Megan Martha White (born December 10, 1974 in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan) is best known as the drummer and backing vocalist of Detroit rock duo The White Stripes. is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Detroit redirects here. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Alternative music redirects here. ... Garage rock is a raw form of rock and roll that was first popular in the United States and Canada from about 1963 to 1967. ... Blues-rock is a hybrid musical genre combining elements of the blues with rock and roll, with an emphasis on the electric guitar. ... Allmusic. ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... For other kinds of drums, see drum (disambiguation). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A timpanist in the United States Air Forces in Europe Band. ... An organ is the following: In anatomy, an organ is a group of tissues which perform some function. ... This article is about the American duo. ... is the 344th day of the year (345th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Grosse Pointe Farms is a city located in Wayne County, Michigan. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... For the comic book character, see Drummer (comics). ... A backup vocalist or background singer (or, especially in the U.S., backup singer or sometimes background singer) is a singer who sings in harmony with the lead vocalist, other backing vocalists, or alone but not singing the lead. ... This article is about the American duo. ...

Early life

White grew up in the Detroit area. Despite their own assertions to the contrary,^[1] White and fellow bandmate Jack White are not siblings. In the early 1990s, Meg White worked as a bartender at Memphis Smoke, a bar in downtown Royal Oak (a Detroit suburb), where she first met musician/songwriter John Anthony "Jack" Gillis. They were married on September 21, 1996.^[2] In his characteristically unorthodox fashion, Gillis took her last name.^[3] kicks ass --clayton kicks ass hard! ... For the song by Dave Matthews Band, see Bartender (song). ... The Star Dream by Marshall Fredericks in downtown Royal Oak Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Motto: Speramus Meliora; Resurget Cineribus (We Hope For Better Things; It Shall Rise From the Ashes - this motto was adopted after the disastrous 1805 fire that devastated the city) Nickname: The Motor City and Motown Location in Wayne County, Michigan Founded Incorporated July 24, 1701 1815  County Wayne County Mayor... is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

Career

Jack White spent much of the 1990s (and the early part of their marriage) hopping from band to band, but in 1997, Meg first tried playing drums. In Jack's words, "When she started to play drums with me, just on a lark, it felt liberating and refreshing. There was something in it that opened me up."^[1] The young couple then began calling themselves the White Stripes and soon played their first gig at the Gold Dollar in Detroit.^[4] In keeping live performances to three basic elements, Jack did the guitar and vocal work while she played drums.^[1] They divorced in 2000 (before becoming nationally famous) but the band survived. For other uses, see Guitar (disambiguation). ...

Though Jack White (the duo's guitarist and songwriter) usually sings the lead vocals, Meg White sings lead on "In the Cold, Cold Night", a song from the band's fourth album, Elephant, "Passive Manipulation", from the band's fifth album, Get Behind Me Satan, and on "St Andrew (This Battle is in the Air)" from its sixth album Icky Thump. For his part, Jack White has declared her to be the key component in the White Stripes' sound. In reference to her "primal" approach to drumming, she remarked, "That is my strength. A lot of drummers would feel weird about being that simplistic."^[1] Elephant is the fourth album by American rock band The White Stripes, released in 2003. ... For the 1936 Irving Berlin song see Get Thee Behind Me Satan. Get Behind Me Satan is the fifth studio album by The White Stripes and was released in June 2005. ... This article is about the album by The White Stripes. ...

White has appeared on the cover of Whirlwind Heat's single Pink, in a Detroit Cobras music video "Cha Cha Twist" as Little Red Riding Hood, and appeared with Jack White in a segment of Jim Jarmusch's 2003 film Coffee and Cigarettes. Whirlwind Heat are a three-piece band from the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan. ... Formed in Detroit, Michigan - 1996. ... A depiction by Gustave Doré. Little Red Riding Hood is a famous fairytale about a young girls encounter with a wolf. ... Jim Jarmusch Jim Jarmusch (born January 22, 1953 in Akron, Ohio) is a noted American independent film director. ... The year 2003 in film involved some significant events. ... Coffee and Cigarettes is a 2003 independent film directed by Jim Jarmusch. ...

