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>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY! WELCOME BACK TO "THE LATE SHOW." FOLKS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MY
NEXT GUEST IS A 12-TIME GRAMMY AWARD-WINNING MUSICIAN YOU KNOW
FROM THE WHITE STRIPES, THE RACONTEURS, AND HIS RECORD
LABEL, THIRD MAN RECORDS. PLEASE WELCOME BACK TO
"THE LATE SHOW," JACK WHITE! ♪ ♪ ♪<i>
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( APPLAUSE )</i> >> STEPHEN. >> Stephen:ED ANY TO SEE YOU. >> HOW ARE YOU. >> Stephen: NICE TO SEE YOU
AGAIN. REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING BY. IT'S ALWAYS NICE TO HAVE YOU
HERE, AND I KNOW YOU DON'T DO THESE INTERVIEWS VERY OFTEN. >> IT'S A CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION
ONCE A YEAR. >> Stephen: IT'S ALL
DEDUCTIBLE. YOU GET TO DEDUCT YOUR HAIR. I LIKE IT. I LIKE THE HAIR A LOT. >> THANK YOU. >> Stephen: IF YOU STICK OUT
YOUR TONGUE, YOU HAVE RED, WHITE, AND BLUE, THE AMERICAN
FLAG, OR FRENCH FLAG. HOW HAVE YOU BEEN? >> I'VE BEEN REALLY GOOD, REALLY
GOOD, MAN. >> Stephen: YOU HAVE HAD BIG
DOINGS LATELY. YOU SURPRISED A LOT OF PEOPLE
THE OTHER DAY. A LOT OVER A WEEK AGO YOU
SURPRISED FANS AND YOUR GIRLFRIEND, OLIVIA JEANNE, BY
PROPOSING TO HER ON STAGE. >> I DID, YES. >> Stephen: HERE'S THE PHOTO
OF YOU DOING THAT, PROPOSING. <i> ( APPLAUSE )</i>
AND THEN, MINUTES LATER. >> YES, MOMENTS LATER. >> Stephen: MINUTES LATER
GETTING MARRIED RIGHT THERE ON STAGE. >> YES. >> Stephen: WAS THIS-- WAS
THIS A LONG-TERM PLAN? OR DID YOU JUST GO LIKE, "LET'S
GO FOR IT?" >> AS THE DAY WAS GOING ON, IF A
DAY HAD SOME LEFT TURNS MAYBE IT WASN'T THE RIGHT DAY, BUT THE
DAY HAD BEEN GOING SO WELL, I FIGURED IT WAS A GOOD TIME. >> Stephen: YOU STARTED THE
DAY, YOU STARTED THE DAY-- AND I WATCHED THIS, TOO-- PLAYING A
LITTLE SLIDE GUITAR NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE DETROIT TIGERS
GAME. >> THAT WENT OKAY. >> Stephen: HOW DID THE TEAM
DO? >> THEY WON THE GAME. THAT WAS ANOTHER GOOD SIGN. >> Stephen: IF THEY POPPED OUT
TO RIGHT FIELD, YOU WOULDN'T BE MARRIED. WAS OLIVIA JEANNE SURPRISED? >> VERY SURPRISED, YEAH, VERY
SURPRISED. AND LUCKILY, BEN SWANKER, IS
ALSO A MINISTER OF SOME CHURCH ON THE INTERNET-- I DON'T KNOW. AND HE WAS BACK STAGE, AND I
ASKED HER, "DO YOU WANT TO GET MARRIED NOW OR DO YOU WANT TO
WAIT? AND SHE SAID, "NO, RIGHT NOW. THIS IS A GREAT DAY." >> Stephen: I MET OLIVIA
JEANNE BEFORE. WE MADE A RECORD TOGETHER. THAT WAS YOU, ME, AND HER 11
YEARS AGO. WE ALL LOOK VERY MUCH THE SAME. SHE'S THE ONLY ONE WHO HASN'T
