Conversation so far:
When did Jack White become a minimalist?
White has long been a proponent of analog equipment and the associated working methods.
Why did Jack White choose working with analog equipment and associated working methods?
Beginning in the fifth grade, he and his childhood friend, began to record cover songs on an old four-track reel-to-reel tape machine.

Question: What does it mean to him?
Self-contained rewrite: What does analog mean to Jack White?