The UNUSUAL Story Behind "The White Stripes"

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[@jakefairley6993]

Jack used to read poetry at open mics... somehow I'm not surprised

[@fleetwoodcraic4235]

The most Jack white fucking thjng ever

[@michaelfoley906]

😂 I was thinking the same thing! Honestly, if I went to an open mic night and someone got up and started reading poetry then my eyes would roll around to the back of my head.

[@misterhutch2053]

@@michaelfoley906 this is why you’re no one

[@ItsaMe94]

@@misterhutch2053damn bro/broette

[@icankillbugs]

@@misterhutch2053 my no one!

[@K0Y0NEN]

they said “let’s just stay siblings”

[@lysergicpillamyd483]

"What are you doing step bro?"

[@Mr3devo3]

How do husband and wife "stay" siblings?

[@meganthearchitectbrown6912]

​@@Mr3devo3I'm not sure where you live but this is called humor where I'm from....

[@jonjones3958]

Looks exactly like the type of dude to read poetry at an open mic night

[@salinagrrrl69]

He looks like a guy that was in court with his X. Oh no..... that was that other guy.

[@jacrispy8008]

Man Jack and Meg together were something different

[@andymcpandy2128]

The White Stripes are a perfect example of how you can end a relationship but not be a dick about it. A lot of people need to learn this.

[@efraincitomendoza5687]

Completely agree

[@SlickArmor]

​@@DS-lk3txor breaking out the gum and finishing it with a BANG!!

[@ITS-HALBY]

It would suggest that it may not have ended in an argument or anything just both decided it wasnt working. Idk i don't know enough about them but that takes maturity if so.

[@DS-lk3tx]

@ITS-HALBY or just narcissism and other option.

[@razorbeard6970]

Not sure if this is true. For reference look at Meg's second failed marriage where it just sounds like she had mental health issues that got between the union succeeding without animus. That is likely the culprit here. Jack has even admitted that Meg has always been extremely reserved which can be difficult for clear communication in any relationship. It's almost a miracle they were able to keep it going for as long as they did (as a band) based on Jack's description of how regular their communication was and how it always was more of a chore for him to get her involved. This is not a criticism of her but, just a recognition of what she's like. Clearly, people love her (and him).

[@mustardnbiscuits5338]

I'd walk 25 miles barefoot to watch Jack White play a kazoo

[@funk-n-groovin6779]

that^

[@tracysmith1510]

Absolutely

[@keke13905]

Best show I have ever seen..

[@lysergicpillamyd483]

I'd walk 25 miles barefoot through broken glass to hear Meg White fart through a walkie talkie.

[@user-dm5dm7ql6f]

Gay

[@MrRezRising]

Fun side note: While Jack was an upholster, he secretly put his first album in furniture. About 100 of them. They have never been recovered. Edit: Two copies _have_ been found. Both in 2014.

[@joshualewis2480]

That is cool! Bet they're worth a pretty penny

[@jetsamperes5762]

'they have never been recovered'. Because upholsters 'recover' and Jack did too good of a job the first time.

[@MrRezRising]

@@jetsamperes5762 Possibly. A couple were found, but I thought the same thing for years. Clearly, Jack likes to do a good job.

[@soldierofodin70]

If Johnny Depp and Robert Smith had a son....

[@joemoahh]

i do not want to see that image

[@eligebrown8998]

No

[@99maggots23]

Johnny depp and Ville Valo more like

[@RBDarr]

I always thought Jack could be Johnny's ugly cousin.

[@Michal-xt6gw]

@@RBDarrnooo jack is handsome

[@JLKDOOM]

They give off "we bang" vibes

[@ElSings]

We all gotta learn something from them- the fact that they literally broke up and we’re still chill with being in a band is pretty dope. I wish everyone was chill with ending relationships like that (of course unless it’s something horrible like the other person cheated or ghosted you) but if y’all just lose feelings for each other, that’s fine, talk it out. Maybe it just isn’t working romantically and that’s fine

[@christinedelman887]

Both of my ex husbands and I remained friends right up until they unfortunately, passed. My second ex I'll love until my last breath and beyond!

