Zimbio: If Son House’s “Grinnin’ In Your Face” is your favorite song, why did you cover “Death Letter” instead?
Jack White: Someone had played “Death Letter” for me when I was about 18 or 19. I had already heard “John the Revelator” and I was in love with that. Then I heard “Grinnin’ In Your Face” and that was the end of it for me. I just couldn’t believe it. By the time the Stripes started recording, I wanted to sing “Grinnin’ In Your Face,” but it was too special to me. I didn’t want to insult it, and I thought, “I can’t do it any justice, trying to record it.” So, we picked “Death Letter,” just off-the-cuff. We recorded that song in my living room. The door was open and I was looking at Meg, while we were recording. When I finished the song, Meg had this scary look on her face and I was like, “What?” And there was a drunk man standing behind me, who had wondered in the house. He was standing there in the hall, and it took me about a half-hour to get him to leave. Always lock the door when you’re recording, I guess.
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