Beyoncé Thanks Jack White for Inspiring ‘Cowboy Carter’
The friendship between Beyoncé and Jack White is still going strong.
Following the release of her Cowboy Carter album on Friday (March 29), Bey sent a bouquet of flowers to rocker Jack White. The White Stripes songwriter took to Instagram to share the sweet gift, which featured a note that reads, “Jack, I hope you are well. I just wanted you to know how much you inspired my on this record. Sending you my love, Beyoncé.”
“What a sweet gesture to receive here in Nashville this morning from the talented and gracious @beyonce celebrating her new Cowboy Carter album,” White wrote in the caption. “Much love and respect to you Madam, and thank you kindly. Keep making beautiful and powerful music, nobody sings like you.”
See the post here.
The duo previously worked together on the scorching “Don’t Hurt Yourself,” off Bey’s 2016 album, Lemonade. White also co-produced the raging track. “You know, I just talked to her and she said, ‘I wanna be in a band with you.’ I said, ‘Really? Well, I’d love to do something,’ ” White told NPR at the time about how the collaboration came to be. “I’ve always loved her voice — I mean, I think she has the kind of soul singing voice of the days of Betty Davis or Aretha Franklin.”
White continued, “She took just sort of a sketch of a lyrical outline and turned into the most bodacious, vicious, incredible song. I don’t even know what you’d classify it as — soul, rock and roll, whatever. ‘Don’t Hurt Yourself’ is incredibly intense; I’m so amazed at what she did with it.”
Rania Aniftos
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