[@Silvermoonscorpion]

​​@@Mr3devo3 They broke up romantically first. Then a few years later, they ended The White Stripes. I think it was a compatibility issue as far as the marriage. In interviews, Jack has openly admitted that monogamy isn't natural for him. I think they worked better as friends/colleagues. There's a story out there about them chilling in a bar and Jack openly making out with another women in front of Meg and she looked the other way. Whether or not they were broken up/divorced at that point I'm not too sure about. They divorced but maintained the band. She had performance anxiety and that as far as I can tell was the biggest reason for the demise of the The White Stripes. She wanted (needed) out. This vid does get the sibling thing wrong a bit. Jack chose to promote them as siblings up front. He didn't want their romantic/marriage aspect to effect how the audience perceived them. In many interviews, he states that. And it was a fluke that they were outed. Honestly, how anyone thought they were brother and sister baffles me. Watch their chemistry together.. Not very sibling like.

[@claudiafahey1353]

Yes... It's not common, but it can happen

[@bondedwithpotatoes0076]

they were married during the beginning of the band and split up around white blood cells continued calling themselves brother and sister for the band's whole run

[@ravena829]

Lies

[@bondedwithpotatoes0076]

@@ravena829 ...if you can prove it, go ahead

[@lennyverralis]

@@bondedwithpotatoes0076 there's even an interview where he mentions the marriage ... you are correct indeed!

[@timmybutt418]

@ravena829 Just because you don’t know the facts, it doesn’t give you a right to say, “Lies”. 😊

[@khristopherkomodoensis4734]

If I'm not mistaken, they divorced a while before becoming famous and we're going to go separate ways too, but then the band blew up and they decided to continue making music.

[@rip8564]

And the world misses them immensely. Such a dynamic duo of awsomeness.

[@txgunguy2766]

Jack was freakin awesome singing songs on the "Cold Mountain" soundtrack. You'd swear he's from Appalachia, not Chicago.

[@nick2788]

I remember jack beating the absolute shit out of the von bondies lead singer I think this was like 20 years ago

[@stephenryan1912]

Fact. He was also dating Marcy, the bassist of the Von Bondies.

[@chrisblanton1087]

Got to see them play live once also saw him with another band he played every instrument on stage was incredible

[@NightWolf4223]

One of the greatest bands ever!!❤🖤🤍

[@michaelsnider2484]

Love all Jack White music and fun fact: he probably knows more about guitars and the history of music than just about anyone else in his generation.

[@stop736]

I used to live right by that Memphis Smoke on Main in Royal Oak. But I don’t remember any open mic nights there honestly. Main St. in Royal Oak was a pretty cool area back then though. A lot of artists and people like that hung out down there around that Memphis Smoke and Noir Leather place especially. Mid to late 90’s was a great time living there.

[@paulrupright4694]

That’s because Meg worked at the Gold Dollar and that’s where they met. Not sure why they used Royal Oak and Memphis Smoke. Jack was/is a Cass Corridor guy. Like John Brannon.

[@dannysrigid]

@@paulrupright4694First time I saw Kid Rock he was sitting in a set @ Memphis Smoke. Was about a week before his first album release. I'd guess they used MS because people with clout in the industry hang out there and not in the Cass Corridor. Eddie Harsch was also a CC guy, I watched him drive up in his BMW for a Black Crowes show @ the Fox.

[@milwaukeeth]

I recall around 2005 having an ongoing argument with a younger woman who, because they stated that they brother and sister in an MTV interview, would not listen to me attempt to educate her, that they were infact previously married. As a serious fan of the White Stripes and Jack in general, I was furious that I couldn't convince her of this. It just goes to show that if enough people believe a lie without any consideration for seeking the truth, the lie becomes the truth. Be well friends.

[@The_ScapeGoat]

"81 million votes"

[@justincoleman3805]

It doesn’t become the truth. That’s a pretty fatalistic attitude. A lie never becomes the truth and you are not forced into being subjected to the lie. You can continue knowing the truth. And she can continue being willfully ignorant. But also why does it matter? What do their personal lives have to do with their music? Knowing these truths doesn’t make you a bigger or better fan.

[@christinedelman887]

​@@The_ScapeGoatAMEN 🙏

[@GuyNarnarian]

Meg disappeared somewhere never to be found again

[@eligebrown8998]

No she didnt

[@dihexa7256]

In awe of the fact that Helix had the balls to sponsor this video

[@williamstamper442]

John Gillis, not jack.. Goober and the Peas. I was there.

[@lunarmodule6419]

Memphis Smoke was a cool place - went once.

[@jamesheath7601]

Meg is so beautiful

[@sathira_anuk5179]

No

[@jamesheath7601]

@@sathira_anuk5179 well 20 people agree with me

[@emobassist]

Yeah she was pretty hot imo

[@angiealbino2773]

I love Meg hair ❤

[@eligebrown8998]

Great band to great solo singer. Jack is definitely a great singer.

