Noting that he “hadn’t thought through this book since we kind of roughly put it together,” White, 48, spoke about the impact he felt from it while flying to Detroit from his current home base of Nashville the day before. ‘The White Stripes Complete Lyrics 1997-2007’ was published earlier this month by Third Man Books (Courtesy Third Man Books) He was questioned by Third Man co-owner Ben Blackwell and writer Hanif Abdurraqib, who both penned essays for the collection, while another essayist, Caroline Randall Williams, was one of three poets who read works before the discussion, which was part of the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association’s Heartland Fall Forum taking place this week in Detroit. The Detroit native was back in town to discuss the new book, “The White Stripes Complete Lyrics 1997-2007,” published earlier in the month by his Third Man Books imprint, at Third Man Records Cass Corridor. 18, White was speaking - about words, and about the music of words.
Jack White usually has a guitar in his hands when the 12-time Grammy Award winner gets on a stage in Detroit.īut on Wednesday night, Oct.
