Jack White says the last year, despite breaking a finger and his well-publicised brawl with Jason Stollsteimer, was his best to date.
"It's been the best year of my life," he told VH1. "I've gotten the chance to play with or be on the same stage with Bob Dylan, Loretta Lynn, Beck, Jeff Beck, David Bowie, Iggy Pop.
"These are things that would never occur to me that they would ever be possible, let alone have my favourite aspect be acknowledged and able to share that with an audience."
Hightlights had included producing an album for country legend Loretta Lynn to whom he dedicated the White Stripes' White Blood Cells album.
He said: "I couldn't believe they let me do it. We got really, really close to the real Loretta making that record."
Another had been appearing in Hollywood blockbuster Cold Moutain, although White feels his motives have been misinterpreted.
"People misinterpret things like that. Me being in Cold Mountain was because of how much I loved American and Southern American folk music. It wasn't a step in the direction of fame."
And he said: "I hate the word celebrity! Celebrity is very empty It's like all the people talking about Paris Hilton or whatever.
"There's really nothing going on there. I've never wanted that; anything that's happened is sort of a by-product of creativity." Source: Ananova