THERE.
>> Stephen: A FAMILY THING, THIS WAS COMPETITION ON THE
STREET.
>> COMPETITION, YEAH, WHO COULD BE THE BEST UPOLSTERRER.
>> Stephen: WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?
IT LOOKS LIKE A CHURCH PEW.
>> IT IS.
ACTUALLY, IT'S A MASONIC TEMPEPLE IT'S CALLED MY SONIC
TEMPLE, AND YOU CAN PLUG AN INSTRUMENT IN.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN SIT ON IT?
>> YOU CAN, YOU CAN ALSO PLAY AND IT HAS SOME MYSTERIOUS
THINGS IT DOES TO THE SIGNAL.
MY FRIEND HAS A STUDIO THAT'S BUILT IN A MASONIC LODGE IN
KENTUCKY.
AND A GIFT TO HIM.
>> Stephen: NO WINDOWS?
>> NO WINDOWS.
>> Stephen: YOU CAN'T SEE WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE APRONS.
>> THE ILLUMINATI MEETINGS.
> Stephen: WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?
THIS LOOKS LIKE A LOUNGE CHAIR FOR BUMBLEBEES.
>> THIS IS CALLED THE WARRIOR CHAIR.
I OWN A BASEBALL BAT COMPANY CALLED WAR STICK.
AND I BUILT THIS FOR OUR NEW HEADQUARTERS IN-- THIS IS
INTERESTING, BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST-- THIS MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN
DONE BEFORE, BUT I PUT NETTED BAGS INSIDE THE ARMS AND IT
CONTAINS PIECES OF ASH WOOD AND OIL AND LEATHER FROM GLOVES,
THINGS THAT EVOKE THE SMELL OF BASEBALL.
SO WHEN YOU SIT DOWN IN THE CUSHION YOU KNOW-- I'M GETTING
INTO SOME DEEP UPOLISTRY ESOTERIC HERE-- WHEN YOU SIT ON
THE CUSHION YOU RELEASE AIR.
WHEN YOU SIT IN AN OLD MOLDY AND SOMEONE IS SMOKING CIGARS, YOU
SMELL IT.
SO A SCENT IS RELEASED EVERY TIME YOU SIT IN IT.
>> Stephen: THE BALLPARK.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: AND BASEBALL BATSZ ARE MADE OF ASH, RIGHT.
>> Stephen: MAPLE OR ASH.
>> Stephen: I'M AN ASH MAN.
>> I HEARD THAT ABOUT YOU.
I DIDN'T WANT TO ASK.
>> Stephen: YOUR LABEL "THIRD MAN RECORDS" IS DOING SOME
INTERESTING THINGS.
THEY'RE PUTTING OUT AN UNRELEASED PRINT ALBUM.
>> YES.
>> Stephen: FIRST OF ALL, PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW, YOU PUT
OUT, YOU'RE THE NAME IN ANALOG AND VINYL THESE DAYS.
YOU WENT ALL IN ON ANALOG AND VINYL.
AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE, YOU KNOW, EVERYBODY WANTS THINGS PUT
OUT-- >> WE MADE A VINYL RECORD WITH
YOU.
>> Stephen: WE DID.
>> YEAH, IT'S GREAT.
WE OWN A PRESSING PLANT IN DETROIT, AND IT'S WONDERFUL.
AND, YEAH, THE-- WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL QUESTION NOW BEFORE
THAT.
>> Stephen: THE PRINTS ALBUM, WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING OUT?
>> PRINCE, YEAH, HE'S A PRETTY GOOD MUSICIAN.
>> Stephen: I HEAR GOOD THINGS.
>> IT'S CALLED "CAMILLE."
IT'S A RECORD HE MADE UNDER A FEMININE AVATAR.
HE SPED HIS VOICE UP ON THE MACHINE AND SPED HIS VOICE UP TO
SOUND FEMININE AND HE WAS GOING TO RELEASE THE WHOLE ALBUM ON
THE GUISE OF CAMILLE.
IT WAS ON THE PRESSES, IT WAS DONE, AND AT THE RAFT SECOND HE
CHANGED HIS MIND AND TOLD WARNER BROTHERS TO CANCEL.
>> Stephen: NO ONE HAS HEARD THE ALBUM.
>> SLOWLY THE SONGS VERY RELEASED OVER TIME.
BUT THE ACTUAL ALBUM AS A PIECE TOGETHER HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASE.
>> Stephen: DID YOU EVER WORK WITH HIM?
DID YOU EVER MEET HIM?
>> I MET HIM ONE TIME.
IT WAS AT AN AFTER-PARTY.
HE WAS INCREDIBLY NICE.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU TALK ABOUT?
GUITAR SCBLIEG WE DID A LITTLE BIT.
HE TOLD ME NO ONE WILL EVER TELL YOU HOW YOU PLAY YOUR GUITAR,
JACK, AND THAT WAS SOLID ADVICE.
DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU HOW TO PLAY YOUR GUITAR, IS THE ACTUAL
WORDS, YEAH.
>> Stephen: HAVE YOU EVER LET ANYONE TELL YOU HOW TO PLAY YOUR
GUITAR?
>> NO.
ONE OF YOUR SOUND GUYS TOLD ME TO TURN DOWN EARLIER, SO
MAYBE...
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>> Stephen: WELL, YOU'RE DOING A SONG FOR US TONIGHT.
YOU'RE ABOUT TO PLAY A SONG FROM YOUR NEW ALBUM, "FEAR OF THE
DAWN," ONE OF TWO YOU'RE PUTTING OUT THIS YEAR.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY FOR US?
>> "WHAT'S THE TRICK."
>> Stephen: AND YOU WILL COME BACK NEXT JULY FOR THE NEXT
ALBUM.
>> PLEASE.
>> Stephen: LEES COME BACK.
WHAT COLOR WILL THE HAIR BE THEN?
>> WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
>> Stephen: STICK AROUND FOR A PERFORMANCE BY JACK WHITE!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.