Jack White first played as a professional musician in the early 1990s, as a drummer for the Detroit cowpunk band Goober & the Peas. White produced Loretta Lynn's Van Lear Rose in 2004, which won them a Grammy for best country album, and an additional Grammy for best country collaboration for the song Portland Oregon.
The Love Interruption Songfacts reports that his debut solo single, Love Interruption, was made available on January 30, 2012 at White's pay-to-join club Vault and at Jackwhiteiii.com. A week later, it was released on the singer’s preferred format, vinyl. It was produced by the ex White Stripe and recorded at his own Third Man Studio in Nashville along with its exclusive non-LP B-side Machine Gun Silhouette. This was followed by his first solo album, Blunderbuss, later in 2012, and an accompanying tour. This is not said to indicate an end to either the Raconteurs or the Dead Weather.
His blaring guitar solos and ability to pull sound from the simplest of "instruments" are his greatest strengths along with his desire to partner with female vocalists.
He currently resides in Tennessee. He announced his divorce in 2011 from wife since 2005, fellow musician Karen Elson, and they have two children. Third Man Records (White's label) and Elson's clothing boutique are also located there.
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Blunderbuss
Jack White Lyrics
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We crossed the road and never spoke to another as we flew
We left your man alone in drag, laughing there at us
A romantic bust, a blundered turned, an explosive blunderbuss
An ancient grand hotel of Persian thread and ivory
And when your man would turn his head, I'd see you look at me
Pools of brown and sea of red and demons in your pocket
Da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, da
Corner exit, not tall enough to walk out standin' straight
Designed by men so ladies would have to lean back in their gait
You grabbed my arm and left with me but you were not allowed to
You took me to a public place to quietly blend into
Such a trick pretending not to be doin' what you want to
But seems like everybody does this every waking moment
I laid you down and touched you like the two of us both needed
Safe to say that others might not approve of this and pleaded
"So selfish them" would be their cry and who'd be brave to argue
Doin' what two people need is never on the menu
Da, da, da, da
Da, da, da, da
The lyrics of "Blunderbuss" tell a story of a forbidden attraction between two people. The singer describes a dream where they are walking down a broad avenue holding hands with the object of their desire. They cross the road and don't speak to anyone else as they fly off together, leaving the person's partner laughing in drag behind them. The romance is described as a "bust" that turns explosive like a blunderbuss.
The singer then describes an ancient grand hotel of Persian thread and ivory where the two lovers would meet. Whenever the boyfriend turned his head, the singer could see the woman looking back at them. The woman's eyes are likened to "pools of brown and sea of red" with demons in her pocket. Despite the obstacles they face, the romance between them is described as beautiful as it was trapped inside a silver locket.
In the last verse, the singer describes a situation where they had to sneak out of a place where they were not allowed. The forbidden nature of their attraction is once again highlighted, and the singer muses about the societal norms that dictate what people should and shouldn't do. The singer describes taking this person to a public place where they could blend in despite wanting to reveal their true feelings. They end up touching each other in a way that others might not approve of, but the singer advocates for doing what two people need rather than what others think is right.
Line by Line Meaning
I had my dream, I held your hand on that broad avenue
I was living my dream when I held your hand on the street
We crossed the road and never spoke to another as we flew
We didn't care about anyone else and crossed the road quickly
We left your man alone in drag, laughing there at us
We abandoned your partner in women's clothing, and he laughed at us
A romantic bust, a blundered turned, an explosive blunderbuss
Our romantic endeavor was a failure and caused a massive explosion
An ancient grand hotel of Persian thread and ivory
We visited an old and grand hotel with Persian decor
And when your man would turn his head, I'd see you look at me
Whenever your partner wasn't looking, you would glance at me
Pools of brown and sea of red and demons in your pocket
Your eyes were brown, and your clothing had red accents, but you also had a dark side
That same romance performed a dance inside a silver locket
Our love was captured in a locket made of silver
Corner exit, not tall enough to walk out standin' straight
The exit was in a corner, and you had to lean back to fit through it
Designed by men so ladies would have to lean back in their gait
The exit was designed to make women walk with a specific posture
You grabbed my arm and left with me but you were not allowed to
You broke the rules and left with me even though you weren't supposed to
You took me to a public place to quietly blend into
We went to a crowded area to avoid being noticed
Such a trick pretending not to be doin' what you want to
We acted like we weren't doing what we wanted to do
But seems like everybody does this every waking moment
Everyone is constantly lying and pretending in everyday life
I laid you down and touched you like the two of us both needed
I intimately touched you like we both desired
Safe to say that others might not approve of this and pleaded
It's likely that other people wouldn't have approved and would have begged us not to
"So selfish them" would be their cry and who'd be brave to argue
Others would call us selfish, but no one would argue against them
Doin' what two people need is never on the menu
Doing what two people need isn't something that is typically offered or accepted
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Jack White
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