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Jack White is a workaholic

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Press Trust of India London
Singer Jack White doesn't enjoy being idle and works as much as possible.

The 38-year-old singer, who has released his second solo album 'Lazeretto' and runs Third Man Records in Nashville, Tennessee, claims he gets up at 6 am every morning, reported Contactmusic.

White, who has kids Scarlet, eight, and Henry, six, with ex-wife Karen Elson, said, "Some days I'll take the kids to school, and when I'm not on tour I'll be here. There's always a lot to do. A friend said recently, 'You're like me, a workaholic'.

"It's hard for me to talk about it because I might accidentally sound like I'm trying to fulfil some childhood guilt trip my father gave me, but it's not so much about work as a constant need to create something. If I'm idle, I don't think I deserve the right to be called an artist or a musician," the former White Stripes star said.

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First Published: Jul 06 2014 | 7:55 AM IST

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