Jack White recently sat down with Conan O'Brien for more than an hour to
discuss diverse topics such as the intersection of music and comedy and
White's past as an upholsterer. The interview, the latest installment
in O'Brien's "Serious Jibber-Jabber" series, wasn't strictly speaking
part of
Conan, but a more extensive conversation that allowed
the two to cover topics they haven't touched on during White's 12
appearances on O'Brien's shows.
White lights up a cigarillo within the first 10 minutes as
the conversation goes ever deeper. At one point, White talks about how
his background in upholstery influenced his music; he describes three
staples as the minimum needed to upholster something, and White says
this image has impacted his focus on musical simplicity. "I think about
that probably once a week, that image of those three staples, and it's
affected everything," White says.
The interview is the fourth in O'Brien's "Serious
Jibber-Jabber" series, which has previously featured the talk-show
host's conversations with director Judd Apatow and statistician Nate
Silver.
