"Megan White" redirects here. For the Australian cricketer, see Megan White (cricketer).
Meg White
White performing in 2006.
Background information
Birth name
Megan Martha White
Born
(1974-12-10) December 10, 1974 (age 49) Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, U.S.
Genres
Rock
alternative rock
blues rock
garage rock
indie rock
punk blues
Occupation(s)
Musician
singer
Instrument(s)
Drums
percussion
vocals
Years active
1997–2011
Labels
Warner Bros.
V2
Third Man
Sub Pop
Sympathy for the Record Industry
XL
Italy
Formerly of
The White Stripes
Spouse(s)
Jack White
(m. 1996; div. 2000)
Jackson Smith
(m. 2009; div. 2013)
Musical artist
Megan Martha White (born December 10, 1974[1]) is an American retired musician who served as the drummer and occasional singer of the rock duo the White Stripes. A key artist of the 2000s garage rock revival, White is noted for her "primal" style of playing and elusive media image. Though she typically performed backing vocals for the band, she occasionally sang lead for one song on each album, including "In the Cold, Cold Night" and "Passive Manipulation".
White began playing the drums on Bastille Day in 1997, and formed the White Stripes with then-husband Jack White that same year. The band enjoyed success releasing two albums within the Detroit music scene, before achieving international fame with their 2001 breakthrough album White Blood Cells. In addition to music, she has acted in the film Coffee and Cigarettes and an episode of The Simpsons. While on tour in support of their 2007 album Icky Thump, White suffered a bout of acute anxiety, and the remaining dates of the tour were canceled. The group disbanded in 2011 following a lengthy hiatus and White retired. She keeps a low public profile, calling herself "very shy" and reclusive.
White's style of drumming has been called "minimalistic" and "simplistic" by critics. While reviews were initially ambivalent, her playing has retrospectively earned acclaim and continues to be discussed. Her accolades include one Brit Award from six nominations and six Grammy Awards from eleven nominations. In 2015, Rolling Stone included her on their "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time" list. She and Jack were nominees for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2023, but were not inducted.
^White, Jack (April 17, 2024). ""HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the incredible, intelligent, talented, sweet, and angelic Meg White." -JW3 #megwhite #thewhitestripes". Instagram. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
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name. They had a son, Jackson (b. 1982), who went on to marry MegWhite, drummer for The White Stripes, in 2009, and a daughter, Jesse Paris (b. 1987), who...
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