UK newspaper, The Times said that she "reduced the art of drumming to its primary components, bashing the snare and cymbal together on alternating beats with the bass drum in a way that recalled Moe Tucker of the Velvet Underground." Īn NPR article gave high praise, saying "On the drums, Meg White smashed out carnal, visceral, raw, sometimes funny and always urgent stories that told of the human experience. Clearly this is a band at the apex of its power." Of a 2002 concert in Cleveland, Ohio, Chuck Klosterman said, " never grimaced and didn't appear to sweat yet somehow her drums sounded like a herd of Clydesdales falling out of the sky, one after another. Īs the White Stripes' fame spread beyond Detroit, the unconventional band with no bass player and a novice drummer became the subject of mixed commentary among critics and fans. Even as their success as a band was mounting, their personal relationship was faltering, and they were divorced in 2000. The album eventually peaked at number 38 in Billboard's Independent Albums chart. The band released its self-titled debut album in 1999, and a year later the album was followed up by the cult classic, De Stijl. In 1998, the band signed with Italy Records, a small and independent Detroit-based garage punk label of Dave Buick. They played along with and opened for more established local bands such as Bantam Rooster, the Dirtbombs, Two Star Tabernacle, Rocket 455, and the Hentchmen, among others. They began their career as part of Michigan's underground, garage rock music scene. Jack and Meg presented themselves as siblings to an unknowing public, and kept to a chromatic theme, dressed only in red, white, and black. Their live performances were made of three basic elements, Jack did the guitar and vocal work while she played drums. There was something in it that opened me up." The two then began calling themselves The White Stripes (because Meg favored peppermint candies) and soon played their first gig at the Gold Dollar in Detroit. In Jack's words, "When she started to play drums with me, just on a lark, it felt liberating and refreshing. Career The White Stripes Īccording to the band, on Bastille Day (July 14) of 1997, Meg tried playing Jack's drumkit on a whim. They began dating and were eventually married on September 21, 1996. She began to work at Memphis Smoke, a restaurant in downtown Royal Oak, where she first met budding musician Jack Gillis, a fellow high school senior from a Detroit neighborhood known as Mexicantown, and they frequented the coffee shops, local music venues, and record stores of the area. While still in high school, she decided not to go to college and instead pursue a career as a chef.
She attended Grosse Pointe North High School and, according to one classmate, was "always the quiet, obviously artistic type, and she just kept very much to herself". Megan Martha White was born in the affluent Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, on December 10, 1974, the daughter of Catherine and Walter Hackett White Jr. White has not been active in the music industry since. After a few public appearances and a hiatus from recording, the band announced in February 2011 that they would be disbanding. While on tour in support of the White Stripes' 2007 album Icky Thump, White suffered a bout of acute anxiety and the remaining dates of the tour were cancelled. In 2009, she married guitarist Jackson Smith, the son of musicians Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith. She and Jack publicly portrayed themselves as siblings, but public records revealed in 2001 that they had married in 1996 and divorced in 2000, before the White Stripes became popular. She calls herself "very shy" and keeps a low public profile. Her musical influences are wide and varied, with Bob Dylan being her favorite artist. White has been nominated for various awards as a part of the White Stripes, receiving four Grammy Awards. The band quickly became a Detroit underground favorite before achieving international fame.
He decided to form a band with her, and they began performing two months later. Her music career began when, on a whim, she played on her future White Stripes bandmate Jack White's drums in 1997. Megan Martha White (born December 10, 1974) is an American musician and singer who was the drummer of Detroit rock duo The White Stripes.
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