Black Math

Album: Elephant (2003)
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  • Jack White explained: "I was thinking about a time in high school when I turned my books in to the math teacher and said, 'I refuse to learn from you anymore.' The song is about asking questions. A lot of people are taught just to regurgitate information. People don't care if you learn anymore. Opinion gets trampled on." >>
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    Bert - Pueblo, NM courtesy: White Stripes FAQ
  • "Black Math" is part of the fourth White Stripes album, Elephant, the one that brought them into the zeitgeist thanks to "Seven Nation Army." By this time, we knew that the two members, Jack and Meg White, were a divorced couple, not brother and sister as they initially claimed.

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