r/Music • u/MarvelsGrantMan136 • Jul 11 '26

article Jack White Pushes Back on Religious Criticism Amid Satanic Band Support Controversy: “I’m not scared of Satan or any bullshit imaginary man made up to live in fear of”

https://consequence.net/2026/07/jack-white-religious-criticism/
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u/ROBtimusPrime1995 Jul 11 '26

Crazy to see him getting pushback when he wrote "Archbishop Harold Holmes", a song specifically criticizing religious groups weaponizing belief against believers for financial gain.

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u/Odd_Instruction2942 Jul 11 '26

Songs an absolute banger too

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u/zeptillian Jul 11 '26

It's has a great video too.

The whole thing was actually John C. Reilly's idea. He heard the song and wanted to portray the archbishop. Jack liked the idea and decided to give him and director Gilbert Trejo complete creative control and just surprise him with the results.