Jack White has again said that White Stripes are far from over, despite continued speculation that his side project The Raconteurs will demand too much of his time, and that upcoming White Stripes album 'Icky Thump' will be the last.
White told NME: "We get asked all the time, 'How long do you guys think it's gonna last?' I'd venture to say that in 90 per cent of interviews, someone has asked us 'Is this the last record?' It's almost as if people want us to stop! Then The Raconteurs came along and people thought, obviously, we're done. But then with this new album people are saying The Raconteurs are done. That was a side project! So, next year, when the next Raconteurs album comes out..."
He added that coming back to White Stripes and his cohort Meg was really nice. Look: "Coming right off The Raconteurs, I just strapped on a guitar and it felt really comfortable, really good. There's something special about the band that is hard for me to put into words. We gel effortlessly. We're very fortunate to have that blessing on the music- it doesn't occur in every position. You can't buy that stuff. You just gotta be fortunate. We got lucky that way".