Jack White & Alicia Keys Love Each Other
We already got a taste of Jack White and Alicia Keys‘ new collaboration for the Bond flick Quantum Solace, “Another Way to Die” via Coke Zero’s new commercial, and even though we have yet to hear Keys’ vocals, she’s talking about the mutual love fest between the artists.
“I love Jack and the White Stripes, the rawness of their style. ‘Seven Nation Army’ obviously is crazy. And ‘Icky Thump’ — the intro to that is off the chain,” said Keys.
White’s input? “I like that she sneaks odd-sounding things into pop music that shouldn’t be there.”
The process of the song’s fruition alone is pretty exciting. Having talked with Keys via phone, and reading the script and picking up on the flick’s themes of paranoia and mistrust, White wrote lyrics such as the chorus “Someone that you think you can trust is just another way to die.” He didn’t want the sound to be retro, and was influenced by both Paul McCartney’s theme “Live & Let Die” as well as the animated opening sequences of previous Bond films (which he watched while mixing).
White and Keys have shot a video for the song and plan to perform it live several times, likely beginning at a special premiere in England, with the royal family in attendance. And the two hope to work together again in the future. “I would love to rock with him on my next album,” says Keys.
POSTED BY: DJ Sidekick
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