Meg White
Birth nameMegan Martha White
Birth dateDecember 10, 1974 (age 51)
Birth placeGrosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, U.S.
OccupationMusician · composer · singer · actress · model
Spouse
  • Jack White (m. 1996; div. 2000)
  • Jackson Smith (m. 2009; div. 2013)
Meg White
InstrumentDrums · vocals
GenreAlternative rock · blues rock · garage rock · indie rock · punk blues
Years active1997–2011
Past member ofThe White Stripes

Megan Martha White (born December 10, 1974) is an American musician who was the drummer and occasional vocalist of the rock duo the White Stripes. She was a key artist of the 2000s indie and garage rock movements, noted for her minimalist drumming style and reserved public persona. The White Stripes split up in 2011 after which she ceased performing. Her last media appearance was in 2009, and she has not been active in the music industry since.

Born and raised in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, White met Jack Gillis in the early 1990s and the two married in 1996, with Jack taking her surname. She began playing the drums in 1997 and formed the White Stripes with Jack that year. They divorced in 2000 but continued performing at her insistence, presenting themselves to the music press as siblings. The band achieved international fame with four acclaimed albums released in the 2000s, establishing White as a leading figure in the decade's rock revival. She also had a short stint in acting and modeling, appearing in the 2003 film Coffee and Cigarettes and a 2006 episode of The Simpsons. She was married to Jackson Smith from 2009 to 2013.

White's drumming initially polarized critics but has since become highly regarded and continually discussed. She has maintained an elusive media image and has given few interviews, which she attributes to shyness and a reclusive nature. With the White Stripes, she won six Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2025. Publications such as NME and Rolling Stone rank her among the greatest drummers in history.

Early life

Megan Martha White was born on December 10, 1974, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan to parents Catherine and Walter Hackett White Jr. She has an older sister and Scottish heritage.[1][2] She grew up in the middle class Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan,[3] describing her childhood as "pretty normal" and non-religious.[4][5] As a teenager, she lived in Hamtramck and graduated from Grosse Pointe North High School.[6]

During her senior year, White met musician and fellow high school senior Jack Gillis in Detroit.[7] They formed a relationship and married in September 1996, with Jack taking her last name.[8] They divorced in March 2000,[9] though they resided in a house Jack purchased from his parents until 2003. She took on bartending jobs to pay for college, then attended a culinary school to pursue a career as a chef; she stated that, at that age, she was "super-shy" and lacked direction. She notably worked at a restaurant in downtown Royal Oak with Electric Six drummer Corey Martin.[10]

Career

Formation of the White Stripes (1997–2000)

In 1997, White began learning to play the drums using Jack's drum kit,[7] who recalled her playing as "liberating and refreshing", opening up "something" within him.[11] The two then formed the White Stripes and stuck to certain motifs: presenting themselves as siblings to an unknowing public,[12] and keeping to a monochromatic theme, dressing only in red, white, and black.[13] They played their first show at the Gold Dollar in Detroit,[14] and achieved popularity in Michigan's underground garage rock scene, performing with established local bands such as Bantam Rooster and the Dirtbombs.[7] In 1998, they were approached by Dave Buick of the Detroit-based independent record label Italy Records, who offered to pay for their debut single. "Let's Shake Hands" was then released in February 1998.[15]

In 1999, the White Stripes signed with the California-based independent label Sympathy for the Record Industry and released their self-titled debut album to generally positive reviews.[16][17] Although they divorced in 2000,[18] they kept the band going at White's insistence.[19] Their second album, De Stijl, was released under Sympathy that same year. Rolling Stone's Jenny Eliscu believed White's minimalist drumming proved that "you don't need bombast to make a blues explosion".[20] De Stijl would become a sleeper hit after the White Stripes gained popularity in 2002.[21] White also played drums for Soledad Brothers on their self-titled debut album (2000).[5]

Mainstream breakthrough and solo career (2001–2006)

The White Stripes released their third album, White Blood Cells, in 2001. Meg shared vocals with Jack on the tracks "Hotel Yorba" and "This Protector", and also on the Loretta Lynn cover "Rated X", featured as the B-side to "Hotel Yorba".[22] It was their last album to be released with Sympathy, after which they signed a licensing deal with V2 Records through Jack's own label, Third Man Records.[23] White Blood Cells was given a major label reissue in 2002, which brought them to the forefront of the garage rock revival and made them one of the most acclaimed bands of the year.[16] Chris Deville of Stereogum praised White for bashing "the bejesus out of her drums" and called the pair "too compelling for the rest of the world to ignore".[24] The album included the single "Fell in Love with a Girl", which won them three awards at the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards.[25]

