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Meg White
Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA
Megan Martha White is an American drummer known for her work with Jack White in the Detroit rock duo the White Stripes. The band are considered central figures of the garage rock…
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Megan Martha White is an American drummer known for her work with Jack White in the Detroit rock duo the White Stripes. The band are considered central figures of the garage rock revival movement of the 2000s, selling over 5 million albums and winning six Grammy Awards. Meg's drumming has been described as primal and minimalist, and has been praised by musicians such as Dave Grohl, Tré Cool and Tom Morello. Born on December 10, 1974, in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, White met Jack Gillis while working at a restaurant in Royal Oak. They married in 1996, with Jack taking her last name, and formed the White Stripes together, whose name and aesthetics were influenced by her love of peppermints. The duo went on to gain notoriety in Michigan's underground garage rock scene. After releasing their debut album in 1999, the couple divorced but continued with the band, achieving mainstream success in 2001 with their breakthrough single Fell in Love with a Girl off of their third album, White Blood Cells, which garnered three MTV Music Awards. Their fourth album, Elephant, won the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album, with Seven Nation Army winning for Best Rock Song. In 2003, she and Jack appeared in Jim Jarmusch's film Coffee and Cigarettes, and the following year, Meg appeared in the music video for the Detroit Cobras' Cha Cha Twist. In September 2007, Meg was diagnosed with acute anxiety disorder, which curtailed the rest of the tour for what would be their final album, Icky Thump. On February 2, 2011, the White Stripes disbanded amicably. Meg resides in Detroit and has retired from public life.
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2025
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2025
The White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan XX
Movie Self
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2023
The White Stripes: Elephant XX
Movie Self
- 2023
- 2021
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2021
The White Stripes: White Blood Cells XX
Movie Self
- 2020
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2020
The White Stripes: Live at Fallout Records
Movie Self
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2019
The White Stripes: Live at Paycheck's
Movie Self
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2019
The White Stripes: Live at the Magic Stick
Movie Self
- 2015
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2015
The White Stripes: Under Amazonian Lights
Movie Self
- 2015
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2013
The White Stripes/Whirlwind Heat: White Heat
Movie Self
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2012
The White Stripes: Under New Zealand Lights
Movie Self
- 2011
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2010
The White Stripes: Under Nova Scotian Lights
Movie Self
- 2009
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2009
It Came from Detroit
Movie Self
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2009
From The Basement
Movie Self - The White Stripes
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2009
From the Basement
Movie Self - The White Stripes
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2006
Coachella
Movie Self - The White Stripes
- 2004
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2004
The White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights
Movie Self
- 2004
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2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
Movie Meg (segment "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil")
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2003
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
Movie Self
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2003
The Hardest Button to Button
Movie Self
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2001
Detroit Rawk!!!
Movie Self
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1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV show Self - Musical Guest
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1989
The Simpsons
TV show Meg White (voice)
