In a 2012 Rolling Stone interview, Carney called Spotify board member (and Napster founder) Sean Parker an “asshole,” saying, “That guy has $2 billion that he made from figuring out ways to steal royalties from artists, and that’s the bottom line… “The idea of a streaming service, like Netflix for music, I’m not totally against it. #The black keys keep your hands off her freeThat’s because Carney and Auerbach are big opponents of the free streaming services of Spotify and others, whom they feel are cheating artists out of well-deserved cash. If you’re listening to the Black Keys’ “El Camino” or “Turn Blue” for free, there’s a good chance you’re doing it illegally. If Dan Auerbach starts rocking fedoras and red blazer/pant ensembles, White might need to seek therapy. Moving from a Rust Belt city to Nashville to make that music? Check? Producing lots of their favorite artists? Check. Making blues-influenced rock music? Check. While this one’s pretty much White’s doing, it’s understandable why he thinks the Keys are biting his style. Auerbach echoed the same sentiment, heaping blame on TMZ for leaking the sensitive material.īlack Keys on Jack White: ‘(He) Obviously Sounds Like an A–hole’ In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Carney said White “obviously sounds like an asshole,” though he admitted he felt embarrassed for him, since the e-mails were never meant to be publicized. White accuses the Black Keys of copying his style and even tried to have his children removed from classes with the children of Keys’ guitarist/vocalist Dan Auerbach (they attend the same private school in Nashville). Last August, TMZ leaked e-mails sent from Jack White to his ex-wife Karen Elson that showcased White’s strong dislike for the Black Keys. “Like he had to be dead for three years for it to be released.” He surmised that the album was put into production because “L.A. “(It’s) some fucking bullshit that sucks so bad that it took them three years after he died to make it listenable,” Carney told Rolling Stone. The Black Keys - Ring the Alarm pt.1, pt.2, pt.When the Black Keys found themselves in competition with the posthumous Michael Jackson album “Xscape,” Patrick Carney had some harsh words for the MJ project.
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