The White Stripes released their fourth studio album, Elephant, in 2003 to critical acclaim.[26] The band's continued success helped establish White as a key figure of 2000s rock, and both Elephant and White Blood Cells were included on numerous editions of Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list.[27][28] By this point, White's drumming became a focal point of the band, described as "hypnotic" and "explosively minimal" by Phares, and "simple but effective" by Chuck Taylor from Billboard.[26] Elephant's first single, "Seven Nation Army", became the band's signature song and a sports anthem.[29] Journalist Alexis Petridis considers "The Hardest Button to Button", the album's third single, to feature some of her best drumming.[30] The track "In the Cold, Cold Night" additionally features White singing lead for the first time,[31] with her voice being described as "delicate and sweet" in another Billboard article by Andrew Katchen.[32] The Guardian deemed all three songs to be among the greatest made by the band.[30] Elephant won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album and "Seven Nation Army" won the Grammy for Best Rock Song.[33] That same year, she appeared on the song "I'm So Glad" for Soledad Brothers.[5]

White made her film debut appearing with Jack in Jim Jarmusch's 2003 film Coffee and Cigarettes.[34][35] They star as fictionalized versions of themselves in the segment "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil", which expands on Nikola Tesla and White Stripes motifs such as childhood innocence.[36] She described her acting debut as "easier than I thought it was gonna be", and said she became "more confident than I used to be, but not much."[37] Jarmusch believed that "she could have been a huge silent-movie star, just from her face."[34] That same year, White began appearing on Late Night with Conan O'Brien as a recurring performer.[38] In 2004, she starred in the band's first music film Under Blackpool Lights, which was shot entirely on super 8 film.[39] Jamie Russell of BBC described her performance as "orgasmically pounding the drums" and "exhilarating".[40] White appears on the cover of Whirlwind Heat's single "Pink" (2004) wearing a bunny costume; the photo was taken while the White Stripes and Whirlwind Heat toured together in Japan.[41] Also in 2004, White appeared in an episode of Pancake Mountain and played Little Red Riding Hood in the music video for "Cha Cha Twist" by the Detroit Cobras.[42][43]

The White Stripes experimented with their sound on their fifth album, Get Behind Me Satan, with White using percussion bells, maracas, and tambourines. The album was released in 2005 and won the band their second Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album.[44] White performed lead vocals on "Passive Manipulation", for which Rob Sheffield of Rolling Stone described her vocals as "chilling" while Matthew Murphy of Pitchfork thought that the song "begs the gentle suggestion that Meg not be allowed to sing lead".[45][46] She appears in the documentary The Fearless Freaks (2005), which chronicles the rock band the Flaming Lips.[47]

White modeled for Marc Jacobs' 2006 Spring line and the March 2006 issue of Elle.[48] She was chosen to compose a drum theme for the film Let's Go to Prison (2006) by director Bob Odenkirk; however, it was removed.[49] The White Stripes guest starred on The Simpsons in the episode "Jazzy and the Pussycats", which first aired in September 2006.[50] She had previously expressed interest in a Simpsons role, saying: "A guest appearance would be amazing. I wouldn't want to be in a Lisa episode. They're kind of boring. Maybe a Homer one would be better."[51]

Later works and disbandment (2007–2011)

The White Stripes released their sixth and final album, Icky Thump, in 2007. Winning the Grammys for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Rock Song,[52][53] the album was praised as the band returned to styles present on the band's first two albums.[54] In addition to drumming, White played a 1959 Univox synth, spoke on the bagpipe-heavy track "St. Andrew (This Battle Is in the Air)" and provided backing vocals across the album.[55] She was greatly praised by Alexis Petridis for her drumming,[56] while "St. Andrew" was ambivalently received by critics; NME dubbed her spoken performance "frantic" and "the weirdest thing" the band ever recorded,[57] and Spin's Brian Raftery called it "a waste of hard-drive space."[58]

In the summer of 2007, before a show in Southaven, Mississippi, Ben Blackwell (Jack's nephew and the group's archivist) recalls that Meg approached him and said: "This is the last White Stripes show". He asked if she meant of the tour, but she responded: "No. I think this is the last show, period."[59] On September 11, 2007, the White Stripes announced via their website that they were canceling 18 tour dates due to White's acute anxiety.[60][61] In an interview with Music Radar, Jack explained that Meg's acute anxiety had been due to the combination of a very short pre-tour rehearsal time—that was further reduced by the birth of his son—and a hectic, multi-continental touring schedule.[62] The following day, the duo canceled the remainder of their 2007 UK tour dates as well.[63]

