It's been 14 years since Jack White released the theme song for 2008's Quantum of Solace, the Alicia Keys duet "Another Way to Die." Now, the musician has reflected on his James Bond theme, calling it "one of the most divisive things I've been a part of."
During a guest appearance on the podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, White told the titular host, "That song — there are people that hate it so much, and people who love it so much. Nowhere in the middle. It's so strange."
He went on to explain that the theme song had originally been intended for Amy Winehouse, but she was apparently unable to make it to her recording sessions. "It was, 'We're running out of time, we need somebody else.' And I thought, 'Oh, this is great, 'cause now I'm going to get away with murder. I'm going to put things in this songs they would never approve of,'" White said. "And that happened — the music director was not down with anything. He was trying to convince me to turn it into a ballad or something like that. It got interesting — it was like, 'We're going on tour, I don't have time, I really can't get in there.' Knowing full well I totally have time to fix it if I wanted."
Asked about his favourite Bond theme ever, White cited Tom Jones's "Thunderball."
Check out footage of the Bond conversation below. Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend's episode with Jack White is out now.
Check out Exclaim!'s review of White's most recent album, Fear of the Dawn.
During a guest appearance on the podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend, White told the titular host, "That song — there are people that hate it so much, and people who love it so much. Nowhere in the middle. It's so strange."
He went on to explain that the theme song had originally been intended for Amy Winehouse, but she was apparently unable to make it to her recording sessions. "It was, 'We're running out of time, we need somebody else.' And I thought, 'Oh, this is great, 'cause now I'm going to get away with murder. I'm going to put things in this songs they would never approve of,'" White said. "And that happened — the music director was not down with anything. He was trying to convince me to turn it into a ballad or something like that. It got interesting — it was like, 'We're going on tour, I don't have time, I really can't get in there.' Knowing full well I totally have time to fix it if I wanted."
Asked about his favourite Bond theme ever, White cited Tom Jones's "Thunderball."
Check out footage of the Bond conversation below. Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend's episode with Jack White is out now.
Check out Exclaim!'s review of White's most recent album, Fear of the Dawn.
