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Jack White deletes Instagram post after clarifying remarks about Taylor Swift’s music

Jack White has responded after headlines circulated online suggesting he criticised Taylor Swift’s songwriting style during a recent interview.

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“I didn't say that I think her music was 'boring' or whatever click bait the net is trying to scrape together”: Jack White puts the record straight about Taylor Swift

And social media pile-ons stifle “artistic vision and imagination”, he argues

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Nuits de Fourvière turns 80: The must-see 2026 shows of one of Europe's best festivals

One of Europe's best pluridisciplinary festivals has just announced the roster for its 80th edition. Here are our recommendations for this year's stellar line-up.

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"Any scrape of anything interesting or off the beaten path that can be turned into drama is swarmed over and spit out as bait." For the record, despite what you may have read, Jack White doesn't consider Taylor Swift's music "boring"

Jack White is tired of being misquoted

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Jack White reveals true feelings on Taylor Swift lyrics in deleted social media post

Jack White had admitted he found the idea of exploring her personal style of writing to be "a little bit boring".

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“Dylan said the answer was blowing in the wind, he didn’t tell you what the answer was”: Jack White on why he doesn’t write protest songs

He has a book of his lyrics out now

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Jack White names the popular song subject which he thinks is ‘boring’

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Jack White says ‘Taylor Swift way’ of writing break-up songs is ‘boring’

The White Stripes singer explained why he avoided writing confessional songs in the vein of Swift

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Jack White admits he finds Taylor Swift's heartbreak lyrics 'boring'

Jack White has no interest in turning painful moments of his life into lyrics - unless it's in the disguise of a character.

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Jack White: ‘I’m not going to put a painful thing out there for some idiot on the internet to stomp all over’

As a new book of his lyrics, poems and selected musings is published, the White Stripes’ singer, songwriter and general guitar hero reflects on poetry, politics and why writing a song is like reupholstering a chair

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Spain's Ex‑King Juan Carlos Stuck in Abu Dhabi as Middle East Crisis Sparks Hollywood Outcry

Spain's former monarch, Juan Carlos I, finds himself unable to leave Abu Dhabi due to escalating tensions in the Middle East, highlighting the broader impact of the crisis.

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Celebrities, including Mark Ruffalo and Rosie O’Donnell, come out in droves to slam US attacks

Many see the attacks as hypocrisy or as a distraction.

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Jack White, Rosie O’Donnell among celebrities to speak out against US strikes on Iran

‘Can you believe Donny hasn’t received a real Nobel Peace Prize yet?’ asked the White Stripes frontman

The Independent UK

“I just had decidedly hated Stratocasters, Les Pauls, any of the common instruments that you see everybody use”: How Jack White found his own voice by seeking out a different kind of guitar

Silvertone, Airline, Kay... Jack White's formative tastes in electric guitars gave him a sound that he wouldn't have found if he'd chosen a more orthodox instrument

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Star Americana duo return with music for hard times

After sell-out performances at the Sydney Opera House and Melbourne's Hamer Hall last year, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings are taking their show on the road.

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"How is it possible we've given this evil man so much power?" Jack White calls for US President Donald Trump to be arrested, impeached and jailed

Jack White isn't holding back with his latest blast at Donald Trump

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“That whole thing of doing the trades with other players is a really nice thing”: Vernon Reid says he hopes he and Jack White have started a trend for pro guitarists swapping signature models

It all started with a chance meeting at the airport but now the Living Colour guitarist says he's already lined up more high-profile trades

Guitar World

“We didn't have enough time to do a proper powder coating on the hardware...” Up-close with Jack White’s NFL halftime show Triplecaster – built just days before his surprise gig with Eminem

Third Man’s Dan Mancini tells the story of a guitar that came to life at the last minute

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“I’m constantly surprised by how many punks I see on my Facebook thing that are pro-Trump. It’s a bit weird”: So who could Glen Matlock be talking about, we wonder…?

Plus Jack White mocks Trump’s ‘accomplishments’ - "Trump smart. Good boy deserve Nobel Peace Prize! Dementia? What is? NO!"

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"Dementia? What is? NO! Trump smart, pass brain test, name giraffe!" Jack White mercilessly mocks Donald Trump over "365 wins in 365 days" claims

The White Stripes' founder has promised to block any followers who tell him to "stick to music"

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“When I’d watch Meg and Jack White on stage... it felt really inspiring. Eventually I thought, what would it be like if weadded another drummer?”: How the Velveteers' Demi Demitro learned to speak through baritone fuzz riffs

With Dan Auerbach at the helm once more, the Velveteers' A Million Knives holds the brute force of low-end guitar and melody in equilibrium while two drummers pummel their way through the mix

MusicRadar

“He’s not a 10 like Sammy Hagar or James Brown. He’s a 4 or a 5 but he really delivered real rock n’ roll": Ted Nugent might have only qualified praise for Jack White, Green Day and Tom Morello, but he thinks Yungblud is "the real McCoy"

Elderly rocker 'talks music'... but can't resist dipping into politics, too

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Ted Nugent blasts Eminem and Jack White as 'total idiots' and hits out at Green Day

Guitarist Ted Nugent has slammed Eminem and Jack White, blasting the pair as "total idiots", and he also hit out at Green Day, insisting "there is not a brain among" their band members, as he took aim at their views on US President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

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“It was just a challenge to myself: ‘I’m not gonna have a chorus in this song. See if I can get away with it’”: How Jack White created the guitar riff of the century – and what is a Seven Nation Army, anyway?

"It's the kind of riff you figure out when you're learning how to play guitar"

The Independent UK

Jack White blasts congressman for sharing AI video of him: ‘It’s sad how embarrassing our leadership has become’

Lawmaker Tim Burchett insisted that ‘of course’ he knew the misleading video was generated by artificial intelligence

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