Jack worked with other artists in the meantime while Meg remained largely out of the public eye, though she participated in releasing limited-edition Holga cameras stylized around the White Stripes in February 2008,[64] and appeared briefly onstage during an encore set of a Detroit show with one of Jack's bands, the Raconteurs, in June 2008.[65] She features in the documentary It Might Get Loud (2008), which explores the music careers of Jack, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, and the Edge of U2.[66] On February 20, 2009, the band reunited to perform "We're Going to Be Friends" on the last episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, which is White's last media appearance to date.[67][68]

In May 2009, Jack revealed the band's plan to release a seventh album, which never came to fruition.[62] A documentary about their Canadian tour—titled The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights—premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 18, 2009.[69] Directed by Emmett Malloy, the film documents the band's summer 2007 tour across Canada and contains live concert and off-stage footage.[70] Vanity Fair's Bill Bradley observed White as "road-weary and worn-out" by the end of the film.[71]

On February 2, 2011, the band reported on their official website that they were disbanding. Their statement said it was not due to health issues or artistic differences, but "mostly to preserve what is beautiful and special about the band".[72] White has not been active in the music industry since.[73]

Artistry

Equipment

White played the Ludwig Classic Maple kit with Paiste cymbals.[74] From their early years to Get Behind Me Satan, the heads of the toms and bass drum almost exclusively featured peppermint swirls.[75] The idea came from Jack, when they noticed a bag of peppermint candy in a drugstore and Jack said "That should be painted on your bass drum because you've been drumming like a little kid".[75] Her love of the candy inspired many of the White Stripes' artistic schemes, becoming signature in her kit and appearing in several live shows and music videos.[74]

From 2006 White used a pair of Paiste 14" Signature Medium Hi-Hats, a 19" Signature Power Crash, and a 22" 2002 Ride.[76] The bass drum head design was switched during the Icky Thump tour to a button inspired by the Pearlies clothing the band wore for the album cover.[77]

Influences

"I don't want to know about my biggest idols. I don't want to read their autobiographies, I don't want to find out what they're really like."

— –White speaking of her influences[78]

White's musical influences include proto-punk bands such as the MC5 and the Stooges, the blues musicians Son House, Blind Willie McTell, Robert Johnson and Bob Dylan,[79] the rock groups the Cramps and the Velvet Underground, and the punk-blues band the Gun Club.[80] She is also a fan of the traditional country artists Hank Williams and Loretta Lynn.[11][81] Some inspirations for her drumming style include Peggy O'Neill of the Gories and Moe Tucker of the Velvet Underground, the latter of whom is often compared to White by music critics.[82]

Having formed in Detroit's garage rock scene of the late 1990s and early 2000s, White's contemporaries included the Dirtbombs, the Detroit Cobras, the Von Bondies and Soledad Brothers. She later collaborated with them and other Detroit-based bands for the compilation album Sympathetic Sounds of Detroit, recorded in Jack's living room.[7]

Style

White's pre-show warm up included "whiskey and Red Bull."[76] She has described her "primal" approach to drumming as "my strength. A lot of drummers would feel weird about being that simplistic."[11] She said she respects other techniques but that her style was best for the White Stripes. When some criticisms "really bother[s] her", she said that she reminds herself that her technique is important for the band and tries to take enjoyment from her work.[76] Jack lauded her style as the band's best element.[11] She co-wrote their music and did not write lyrics.[83][84]

White's drum beats and technique have been analyzed by many critics and musicians. In "Fell in Love with a Girl", White plays a "hyper, stuttering rock beat" with a skipped snare drum and prominent crash cymbals.[85][86] In "Seven Nation Army", White plays a driving quarter note groove which mimics a heartbeat and punctuates the guitar.[87] The intro makes extensive use of the bass drum, hi-hat, and floor tom. The snare drum is introduced before the chorus and carries into the chorus itself with a crash cymbal.[88]

As a singer, White usually performed backing vocals but occasionally enjoyed singing lead for the White Stripes.[89] However, she preferred not to listen to her own voice and was confused by the audience's cheers when she sang live.[37] White performed lead on the following songs: "In the Cold, Cold Night", "Who's a Big Baby?", "Passive Manipulation", and "St. Andrew (This Battle is in the Air)". She shared lead with Jack on "It's True That We Love One Another", "Little Ghost", "Rag and Bone" and "I'm Slowly Turning Into You".[90]

