Jack White has clarified his statement about Taylor Swift after facing backlash online. The singer explained what he meant by the remark and slammed media outlets for reportedly twisting his words for content.
Jack White clarifies his comment about Taylor Swift
Jack White has made an Instagram post, clarifying his remark about Taylor Swift. The one made in a recent interview with The Guardian. He had talked about Swift‘s songwriting process, noting its contrast to his own creative approach to music. However, White said that his comment has been misinterpreted by multiple outlets.
In a now-deleted post, White stated, “Putting this up for a day and then taking it down to just put this to bed.” Explaining his original comment, the musician said, “I didn’t say that I think Taylor Swift’s music was ‘boring’ or whatever clickbait the net is trying to scrape together.”
White added, “What I was trying to say in an interview I did about poetry and lyric writing, was that I don’t find it interesting at all for ME to write about MYSELF in my own lyric writing and poetry. He added, “because I think that it could be repetitive for ME to always write about and It could be uninteresting for people who listen to my music to delve into, and that imaginary characters are more attractive to me as a writer.”
The “Seven Nation Army” singer also stated, “Taylor and other singers have tremendous success writing in their own styles. He added, “I’m very happy for them that they’ve succeeded in engaging with so many music lovers in their own way.”
White went on to further clarify, “Just because I say I have a way of doing things doesn’t mean that I think that EVERYONE should do it the same way.” He added, “They should do what works for them, and they do.” Moreover,” it is obviously appealing to many people, and I’m glad to hear that,” the singer added.
The White Stripes member concluded his statement saying that in the “age of this massive demand for click bait and content,” he feels “less interested in doing interviews.” He went on to criticize the “so called ‘journalists’ and ‘editors.'” for “accidentally triggering nonsense like this.”
Originally written by Namrata Ghosh on Mandatory.
