Re: I met Jack, he didnt like me.
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2012 5:25 pm
Pls file under personal opinion likely expressed kinda awkwardly. (And apologies for the long post. I try to avoid 'em.)
With all the fan sites (freaky or not-so-freaky) scrutinizing every word, lyric, personal relationship, hairstyle, pair of pants, and so on---not to mention some demands for rights to record or photograph at shows even when explicitly and repeatedly prohibited ahead of time and, even better, requested really nicely from the stage that one not do it---has got to suck, no matter how big a celeb you are, how much money you have, how many groupies throw themselves at you. How on earth *do you* stay authentic to your self, if you’re expected to be rainbows and skittles to everyone all the time. The fact that it’s even a topic here with personality musings on a man few if any of us actually know is an example.
I ain’t blameless on this at all---it’s so easy to get sucked into---but I hope I can try to understand the hero worship and not confuse it with the human. With thousands of people trying to score a pound of flesh from someone’s soul all the time, it's gotta be hard for the hero or the human to have anything left to give.
If anyone can get out to shake hands, say hello, and do some autographs while prepping for a show (he was on Vault chat just a couple hours before, what, Eugene? amazing) or *after giving everything at one*, that’s just the world's most awesome gravy. Jack White doesn’t owe me anything personally, but I thank him from the bottom of my heart for sharing his music.
With all the fan sites (freaky or not-so-freaky) scrutinizing every word, lyric, personal relationship, hairstyle, pair of pants, and so on---not to mention some demands for rights to record or photograph at shows even when explicitly and repeatedly prohibited ahead of time and, even better, requested really nicely from the stage that one not do it---has got to suck, no matter how big a celeb you are, how much money you have, how many groupies throw themselves at you. How on earth *do you* stay authentic to your self, if you’re expected to be rainbows and skittles to everyone all the time. The fact that it’s even a topic here with personality musings on a man few if any of us actually know is an example.
I ain’t blameless on this at all---it’s so easy to get sucked into---but I hope I can try to understand the hero worship and not confuse it with the human. With thousands of people trying to score a pound of flesh from someone’s soul all the time, it's gotta be hard for the hero or the human to have anything left to give.
If anyone can get out to shake hands, say hello, and do some autographs while prepping for a show (he was on Vault chat just a couple hours before, what, Eugene? amazing) or *after giving everything at one*, that’s just the world's most awesome gravy. Jack White doesn’t owe me anything personally, but I thank him from the bottom of my heart for sharing his music.