Public image

Early reviews of White's minimalistic approach to drumming were positive.[89] Dan Kilian and Ryan Schreiber of Pitchfork said in 2001 that "Meg White's kit is bashed with such force you'd imagine her as some kind of incredible hulk[sic], though in photos, she appears the prototypical indie girl—waifish, with pigtails and a nasty smirk. Yet she whips all of her 98 pounds into a tornadic fury like E. Honda's hundred-hand slap."[91] In 2002, Richard Harrington of The Washington Post described White's drumming as "a surprisingly full sound, loud and raucous—like the Carpenters on steroids".[75] She and Jack were also named Rolling Stone's "2002 People of the Year".[92] She appeared on NME's Cool List at sixth place in 2002 and third place in 2003.[93][94] The New York Times's Kelefa Sanneh called her drumming "more sophisticated" than people realize in 2007. "She refuses to imitate a metronome, refuses to flatten the songs by making them conform to a steady pulse. Instead she seems to hear the music the way Mr. White does: as a series of phrases, each with its own shape and tempo."[95]White's performances were often criticized by contemporary journalists.[89] The New York Times's Ann Powers opined in 2001 that Jack was "constrained by Ms. White's deliberately undeveloped approach."[96] While Kilian and Schreiber at Pitchfork praised her drumming, in 2003 Brent DiCrescenzo called it "pancake-handed" and "sloppy".[97] In a review of their 2007 Madison Square Garden performance, a writer for Vulture said of her singing: "Oh, God, it was awful [...] Meg, great as she looks onstage, is pure amateur hour".[98] In 2023, journalist Lachlan Markay wrote on Twitter: "I'm sorry Meg White was terrible and no band is better for having shitty percussion."[99] The tweet went viral, and Jack, along with several musicians and critics, came to her defense;[100] Markay later deleted his comments and apologized.[101] In response to the negative press, Jack described her drumming as the "best part of this band" and calling her a "strong female presence in rock and roll", dismissed the negative reviews as sexist.[11]

Since then, White has often been praised for her "primal" style,[89] and David Renshaw of The Guardian wrote that she "got a raw deal during her White Stripes days."[102] She has chosen not to do solo interviews, though in 2023 article for Elle, a journalist was able to communicate through her friends.[103] In a 2024 Euronews article, Jonny Walfisz likened White to Ringo Starr of the Beatles, calling her a "sheer genius of a drummer" who, like Starr, showed creativity through minimalism to best support each song.[104] Writers at Consequence of Sound concluded in 2024 that her "minimalistic style was the perfect counter to Jack's shredding, a primal dynamic that gave their tunes that definitive garage stomp. [...] Meg provided the feel."[105] In 2025, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame wrote that "Meg's drumming is raw, powerful, and perfectly suited to the band's sound – embracing a primal, minimalist approach that gives the music its pulse and urgency, her pounding beats are the backbone of the band’s signature style."[106]

Legacy

White was a key figure in the 2000s indie and garage rock revivals.[107][108] She is one of the most discussed drummers in rock music, and her style continues to be evaluated after her retirement. Chris Willman of Variety magazine observed that, in the aftermath of her departure from the music industry, White "seems to have been absorbed into rock orthodoxy as a great drummer by near-acclamation" and is more recognized compared to her active years.[99] MusicRadars Stuart Williams declared "Nothing starts an argument faster than questioning Meg White's drumming abilities."[109] The New York Timess Lindsay Zoladz titled her style "quintessentially rock 'n' roll" and said that "She excels at withholding, creating negative space and subverting expectation."[110] The School of Rock company studied female drummers of several decades and, while acknowledging White's contemporary criticism, praised her abilities and called her "iconic".[111] Denis Loncaric of Drum! magazine says that every drummer should know White.[112]

White's reclusive nature and strict maintenance of her privacy has also been the subject of significant commentary;[73] as of 2026, she has not made any public appearances since 2009.[68] Talia Schlanger of NPR dubbed her the "21st century's loudest introvert".[89] Zoladz championed her as a "feminist hero" and an "icon for introverts".[110] Ben Sisario, also of The New York Times, said she "has become one the great recluses of 21st-century pop".[113] Andy Greene of Rolling Stone observed White "was a reluctant star even in the early days of the White Stripes." He also believes that White likely has no interest in returning to the public eye, even for a potential White Stripes reunion, and emphasized that "Meg White doesn't owe us anything."[68] For the same publication, Angie Mortoccio believed "Meg's decision not to weigh in on ridiculous arguments about her talent only make her more awesome, especially in the age of social media, when younger artists regularly reply to criticism in sometimes ill-advised ways."[114] Her life and career have been further analyzed by multiple publications.[115]