[@user-cm2xz1iu3t]

Awesome ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@colt5399]

Ok but why white stripes? I thought you were gonna answer that

[@gumbly4174]

Cause Meg liked peppermint. Also in case you didn’t notice their last names are White.

[@thesystem4025]

Meg really liked peppermint, they were gonna call themselves the peppermints but decided on the white stripes

[@gumbly4174]

@@thesystem4025 true

[@ithought09]

@@thesystem4025 the peppermint silly ass name 😭

[@thesystem4025]

@@ithought09 fr

[@Sleepyodelking]

Jack should be casted as wonka

[@AGuitarNinja]

My gf never wants to lay down some drums she just lays down

[@JupiterKnight]

🫃

[@justincoleman3805]

And then you beat her.

[@ThisisFerrariKhan]

She a champ, at least she can take the beats since she can’t make em. Can’t always get the best of both world. 😂

[@laurarosewallcarucci5707]

They always had a “flower in the attic” thing going on..

[@AngelaSmith_1970]

Omg I didn’t know that 😅 not that I’m huge into them, but I genuinely thought they were brother and sister 😂 I do hope they’re both doing well 😊

[@La_domniz]

Theyre divorced

[@brendanwakeley9103]

​@@La_domniz dont mean they can't be doing well.

[@AZ-kr6ff]

​@@brendanwakeley9103 They're both going through extensive multiple skin graph surgeries due to being in a fiery car wreck in January of 2022.

[@brendanwakeley9103]

@@AZ-kr6ff lol what BS

[@AZ-kr6ff]

@@brendanwakeley9103 It's true. They were reunited and working on a new album with Peabo Bryson, but got hit in a head on collision by a drunk driver. Jack had all his fingers amputated due to the third degree burns, he'll never play guitar again unless he figures out some gimmick. He's good at that though, so he'll probably be ok.

[@lorddemonoss3945]

yeah! I remember the pun jokes of their relationship.

[@merrittmontgomery7695]

Always liked them.

[@donnaburns3927]

They kick ass, that much I know.

[@StevenKling-ut9sh]

She was my Sous chef at Memphis Smoke. I was a line cook at the time. I’ve never peeled so many sweet potatoes with her than anywhere potatoes in my life. Also, the open mic nights were on the extremely slow days. Memphis Smoke 5-6 days of the week had some of the best live music in the whole Midwest. Lots of famous musicians would perform there if they were playing a much bigger gig in town. There was someone famous in there almost daily.

[@isaacshaver6218]

Bazooka & soda powder is a great name!

[@faizaltaher]

Jack white used to play in a band called The Upholsterers

[@timshanemelton]

They had kinda " NEW RAW " sound that Mr. Stripe really only revisited that night on SNL during the lockdown of the pandemic

[@jamesbrownjr.5074]

Look out now!❤

[@bbrasky]

He wrote to her ability and it worked.

[@BistroGlicerin3]

Love this band, epic... 🤘💀🤙

[@Zoeygrl768]

I love them.

[@Bobbyboom413]

I always thought White Stripes was a cocaine reference.

[@davephillips4009]

Meg was done traveling having anxiety saw their last Detroit show but didn't know it would be their last

[@fluffmcgirt26]

Coffee shops and poetry sounds to me like he was a hipster before being a hipster became a thing.

[@kcbh24]

They aren't a group. They are a duo

[@cannedtuna6114]

They actually do look like siblings lmao 😅

[@ChimneyMan27]

His name is John Anthony Gillis (DDS)

[@thomasbradley2677]

Way cool 😎! Big fan. Rock On. The Atomik sends. Peace ✌. 😊

[@BranceCrantly]

Bazooka is my favorite word.

[@agent86.]

So cool

[@TatianaProphetMusic]

Great combo then

[@hammersandnails1458]

Had a big crush on Meg White.

[@billphipps453]

ithought they were bro and sis. she was rudimentary drummer. hes great guitarist.

[@LizLove73]

💗💗💗

[@vincegedeon6583]

Bazooka and Soda Powder WTF 😂

[@badguacamole3709]

I'm starting a two-piece with my local jerk. Going to name it Soda Power

[@justincoleman3805]

Thought he said powder

[@robbie5984]

I grew up not too far away from Memphis Smoke. Our neighbor was the sous chef there and we talk about this guy that would come in and play open mic nights. He would say that you have to check them out because he is going to be the next big deal. Lol. Guess he was…. To be fair, I was like 6 years old.