CHANGED. FOR MUSICIANS IN LOCKDOWN, KIND
OF TOUGH. BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES YOU
FEED OFF THE AUDIENCE. YOU WERE AWAY FROM THE AUDIENCE. BUT IT WAS A REALLY-- IT WAS A
REALLY CREATIVE TIME FOR YOU. >> YEAH. >> Stephen: EVENTUALLY. WE'LL GET TO IT IN A MINUTE. YOU HAVE TWO ALBUMS COMING OUT
THIS YEAR, BUT AT FIRST YOU DIDN'T DO ANY MUSIC, RIGHT? >> NOT AT ALL. WE DIDN'T KNOW HOW LONG THE
LOCKDOWN WAS GOING TO BE. AND I THOUGHT THERE'S NO
TOURING, SO I KIND OF THOUGHT I DON'T WANT TO WRITE SONGS AND
THEY DON'T COME OUT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF OR SOMETHING, AND
MAYBE I WOULD HAVE MOVED ON IN MY MIND. I THOUGHT WHY DON'T I JUST TAKE
A BREAK. IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I TOOK A
BREAK FROM WRITING. SO I DID THAT. >> Stephen: INSTEAD YOU MADE
FURNITURE. >> I DID. >> Stephen: IF I GOT THIS
RIGHT, YOUR ALBUM "THIRD MAN RECORDS" IS BECAUSE YOUR
FAMILY'S UPHOLSTERY SHOP WHEN GROWING UP, YOU WERE THE LITTLE
MAN PURP THE THIRD MAN-- >> I WAS THE THIRD MAN ON MY
STREET TO DO UPHOLSTERY, WHICH IS KIND OF SHOCKING, YEAH. OF IT WAS ALSO FERDINAND STREET,
THAT'S KIND OF LIKE THIRD MAN, FERDINAND. AND IT GOES ON AND ON FROM
THERE. >> Stephen: A FAMILY THING,
THIS WAS COMPETITION ON THE STREET. >> COMPETITION, YEAH, WHO COULD
BE THE BEST UPOLSTERRER. >> Stephen: WHAT ARE WE
LOOKING AT? IT LOOKS LIKE A CHURCH PEW. >> IT IS. ACTUALLY, IT'S A MASONIC
TEMPEPLE IT'S CALLED MY SONIC TEMPLE, AND YOU CAN PLUG AN
INSTRUMENT IN. >> Stephen: YOU CAN SIT ON IT? >> YOU CAN, YOU CAN ALSO PLAY
AND IT HAS SOME MYSTERIOUS THINGS IT DOES TO THE SIGNAL. MY FRIEND HAS A STUDIO THAT'S
BUILT IN A MASONIC LODGE IN KENTUCKY. AND A GIFT TO HIM. >> Stephen: NO WINDOWS? >> NO WINDOWS. >> Stephen: YOU CAN'T SEE
WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE APRONS. >> THE ILLUMINATI MEETINGS. > Stephen: WHAT IS GOING ON
HERE? THIS LOOKS LIKE A LOUNGE CHAIR
FOR BUMBLEBEES. >> THIS IS CALLED THE WARRIOR
CHAIR. I OWN A BASEBALL BAT COMPANY
CALLED WAR STICK. AND I BUILT THIS FOR OUR NEW
HEADQUARTERS IN-- THIS IS INTERESTING, BECAUSE THIS IS THE
FIRST-- THIS MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN DONE BEFORE, BUT I PUT NETTED
BAGS INSIDE THE ARMS AND IT CONTAINS PIECES OF ASH WOOD AND
OIL AND LEATHER FROM GLOVES, THINGS THAT EVOKE THE SMELL OF
BASEBALL. SO WHEN YOU SIT DOWN IN THE
CUSHION YOU KNOW-- I'M GETTING INTO SOME DEEP UPOLISTRY
ESOTERIC HERE-- WHEN YOU SIT ON THE CUSHION YOU RELEASE AIR. WHEN YOU SIT IN AN OLD MOLDY AND
SOMEONE IS SMOKING CIGARS, YOU SMELL IT. SO A SCENT IS RELEASED EVERY
