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What does a day on the road look like for you at this point? Are you getting out and exploring?Īs I've gotten through the years, I started to go see things I would've skipped many times. The engine of a tank, you're almost like, "Oh my God, what's going to happen next?" It's scary when a rock and roll concert starts. You get the feeling like it's a difference between someone starting up, you know, a Volkswagen Beetle and starting up the engine of a tank. I felt that even watching that SNL performance-and I think it mattered that it was rock music to get that reaction. You’re like desperate to know what the opening note is going to be, what song is going to kick off. I say this a lot but, there really is nothing more exciting than the first three seconds of a rock show. I took that as a really good omen that people still desire this. This makes me want to go see all my favorite bands"-that's what people were telling me. It was giving them a taste of what live music used to be like. It seemed it touched a nerve with the country-that everyone really wanted live music back, like that was how we connected with people so well that day. We felt that when we did the Saturday Night Live performance. Live music is, obviously, something that just can’t get replicated for at-home consumption the way other forms of art can. We're finally getting some of that wind back.
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And I'm definitely not preaching that to anybody, like, "We're back, and everything's normal, and everything's okay." But you can see the look of exhaustion on the world as we travel around, that COVID took the wind out of our sails. It felt curiously joyful for a big rock show. The Supreme Court have all been impeached. What's the future like? Trump’s in prison. And whenever you take that long of a break from anything you wonder, "Wow, will I still enjoy this? Will I still find some catharsis from it? Am I still any good at doing these certain things? Or am I older now?" This time was the first time I didn’t really take anything for granted. That's the longest break I've taken from touring since I've been an adult. I can’t wait ‘til you get here.īut, to answer your question for real. What has it been like? Are shows the same as they always were? This conversation has been edited for clarity and length.
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In the middle of a year that saw him launch a massive world tour and drop two albums- Fear of the Dawn, out in April, Entering Heaven Alive, out today-Esquire caught up with White about returning to the road, antique conventions, and showbiz. He's made it, in other words, to that healthy place. Age has made him more accepting, he says, even of negative things. A rock god, a husband-something he became again earlier this year when he got married on stage in Detroit-and a dad, now to teenagers. He's been one-half of the biggest band on the planet, a troubadour, a record label boss, and a tabloid fascination. We all need lessons of different kinds-gentle, and sometimes harsh, and sometimes sad-to get to these really healthy places."Īt 47, White's learned a few. But that's not exactly the right thing to do. "It's unappealing when you've been through harsh lessons. "Nobody wants to get out any harsh lessons to their own kids," he continues. We're talking about parenting-maybe not the most rock n' roll of topics for one of the biggest shredders on the planet-and wanting to figure your own shit out so your kids don't have to. Last year saw Segall release First Taste, in addition to a 47-song demos box set."Nobody wants to be the bad guy," says Jack White, voice beaming through my laptop from France, via Zoom. He'll play Toronto's Danforth Music Hall on May 3 before a date at Vancouver's Rickshaw Theatre on September 19.Īs previously reported, Segall and Chippendale's new project Wasted Shirt will release their debut album Fungus II on February 28 via Famous Class. Two Canadian stops appear on Segall's itinerary. Segall and his Freedom Band will tour the continent this September and October, following shows with his Acoustic Trio, some festival dates and a four-night Chicago residency that's set to take place in May. Published On the heels of forming a new duo with Lightning Bolt's Brian Chippendale, Ty Segall has mapped out plans for a North American tour.