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Jack White has described his friendship with Bob Dylan as an 'honour', recalling the first time he ever met his musical hero.
In a new interview, White revealed how he first met Dylan in Detroit where the singer informed him that he's been performing a White Stripes cover during soundcheck.
"I went and saw him play in Detroit and he said to me, “We’ve been playing one of your songs lately at sound checks.” I thought, Wow. I was afraid to ask which one. I didn’t even ask. It was just such an honor to hear that." White told Speakeasy.
Adding: "Later on, I remember I went home and I called back. I said, “Can I talk to the bass player?” I called the theater. I was like, “Did Bob mean that he wanted me to play tonight? ‘Cause he said some things that I thought maybe – maybe I misconstrued. Was he meaning that he wanted me to play with him tonight? I don’t want to be rude and pretend that I didn’t hear or something like that.” So turned out yeah, we played together that night. He said yeah, come on, let’s play something, and we played “Ball and Biscuit,” one of my songs. It’s not lost on me that he played one of my songs, not the other way around."
Jack White last hit the headlines when he upset fans in New York by walking out on a gig after just 45 minutes, reportedly agry at the sound inside the venue.
Below: Jack White, live in Amsterdam (for longer than 45 minutes)
