We all know that Jack White of the White Stripes writes a kick-ass rock song. (I've had "Hotel Yorba" on repeat for days now.) But only in the Believer do we learn of his dark, pre-music days as a Detroit furniture re-upholster. This isn't one of those star-worshipping interviews with a few questions about the artist's quirky past. No sir. This is an in-depth meditation on the dying profession of upholstery, a trade which is apparently going the way of the sweetheart. There's also a good deal about color coordination. "My whole shop was only three colors: yellow, white and black. I had this yellow van, and I dressed in yellow and black when I picked up the furniture, and all my tools were yellow, white and black. It was pretty cool."
Posted by mesh at June 13, 2003 12:22 PM | TrackBackMesh, I dunno where you dig this stuff up, but what a freakin' great great interview.
Posted by: JosiahQ at June 13, 2003 01:44 PMHey Sexy,
If you check on your Jack White: Upholster post, you'll see under that "trackback" thing that I told you about that Matt did a post about your post. I went and did the "trackback" work on his blog since he doesn't know how to do it yet. Anyways, you can see now how it works.
Posted by: JosiahQ at June 19, 2003 11:55 AM