TIME YOU SIT IN IT. >> Stephen: THE BALLPARK. >> YES. >> Stephen: AND BASEBALL BATSZ
ARE MADE OF ASH, RIGHT. >> Stephen: MAPLE OR ASH. >> Stephen: I'M AN ASH MAN. >> I HEARD THAT ABOUT YOU. I DIDN'T WANT TO ASK. >> Stephen: YOUR LABEL "THIRD
MAN RECORDS" IS DOING SOME INTERESTING THINGS. THEY'RE PUTTING OUT AN
UNRELEASED PRINT ALBUM. >> YES. >> Stephen: FIRST OF ALL,
PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW, YOU PUT OUT, YOU'RE THE NAME IN ANALOG
AND VINYL THESE DAYS. YOU WENT ALL IN ON ANALOG AND
VINYL. AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE, YOU
KNOW, EVERYBODY WANTS THINGS PUT OUT--
>> WE MADE A VINYL RECORD WITH YOU. >> Stephen: WE DID. >> YEAH, IT'S GREAT. WE OWN A PRESSING PLANT IN
DETROIT, AND IT'S WONDERFUL. AND, YEAH, THE-- WHAT WAS THE
ORIGINAL QUESTION NOW BEFORE THAT. >> Stephen: THE PRINTS ALBUM,
WHAT ARE YOU PUTTING OUT? >> PRINCE, YEAH, HE'S A PRETTY
GOOD MUSICIAN. >> Stephen: I HEAR GOOD
THINGS. >> IT'S CALLED "CAMILLE." IT'S A RECORD HE MADE UNDER A
FEMININE AVATAR. HE SPED HIS VOICE UP ON THE
MACHINE AND SPED HIS VOICE UP TO SOUND FEMININE AND HE WAS GOING
TO RELEASE THE WHOLE ALBUM ON THE GUISE OF CAMILLE. IT WAS ON THE PRESSES, IT WAS
DONE, AND AT THE RAFT SECOND HE CHANGED HIS MIND AND TOLD WARNER
BROTHERS TO CANCEL. >> Stephen: NO ONE HAS HEARD
THE ALBUM. >> SLOWLY THE SONGS VERY
RELEASED OVER TIME. BUT THE ACTUAL ALBUM AS A PIECE
TOGETHER HAVE NOT BEEN RELEASE. >> Stephen: DID YOU EVER WORK
WITH HIM? DID YOU EVER MEET HIM? >> I MET HIM ONE TIME. IT WAS AT AN AFTER-PARTY. HE WAS INCREDIBLY NICE. >> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU TALK
ABOUT? GUITAR SCBLIEG WE DID A LITTLE
BIT. HE TOLD ME NO ONE WILL EVER TELL
YOU HOW YOU PLAY YOUR GUITAR, JACK, AND THAT WAS SOLID ADVICE. DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU HOW TO
PLAY YOUR GUITAR, IS THE ACTUAL WORDS, YEAH. >> Stephen: HAVE YOU EVER LET
ANYONE TELL YOU HOW TO PLAY YOUR GUITAR? >> NO. ONE OF YOUR SOUND GUYS TOLD ME
TO TURN DOWN EARLIER, SO MAYBE... <i> ( LAUGHTER )
( APPLAUSE ).</i> >> Stephen: WELL, YOU'RE DOING
A SONG FOR US TONIGHT. YOU'RE ABOUT TO PLAY A SONG FROM
YOUR NEW ALBUM, "FEAR OF THE DAWN," ONE OF TWO YOU'RE PUTTING
OUT THIS YEAR. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO PLAY FOR
US? >> "WHAT'S THE TRICK." >> Stephen: AND YOU WILL COME
BACK NEXT JULY FOR THE NEXT ALBUM. >> PLEASE. >> Stephen: LEES COME BACK. WHAT COLOR WILL THE HAIR BE
THEN? >> WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. >> Stephen: STICK AROUND FOR A
PERFORMANCE BY JACK WHITE! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