Several musicians have praised her technique.[100] Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters and previously Nirvana stated in an interview that she is "one of my favorite fucking drummers of all time. Like, nobody fucking plays the drums like that."[116] Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine wrote in an Instagram post that White "has style and swag and personality and oomph and taste and awesomeness that's off the charts and a vibe that's untouchable".[117] Nandi Bushell has written that the White Stripes "moved me at 5 years old to want to play the drums and still move me today!"[118] Tré Cool of Green Day called Meg one of his favorite drummers.[119] Olivia Rodrigo and Margo Price have also been influenced by her.[110]

In the film School of Rock (2003), the character Freddy Jones (Kevin Clark) declares that White "can't drum!" The claim is refuted by bass player Katie (Rivkah Reyes) who says "At least she has rhythm."[120] She was portrayed by Drew Barrymore—whom White is a fan of[121]—in a 2004 Saturday Night Live skit, in which she performs "Seven Nation Army" with Jimmy Fallon.[122] On his album Gossip in the Grain (2008), Ray LaMontagne wrote and recorded a song named after White.[123] Musicians Tracey Thorn and Wanda Jackson each covered "In the Cold, Cold Night" in 2012 and 2013, respectively, as tributes.[124][125]

White's Pearl Export bass drum—complete with the original peppermint-painted bass drum that she used with the band's first show—and the Pearly Queen outfit she wore in the photos for the Icky Thump album, were featured in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame "Women Who Rock" exhibition in 2011.[126] The outfit was again featured in the class of 2025 exhibit after her induction that year.[127]

Personal life

White married Jack White in September 1996, and they divorced in February 2000.[18] She briefly dated musician Oliver Henry in the early 2000s, a member of Soledad Brothers, with whom she had previously collaborated.[128] In May 2009, she married guitarist Jackson Smith, the son of musicians Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith, in a small ceremony in Jack's backyard in Nashville, Tennessee. They divorced in July 2013.[129][130]

White suffers from acute anxiety and low self-esteem, describing herself as "very shy".[11][37] She told Rolling Stone in 2005 that "the more you talk, the fewer people listen".[131] She said in 2006 that she "always kind of lived in her own world" and "never really cared about all the things that other people cared about", for example public recognition.[132] She told Nylon in 2007 that for her, being recognized in public "is like if your boss came every morning and tapped you on the head to wake you up, it's like, not now."[133] Jack said in a 2025 interview with Mojo that "For her to sit down behind the drum kit is insane. But then to get on stage and sing into a microphone? ...It was unbelievable, a miracle, a blessing from above, just a beautiful, beautiful thing."[82]

During the 2016 United States presidential election, White made a joint statement with Jack criticizing Donald Trump after "Seven Nation Army" appeared in his campaign without their consent.[134] After the Trump campaign re-used the song in the 2024 United States presidential election, she and Jack filed a copyright infringement lawsuit in September 2024.[135] The lawsuit was dropped in November 2024.[136]

Achievements

See also: List of awards and nominations received by the White Stripes

With the White Stripes, White sold over 5 million albums and received several awards and nominations,[137] including a Brit Award from six nominations and six Grammy Awards from eleven nominations. The band were nominated in 2023 for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame,[138] and inducted in 2025 (the third female drummer to be honored).[139][140] Meg declined to attend the ceremony, with Jack accepting the award and delivering a speech written by the duo.[141]

White has appeared on several listicles.[115] She placed 81st on VH1's "Top 100 Greatest Women in Music" (2012),[142] 94th on Rolling Stones "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time" (2016),[143] 12th on NMEs "32 of the Best Drummers to Grace Rock 'n' Roll" (2018),[144] and 88th on Consequence of Sound's "100 Best Drummers of All Time" (2024),[105] among others.

Discography

With the White Stripes

Main article: The White Stripes discography

Other appearances

  • Soledad Brothers (2000), by Soledad Brothers
  • "I'm So Glad" (2003), by Soledad Brothers

Soundtracks

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003Coffee and CigarettesMegSegment: "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil"[34]
2004Under Blackpool LightsHerselfConcert film[39]
2005The Fearless FreaksDocumentary[47]
2008It Might Get Loud[66]
2009Under Great White Northern LightsRockumentary[71]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2003–2009Late Night with Conan O'BrienHerselfRecurring guest[38]
2004Pancake MountainUnknown episode[42]
2006The SimpsonsMeg (voice)Episode: "Jazzy and the Pussycats"[51]

Music videos

See also: The White Stripes videography

References

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