Meg White
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Megan Martha White (born December 10, 1974) is an American musician who was the drummer of the rock duo the White Stripes. A key artist of the 2000s indie and garage rock movements, she is noted for her minimalist drumming style and reserved public persona. 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. Their 2001 breakthrough album, White Blood Cells, brought them international fame. This, along with the band's next three albums, established White as a key artist of the decade's rock revival. White also had a short acting and modeling career, appearing in the 2003 film Coffee and Cigarettes and in a 2006 episode of The Simpsons. While the White Stripes were touring in support of their 2007 album, Icky Thump, she suffered a bout of acute anxiety, leading to cancellation of the remaining dates. During the following hiatus, she appeared at a Raconteurs concert and in the 2009 documentary Under Great White Northern Lights. She was also married to Jackson Smith from 2009 to 2013. After a lengthy hiatus, the White Stripes disbanded in 2011 and White ceased performing. Her last media appearance was in 2009, and she has not been active in the music industry since. Her drumming style at first polarized critics but has since become highly regarded. She has maintained an elusive media image and has given very few interviews, which she puts down to shyness and a reclusive nature. With the White Stripes, she won six Grammy Awards from twelve nominations. She has appeared on several listicles, including Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time" in 2015. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the White Stripes in 2025.