Jack White Pens Poem "music is sacred"
Jack White is one of the artists involved with Tidal, the artist-owned streaming service launched by Jay Z. Over the past week, he’s been contesting the frequently brought-up argument that the service mostly exists to help rich artists get richer. In an online Q&A this past Wednesday, White pushed back: “What is elitist about it? Who’s speaking for the little guy?”
Tonight, he’s penned a poem for the Third Man Records blog entitled “music is sacred”. It addresses the “sanctity of music” and those who threaten it: “jump in front of demons,/and stand over cowards and those who would intend/to rip out your lungs and dampen your desire”. Read it below.
Read “Tidal and the Elusive Promise of Streaming Music” on the Pitch.
music is sacred
those of you who stand for the sanctity of music
so that its soul can breathe
and be heard
so that it blooms in graveyards
echoes in hotel hallways
awakens neighbors in the night
and fills peoples minds with fire
shout it out loud with whatever microphone you have
or these stones will shout for you.
jump in front of demons,
and stand over cowards and those who would intend
to rip out your lungs and dampen your desire
tell the living and the dead
what you know in your heart to be true
and what you know your ears
will forever hear
that the melody of the human race
is a song that never ends.
music is sacred.
Update: A representative for White shared this statement about the poem:
“contrary to reports, the poem recently posted by Jack White had absolutely nothing to do with the current interest in the Tidal streaming service q&a with third man followers. It was a stand alone piece and was never issued as a press release, it can be found on the third man books site here.”
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