The UNUSUAL Story Behind 'The White Stripes'

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[jakefairley]

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

[rip]

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

[jonjones]

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

[JLKDOOM]

They give off "we bang" vibes

[khristopherkomodoensis]

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.

[jacrispy]

Man Jack and Meg together were something different

[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.

[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

[mustardnbiscuits]

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

[soldierofodin]

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

[chrisblanton]

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

[bondedwithpotatoes]

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

[michaelsnider]

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.

[cwzrd]

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

[andymcpandy]

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.

[txgunguy]

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

[dihexa]

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

[stop]

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.

[StevenKling-utsh]

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.

[laurarosewallcarucci]

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