The #1 reason to see 'It Might Get Loud'
Great movie for anyone who loves rock and roll. The Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White alternately hanging out together and on their own, talking about how they fell in love with the electric guitar. It rocks. It's funny. It makes you not want to learn how to play the guitar but to know how to play the guitar amazingly. Meghan and I caught up and saw it at E Street tonight. Anyway, the Washington City Paper talks to director Davis Guggenheim on a point that left us both wondering.
WCP: Speaking of Jack, who was that little kid in the movie who helped tell his story?
That's Jack White as a 9-year-old boy. Did it throw you off?
WCP: A little bit.
Yeah. Jack said to me, "I want to teach myself how to play guitar." And I was like, cool. And the next day he shows up in a hat and a bowtie and a suit, and in the back, seriously, was a 9-year-old kid dressed exactly like him. And he said, "Davis, this is Jack. Jack, this is Davis."
WCP: Any idea how he found the kid?
Not a clue. I let them tell their own stories, and how he told his was quintessential Jack.
WCP: The kid was good.
The kid was good. [Pause.] How do you know it's not him as a 9-year-old?
WCP: You just blew my mind.
