Jack White has gone 50 years without ever owning a cell phone – until now
In what might have been the biggest breaking news to us of the year so far, 50-year-old Jack White has never owned a cell phone – until now.
How an American can go five decades without owning a cell phone – particularly in the digital-, internet-first landscape of the last couple of decades – beggars belief, quite frankly.
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But we’re all so glued to our phones that the White Stripes man was probably doing himself a favour.
In a new post on Instagram, White reveals that his shiny new iPhone was a present from his wife Olivia Jean.
“Well, y’all, it’s either all over for me now or just the beginning,” he writes. “I am now the reluctant owner of a cellular telephone for the first time in my life! A lovely 50th birthday present courtesy of my gorgeous and thoughtful wife Mrs. Olivia Jean.
“I’ve been saying that my days were numbered for years: can’t listen to my music in my car, can’t park at a parking lot by myself because of QR codes, etc.
“And I guess Olivia decided to be kind and put me (and all my loved ones) out of my misery! I thought if I could make it to 50 years old at least without ever having one that I could be proud of myself, and I am. Can’t wait to talk to you all soon. My phone number is the square root of all of our combined social interaction x Pi.”
So there you have it – get ready to hear from Jack White on social media a lot more now that he’ll have phone-ready access to Instagram, Facebook, TikTok and wherever else artists share their daily musings. We can’t wait to see what he has in store…
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Elsewhere, Jack White recently shared that he was looking for the Gibson ES-120T he sold as a teenager.
Sharing the news on Instagram – how he posted that without a phone raises more questions than it answers, but let’s gloss over that – the guitarist shared his regret at selling the six-string many years ago, launching an appeal for anyone with information regarding its whereabouts to come forward.
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