Former White Stripes lead singer Jack White has revealed a few details about his collaboration with Bob Dylan, resurrecting the lost lyrics of country legend Hank WIlliams, reports Gibson.
According to reports, Dylan uncovered a folder of lyrics by the late Williams, which the country singer had not yet set to music. Over the past few years, Dylan has worked to bring new life to the forgotten and unfinished songs, citing Williams as a hero of his.
"I did a project with Bob Dylan: he put together twenty or twenty-five people to finish writing Hank Williams songs that only had lyrics and didn’t have music," explained White.
"I looked through all the piles of lyrics, and one of ’em just kept speaking to me. Sometimes you think it’s gonna be really hard to find my spot, and then it picks it for you. You don’t even have to choose it – it just picks it for you."
Dylan has remained tight-lipped about the project. White, however, let slip a few names during a recent interview with MTV News.
"[Dylan] did one, asked Willie Nelson to do one, asked me to do one, and I think Lucinda Williams and Alan Jackson are on it too."
Although there is no official release date yet, White believes the album is nearing completion.
"I think it might come out this year. It’s a cool record."