lol, I saw that too. I hate Jack White even more now To me, it was like
The Edge: (commentary about noise vs sound, and getting the instrument to speak the sound that's in your head)
Page: (commentary about making the instrument talk, and finding its voice and how to bond with it properly)
White: (i made a guitar out of a shoe, because it was hard to make it sound good... mini-me)
I suppose White has an interesting point of view, as he tries to get his inspiration by making his instruments more difficult to play with... I mean, as a person who can't create anything, I gotta give him credit for being able to do what he does with what he limits himself to.
But lets be real here, out of those 3 musicians, which one could be replaced by someone far more interesting? How many people do you know of who have been influenced by Jack White?