On October 7, 2005, a picture posted on the Nine Inch Nails website of White with the band led to speculation that she replaced drummer Jerome Dillon, but two hours later, the photo was replaced with one of the band with Alex Carapetis. The significance of the photo featuring White is unclear, as she was never officially announced to be Nine Inch Nails' drummer, nor has any other explanation been given regarding the photo.^[5] is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nine Inch Nails (abbreviated as NIN) is an American industrial rock band, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio. ... Jerome Dillon (born Lynn Jerome Dillon) is a professional musician, best known for his tenure as drummer with industrial rock group Nine Inch Nails from 1999-2005. ... Alex Carapetis was born in Adelaide, South Australia. ...

Fulfilling a longtime dream,^[6] Jack and Meg White guest starred on the long-running animated TV series The Simpsons in an episode titled "Jazzy and the Pussycats", which first aired on September 17, 2006. ^[7]. She has done some modeling for Marc Jacobs' 2006 Spring line.^[8] Two of her pictures appeared in the March 2006 issue of ELLE. An animated television series or cartoon television series is a television series produced by means of animation. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... Jazzy and the Pussycats is the second episode of The Simpsons eighteenth season. ... is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963 in New York City) is an American fashion designer. ... ELLE is a worldwide magazine that focuses on womens fashion, beauty, health, and entertainment. ...

Meg White was chosen by Comedian/Director Bob Odenkirk to compose a drum theme for one of his characters in the film Let's Go to Prison, which was released in November 2006.^[9] Robert Bob Odenkirk (born October 22, 1962) is an American actor, writer, director and producer. ... Lets Go to Prison is a dark American comedy that was released in theatres November 17, 2006, starring Dax Shepard, Will Arnett and Chi McBride, and directed by Bob Odenkirk. ...

Personal life

She is, by her own admission, "very shy" and gives few interviews.^[1] When the band is interviewed, she will often contribute little or nothing, while Jack White will do most of the talking. In her time away from the band Meg enjoys photography and amateur taxidermy. Animals are also something of a motif in her photography (mainly album covers and music videos). Among those photographed with her are a snake,^[10] rats (the video for Hotel Yorba and the back cover of Elephant), a cow, rabbits,^[11] and raccoons (the 7 inch cover of the Denial Twist single). She guards her privacy in a manner that she identifies with Bob Dylan, whom she admires.^[12] A mounted snow leopard. ... In literature, a motif is any recurring element that has symbolic significance. ... For other uses, see Snake (disambiguation). ... Species 50 species; see text *Several subfamilies of Muroids include animals called rats. ... Hotel Yorba is the lead single from White Blood Cells, by the White Stripes, and their first single to be released commercially. ... Elephant is the fourth album by American rock band The White Stripes, released in 2003. ... COW is an acronym for a number of things: Can of worms The COW programming language, an esoteric programming language. ... For other uses, see Rabbit (disambiguation). ... For the river, see Raccoon River. ... This article is about the recording artist. ...

On September 11, 2007, the White Stripes were forced to cancel 18 tour dates due to Meg White's suffering from acute anxiety.^[13] The following day, said problems caused the duo to cancel the remainder of their 2007 UK tour dates as well.^[14] There have been reports ^[15] however, that the tour was cancelled due to an alleged sex tape being released on the Internet. A band spokesman has since stated that the tape was a fake. ^[16] is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... This article is about state anxiety. ... Private sex acts filmed on a video tape but eventually leaked to the sensational media. ...

Notes

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References

• Sullivan, Denise (2004). The White Stripes: Sweethearts of the Blues. Backbeat Books. ISBN 0-87930-805-2 Google Print (accessed June 1, 2006)

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• White Stripes official website
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• "The White Stripes Interview", Meg interviews Jack for Amazon.co.uk in time for the release of Get Behind Me Satan