I found this on tumblr, and I'm so in love with it. It's a shame more bands and artists aren't this dedicated to their thank you's! God bless The White Stripes (via deadleaves-dirtyground/ihatejackwhite)
“AFTER TEN WONDERFUL, FORTUNATE, AND TUMULTUOUS YEARS, THE WHITE STRIPES WOULD LOVE TO THANK;
GOD, ELECTRA, TARA AND STAR, JASPER, ELROY AND PIGEON, AND ALL THE SAINTS AT THE BAR,
TO MEXICAN TOWN IN THE SOUTHWEST, AND ANYWHERE ELSE WE CALLED HOME,
IN FACT, TO THE WORDS HOME, AND BONE, NOT TO MENTION TELEPHONE,
AND TO THE SOUNDS OF THE AIRLINE, AND THE KAY, AND OF COURSE SILVERTONE,
TO MULDOON FOR THE TUNES, AND FOR DOMINIC IN THE ROOM,
AND TO CHLOE, COLLEEN, JODIE, SARAH, AND RICH, FOR HANDLING ALL OF THE PRESS FOR US TWO,
TO BAKA, AND BUTCH WHO WAS FAR PAST THE NORM,
WHO MADE THREE FORTUNES IN HIS LIFE, BUT NEVER SAW US PERFORM,
TO HEATHER FOR SCOOTING OVER, AND PLANET ANT FOR BEING OPEN,
SWANK AND WALKER FOR ROCKING, AND ALL OF THE TEURS FOR ROLLING,
TO BLACKWELL IN THE BACK OF THE VAN, AND BAKER IN THE FRONT,
AND TO IAN AT THE HELM OF THIS BEAUTIFUL BUS,
TO DECISIONS, AND PLANNING, AND MINUTIA, AND LUCK,
AND TO TIFF FOR THE THINGS THAT WENT UNNOTICED BY US,
ROB JONES WITH THE TONES, AND MICHELE WITH THE PHONES,
WEISE, DAVIDIAN, AND RANDY FOR THEIR LOW-INTEREST LOANS,
TO ANYONE WHO HAD TO ENDURE HEARING US MOAN,
AND OF COURSE KAPLAN AND WARBY, FOR BOOKING US SHOWS,
TO MISS STACY FASS, JUST FOR BEING BAD ASS,
AND NO THANKS TO THE LAWYERS WHO WERE SHIFTY AND CRASS,
TO PETER, AND MATTHEW, AND JAMES, AND MARY,
AND ALL THE OTHER APOSTLES THAT MADE THE ROAD LESS SCARY,
TO RUSSELL, AND GERSHON, AND WHALLEY, AND MILLS,
AND TO ALL THE INDIE LABELS AND THEIR THREE DOLLAR BILLS,
TO TERESA, THERESA, CICILEY, CATHY, KATHY AND KELLIE,
AND ALL OF THE OTHER MOTHERS AND HANDMAIDENS WHO PUT FOOD IN OUR BELLIES,
TO FROZEN FOR TAKING THE PICTURES THAT MOVE,
TO THE HEAT FOR WARMING US UP WITH THEIR GROOVE,
TO EVERY BROTHER AND SISTER WE COULD MUSTER TO MENTION,
FOR EVERY PIECE OF ADVICE THAT WE TRULY NEEDED,
AND TO NEED, THE MOTHER OF ALL INVENTION,
TO MO, ANNE, RAY, STEPHEN, JOE, BARB, LEO, EDDIE, AND ALAN,
FOR SUPPORT BY THE TRUCKLOAD, AND LOVE BY THE GALLONS,
AGAIN DON’T FORGET YOUR MOTHERS, TURNS OUT THEY HAVE FEELINGS TOO,
AND FATHERS OF ALL KINDS, TEACHING US TO BE TRUE,
TO THOSE WHO STAYED HOME AND BLESSED WHERE WE’D ROAM,
TO MATT POLLACK FOR NOT RESTING UNTIL SPEAKERS WERE BLOWN,
TO LIAM, AND STEWART, AND TO KETTLE, AND JOE,
THE ENGINEERS THAT COMPRESSED US, AND TOLD THE SOUND WHERE TO GO,
TO ALL WE HAVE LOVED, AND ALL WE HAVE LOST,
TO THOSE WHO STOOD BY US AND NEVER THOUGHT OF THE COST,
TO KRUPA, AND MITCHELL, BUDDY, BONHAM, AND BELLSON,
TO THE SCARLETT WHITE HEARTED LITTLE QUEENIE MISS ELSON,
TO THE PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THE RECORDS, AND DIDN’T LET OTHERS’ THOUGHTS CONCERN IT,
YOU ARE THE ONES WHO DESERVE YOUR MONEY BACK, IF ANYONE, YOU’VE EARNED IT,
WE’RE SORRY THAT WE’RE NEVER THANKFUL ENOUGH FOR OUR DAILY BREAD,
AND SO SORRY TO ANYONE WE DIDN’T MENTION, OR ANYONE ELSE WE’VE MISLED,
AND LASTLY YOU’RE WELCOME,
TO ANYONE WHO MIGHT’VE THANKED US INSTEAD,
YOU’RE WELCOME TO ANYTHING WE’VE GOT LEFT IN OUR HEAD,
IT’S MORE YOURS THAN OURS, BE IT WHITE, BLACK, OR RED,
IF IT CHOOSES TO COME OUT,
FROM NOW ‘TIL WE’RE DEAD.”
