The Black Keys Is Just A Band

You Get To Bring Your Own Sound System When You Play An Arena, All The Lights And Visual Stuff, Which I Think Is Really Cool. There's Something About Those Old Arenas, Where It Feels Larger Than Life.

Everybody Always Wants To Rebel Against Their Parents' Music, But Nobody Listened To Music Louder Than My Dad.

Coming From A Smaller Place Always Made Things Feel More Personal, Which Is Really What It's All About.

A Lot Of Musicians Are Super - Insecure And They Take Forever And They Obsess Over The Minutia And It's Really Stifling. It's Not That The Band The Black Keys Is That Confident, It's That We're Not Striving For Perfection. We Are Just Trying To Have Fun. None Of The Music That We Like Is Perfect. It's Good. And Real. We Just Want To Make Real Records, Flaws And All.

I Used To Be Really Nervous When I Sang. Like, When I Was A Kid Starting Young, 18 And 19, And My Dad Really Had To Sort Of Push Me To Start Singing In Front Of People. Ever Since I Got Out There And Really Started Doing It, The Only Thing I've Ever Tried To Do Is Just Sort Of Is Be Myself, You Know, Never Put On A Voice. Sing Naturally.