White Stripes - Blue Orchid Video + Interview

-is the white stripes’ fifth album, out on Monday the 6th of June
-produced by grammy award winning producer jack white
-recorded in Detroit at third man studios, mixed in Memphis at ardent studios, mastered in new york city at masterdisk
-album contains thirteen original songs
-songs were written on piano, acoustic guitar and marimba
-songs are deceivingly orchestrated, some sounding as if they were recorded with a full orchestra when they only have piano and bass on them
-none of the songs had been played live before the recording of the album

meg white interviews jack white about “get behind me satan”

Meg- “jack are these songs about you?”

Jack- “no meg, they’re about you.”

Meg- “I wish”

Jack- “no you don’t. you know I don’t write about myself or my friends, let alone my sister.”

Meg- “I thought maybe you made an exception after coming out of the closet.”

Jack- (purrs)

Meg- “can you tell me a little bit about the album cover?”

Jack- “I don’t know meg, can you tell me a little bit about the universe?”

Meg- “you want to talk quantum physics or quantum mechanics?”

Jack- “shut up”

Meg- “what does ‘blue orchid’ mean to you?”

Jack- “the same thing pizza means to you.”

Meg- “jack, why can’t you be cool?”

Jack- “because you’re trying to trick me again!”

Meg- “jack the only trick I ever played on you was never tricking you at all.”

Jack- “you’re right.”

Meg- “your voice sounds really high on this record like the old days.”

Jack- “I noticed that too.”

Meg- “want a cigarette?”

Jack- “shut up”

Meg- “was this album pleasant for you to make?”

Jack- “it’s always pleasant to work with you meg”

Meg- “I know that, but did you enjoy yourself?”

Jack- “this album was cursed when we started, and then suddenly came around near the end. then I

started to enjoy it, Remember?”

Meg- “yeah I remember.”

Jack- “anything else “you” would like to know?”

Meg- “only if you’re happy with the record.”

Jack- “yes I am. I think it’s our most dense sounding record yet. don’t you?”

Meg- “shut up.”

Jack- “want to make another one?”

Meg- “hmmmmmm…with you?”

Jack- (purrs)

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