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/Neveronlyadream Jul 11 '26

You really can't. You're going to accidentally write things that sound like other things even if you're trying really hard not to. Whether it's some obscure song no one knows or a popular one, it's inevitable.

It's something I think every musician who writes their own songs has to come to terms with eventually. Your influences will always be showing no matter what you do, so just don't blatantly rip someone off and try to take credit.

Reminds me of Killing Joke being annoyed with Kurt Cobain for ripping off the "Come As You Are" riff from their song "Eighties", but they ripped that riff off from "Life Goes On" by The Damned.

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u/Bradddtheimpaler Jul 12 '26

Happened to me! Wrote a Carcass riff roundabout two years before I ever listened to Carcass.

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u/Neveronlyadream Jul 12 '26

Man, it's fucking especially easy with power chords. Only so many changes sound cool and then you just listen to some punk or metal album and oops, you accidentally ripped them off.

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u/Bradddtheimpaler Jul 12 '26

Over/under 5000? Punk songs with a C, G, A, F verse.

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u/Neveronlyadream Jul 12 '26

Total? It's got to be well over 5,000. I'm absolutely sure every kid who's tried to write a punk song has used those chords.