..That guy in college who raises his hand during a lecture not to ask a question, but to insert his thoughts. You’re taking notes, processing the lecture in your head, and then he raises his hand to tell the professor and the class, “Oh, isn’t it interesting how...?” or, “Well, I believe that...”
You don’t necessarily dislike him, but it gets annoying when he does it every single time. He’s genuinely interested in the lecture, but it doesn’t mean the rest of us need to hear how much he’s into it. He can’t help himself, though. He’s pretentious, but he’s not completely rude, either.
He’s the kind of guy that isn’t even going to try to form a study group. He’s going to study alone, and everyone else in his class is okay with it, because 1) they don’t want to hear him editorialize and 2) he’d probably micromanage the study group. He
And if you value his knowledge, you’ll go ask him for help on something, but he’s going to give you a detailed answer (like when Jack’s talking about strings he uses, or how “technology is a destroyer”)....way more detailed than you actually needed. He does it partly because he wants to show off, and he does it partly because he wants to help you, and he thinks by giving you every tiny detail– even the ones you didn’t ask for– he’s doing you a favor.
That is a really strong comparison. Jack White was specifically pursued for this documentary by its producer (and creator) Thomas Tull, who is a guitar fanatic and huge fan of Jack White. Producers Leslie Chillcott, Thomas Tull, and director Davis Guggenheim told the press that Jack White was in their best-case scenario group of elite players to star in the film because they love how Jack White's opinions, technique, approach, and personal story contribute to the mix with The Edge and Jimmy Page. When Jimmy Page was asked by the moderator of the movie's press conference at the Toronto International Film Festival why he agreed to do this project, Page said that talking about the guitar "with Jack and The Edge" was a "fascinating prospect". The two deciding reasons why Jimmy Page agreed to be in this documentary was the ability to discuss the guitar with Jack and The Edge, and because he felt pretty confident that Davis Guggenheim would do the project correctly. The Edge did the documentary for the very same reasons. At the TIFF press conference, both Jimmy Page and The Edge (especially The Edge) praised Jack White multiple times. The mutual respect, admiration, and affection between White, Page and The Edge was very obvious. If you look at the documentary's special features, you can watch Jack White, Jimmy Page and The Edge jam to "Seven Nation Army" after Page asks Jack to talk about how he created it and The Edge asks Jack if he will show them how to play it. That is a really fun scene to watch.
So yeah, I guess Jimmy Page, The Edge, both executive producers and the director would agree with you.
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