[@FeverDreamRemix]

What Memphis smoke? The one in Royal Oak MI? What upholstery store did he work at?

[@MontyRoyal963]

My mom heckled the white stripes in Detroit because they didn't have a bass player... 🤦🤦🤦

[@ok9908]

that's such a random thing to lie about that i believe you. Holy shit, that's emberassing lmao.

[@everettdawn7811]

I literally just found out they weren’t siblings.

[@davesmythe6733]

Read poetry at open mics.......says all I already thought about him

[@charlierussell4560]

Did he play in the movie "Cold Mountain"?

[@chpperguy]

"white stripes" lines of blow on a mirror

[@hammersandnails1458]

It was originally The Red and White Stripes and they shortened it, so probably not.

[@jaymz6473]

They are literally irl Scott Pilgrim characters

[@orangutan.manusiawan]

So basically they were married as husband and wife then divorced as brother and sister. Sweet Home Alabama?

[@flintvampyre]

If I remember correctly the reasoning for saying they were siblings was to hide the fact they were ever together

[@LeonardoNR]

An Ohio Sweet Home Alabama I'd say

[@ravena829]

@@flintvampyre yes. They hid it because generally couple artists get way too much drama focused on their relationships.

[@kayapapaya55]

😂😂😂

[@69hunter55]

Because they are willing to have a chromosomal surplus progeny.

[@thomasgibson6564]

Anyone else here have a great big ol crush on Meg back in the day?

[@bigbassjonz]

Nah.

[@69hunter55]

Nope. She's mid and can't play drums. Some street drummers can play better. I even saw a monkey plays drums much better than her.

[@sathira_anuk5179]

No , But on Jack

[@gwhufc]

i love these 2....miss em..

[@cwzrd76]

And it was because Meg liked Peppermint candies...The White Stripes.

[@wereallthinkingit9389]

"Meg started to learn how to play the drums, but never finished."

[@jackpethybridge160]

Jack always white,black, red colours. Always 3.

[@kennethbell9756]

He took her last name. Awesome.

[@Someone_pet]

Sweet home Alabama!

[@alanwiggins47]

Best thing Jack White ever did was go solo.

[@robbyclower9223]

Jack is a legend, he is brilliant and hugely talented 😊

[@danielcunningham7828]

Married save you the time

[@proffesordickfacejr.4886]

from the D so what streets u from? lots of guitar stores have names like motorcity guitar in waterford mi so imma need some street names

[@billgeezeriommi]

Meg is hot

[@guesst234]

Michigan? Damn....... I listend too much tallyhall

[@Pugiron]

not siblings, no longer married

[@Corbin-lh9yo]

Seven nation army was a good song

[@Mcjiggy507]

When your bros don't wanna play in a band with you

[@godgunzndrumz]

Meg "learned" to play drums? Ok that is funny

[@samsessums2730]

I always wondered if a man and woman in Mississippi got married then moved to Alabama and got a divorce if they'd still be brother and sister.

[@PyroBear1776]

The fact that they were married, divorced and call themselves siblings kinda doesn’t sit right with me, but hey great music.

[@jtbaying2312]

Jack White is a huge musical talent....and Meg is a drummer?

[@borri68]

So for the last 20 years or so I thought they were brother and sister. WTFF

[@Beekeeper27]

Bo-RING!!!!!!!!!

[@anXiaryMusic]

They’re seven months apart in age

[@danielhoward8354]

Just because someone is married doesnt mean they are not brother and sister.

[@christinalee2072]

They sure look like they could be related!

[@azza0575]

so when jack and meg got married, jack took megs last name

[@matthewneufer1758]

They are not brother and sister.They are not brother and sister.They were married.They're divorced, but they're still real good friends.And they're in a band together shes left the band shes really in love with Jhonny still.

[@kingrobs89]

He took her last name😮😮😮

[@rorybellamy2533]

killers of the Flower Moon

[@ronaldandlinda]

They are not brother and sister. They were married until she decided to file for divorce. When they got married, he took her name.

[@willwaldo8599]

Moral of this story, none and pointless

[@verbalassault87]

I was once schooled on how to actually say the name and it was back in Jr high when I was like yea the “THA WHITE STRIPESS” YES and this girl I was talking to said it’s not pronounced like that it’s in her most stoner and youth filled emo voice true too her everyday jnco wearing born in the 80s daughter of a broken home skinny tight scene band shirt glasses with the sex bracelets before a thing no cell phone in sight with internet at a whim teenage ass said “ it’s -white stripes- “ I’ve never been so ridiculed by angst and depression like that