Rock guitarist Jack White says he can no longer tell how loud he’s playing guitar. A member of White Stripes, White spoke with Rolling Stone Magazine about his hearing lose. He says, "I need to feel it (volume). I've gone through things where I go onstage and the sound guy at soundcheck comes over and he'll hold the decibel meter and show it to me while we're playing - and it's 127 decibels. That's not good. And I can't even tell. If it's not right there, it feels wimpy, it feels uninspiring." White is part of an upcoming guitar documentary called It Might Get Loud.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Rocker's Hearing Loss
Rock guitarist Jack White says he can no longer tell how loud he’s playing guitar. A member of White Stripes, White spoke with Rolling Stone Magazine about his hearing lose. He says, "I need to feel it (volume). I've gone through things where I go onstage and the sound guy at soundcheck comes over and he'll hold the decibel meter and show it to me while we're playing - and it's 127 decibels. That's not good. And I can't even tell. If it's not right there, it feels wimpy, it feels uninspiring." White is part of an upcoming guitar documentary called It Might Get Loud.
