Jack White Reveals He Almost Chose Religion Over Music

Posted on Jan 24th 2011 8:30AM by Andrew Kerr
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Jack White has revealed he almost chose religion over music when as a teenager he considered becoming a Catholic priest.

Comparing the emotions of a blues singer with that of a priest, White told BBC Radio 4's 'Today' show (via The Sun), "I was thinking at 14 that possibly I might have had the calling to be a priest. Blues singers and people who are singing on stage have the same feelings and emotions that someone who is called to be a priest might have."

Brought up in a religious household –- his parents worked for the Archdiocese of Detroit –- the teenage White, real name John Gillis, was accepted into a seminary but in the end wound up following his love of music.

He explained, "At the time I thought I need to give myself a chance to play music while I'm a teenager."

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