Meg White

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

30

Gender

Female

Birthday

1974-12-10 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, USA

Meg White

Biography

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights

    The White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights

  • Coachella

    Coachella

  • The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights

    The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights

  • From the Basement

    From the Basement

  • Coffee and Cigarettes

    Coffee and Cigarettes

  • Detroit Rawk!!!

    Detroit Rawk!!!

  • The Work of Director Michel Gondry

    The Work of Director Michel Gondry

  • It Came from Detroit

    It Came from Detroit

  • I've Been Twelve Forever

    I've Been Twelve Forever

  • The White Stripes: Fell in Love with a Girl

    The White Stripes: Fell in Love with a Girl

  • The White Stripes: Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night

    The White Stripes: Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night

  • The Hardest Button to Button

    The Hardest Button to Button

  • The White Stripes: Elephant XX

    The White Stripes: Elephant XX

  • The White Stripes: Elephant-Era Video Artifacts

    The White Stripes: Elephant-Era Video Artifacts

  • The White Stripes: Under New Zealand Lights

    The White Stripes: Under New Zealand Lights

  • The White Stripes: White Blood Cells XX

    The White Stripes: White Blood Cells XX

  • The White Stripes: Under Amazonian Lights

    The White Stripes: Under Amazonian Lights

  • The White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan XX

    The White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan XX

  • The White Stripes: The Detroit Institute of Arts

    The White Stripes: The Detroit Institute of Arts

  • The White Stripes: Live Under the Lights of the Rising Sun

    The White Stripes: Live Under the Lights of the Rising Sun

  • The White Stripes: From the Basement

    The White Stripes: From the Basement

  • The White Stripes/Whirlwind Heat: White Heat

    The White Stripes/Whirlwind Heat: White Heat

  • The White Stripes: Live at Jay's Upstairs Missoula

    The White Stripes: Live at Jay's Upstairs Missoula

  • The White Stripes: Live at Fallout Records

    The White Stripes: Live at Fallout Records

  • The White Stripes: Live at the Magic Stick

    The White Stripes: Live at the Magic Stick

  • The White Stripes: Live at Paycheck's

    The White Stripes: Live at Paycheck's

  • The White Stripes: Under Nova Scotian Lights

    The White Stripes: Under Nova Scotian Lights

  • The White Stripes: Nobody Knows How to Talk to Children

    The White Stripes: Nobody Knows How to Talk to Children