Meg White interviews Jack White about ‘Get Behind Me Satan'

Jack White 'This Album Was Cursed!'


An interview in which Meg White interogates her band mate Jack about the pair's new record could be revealing, fascinating or at least just a little intriguing. However, in a new chat previewing ‘Get Behind Me Satan' the pair are up to their old tricks leading fans up every garden path available to them. Quite, quite barmy…


Released on June 6, the album ‘Get Behind Me Satan' is one of the most hotly anticipated of the year, despite the fact that it didn't even exist prior to March 2005. Written and recorded swiftly, security around copies of the duo's new record is high and rumours of its contents are escalating wildly.

Was it written entirely on Marimba? Does Jack's electrifying blues guitar even feature on the record? Surely, an interview such as this (originally published by their label XL) could be an illuminating read. Not likely…

With a whole lot of ‘purring' (?), insinuations about Jack's sexuality and whole lot of ‘Shut up'
-ing, this may be the pair's most baffling interview yet:

Meg White interviews Jack White about ‘Get Behind Me Satan'

Meg: 'Jack are these songs about you?'
Jack: 'No Meg, they're about you.'
M: 'I wish'
J: 'No you don't. You know I don't write about myself or my friends, let alone my sister.'
M: 'I thought maybe you made an exception after coming out of the closet.'
J: (purrs)

M: 'Can you tell me a little bit about the album cover?'
J: 'I don't know Meg, can you tell me a little bit about the universe?'
M: 'You want to talk quantum physics or quantum mechanics?'
J: 'Shut up'

M: 'What does 'Blue Orchid' mean to you?'
J: 'The same thing pizza means to you.'
M: 'Jack, why can't you be cool?'
J: 'Because you're trying to trick me again!'
M: 'Jack the only trick I ever played on you was never tricking you at all.'
J: 'You're right.'

M: 'Your voice sounds really high on this record like the old days.'
J: 'I noticed that too.'
M: 'Want a cigarette?'
J: 'Shut up'

M: 'Was this album pleasant for you to make?'
J: 'It's always pleasant to work with you Meg'
M: 'I know that, but did you enjoy yourself?'
J: 'This album was cursed when we started, and then suddenly came around near the end. Then I started to enjoy it, Remember?'
M: 'Yeah I remember.'

J: 'Anything else 'you' would like to know?'
M: 'Only if you're happy with the record.'
J: 'Yes I am. I think it's our most dense sounding record yet. Don't you?'
M: 'Shut up.'

J: 'Want to make another one?'
M: 'Hmmmmmm ... With you?'
J: (purrs)

The band are expected to announce UK tour dates over the coming weeks, but are playing shows in Mexico, Central America, South America and the Glastonbury Festival over the next two months.
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