Jack White Quotes

Jack White Song Quotes

"And when the demons arrive (I need the strength to stay alive)
I need to walk towards the light (I need to walk towards the light)
And when I'm feeling this way (I shouldn't have to be ashamed)"
-Jack White
from That's How I'm Feeling (2024)

"I'm dead to the world,
but not to you"
-Jack White
from What's the Trick? (2022)

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Jack White, often credited as Jack White III, is an American musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist and occasional actor. He is best known as the vocalist, guitarist and pianist of the The White Stripes which disbanded February 2011.
-Wikipedia

Birth Name: John Anthony Gillis
Name Origin:
He took Meg White's last name after they were married and kept it even after the divorce.
Born: July 9, 1975
From: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Parents: Mother: Teresa (née Bandyk)
(Polish descent)
Father: Gorman M. Gillis
(Scottish-Canadian)
Siblings: six older brothers
three older sisters
(He is the youngest of ten children)
Spouse(s): Karen Elson (m. 2005-2011)
(British model and twin sister of Kate Elson)

Megan Martha White (m. 1996-2000)
(and founding White Stripes member)

Children: Scarlett Teresa White
Henry Lee White
Genre(s): Rock, alternative rock, garage rock, blues rock, folk rock, punk blues
Instrument(s): Vocals, guitar, keyboards, drums, marimba, mandolin, xylophone, clavioline, bass guitar
Occupation(s): Musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, actor
Active From: 1990-present
Associated Acts: The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather, The Upholsterers, The Go, Loretta Lynn, Beck, Holly Golightly, Soledad Brothers, Alicia Keys, Wanda Jackson, The Black Belles, The Rolling Stones, Black Milk, Lanie Lane, Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three, Karen Elson, Norah Jones, Bob Dylan, Danger Mouse, Daniele Luppi, The Last Shadow Puppets
Did You Know:
• He began playing the drums at the age of six.

• Son House's Grinnin' In Your Face is his favorite song of all time

• At one point in his life he was going to become a priest

• He had a brief but highly publicized romantic relationship with actress Renée Zellweger, whom he met during the filming of "Cold Mountain".

• He was charged with misdemeanor aggravated assault after an altercation with Jason Stollsteimer, lead singer of the Von Bondies, at the Magic Stick, a Detroit club on December 13, 2003.

• He has an obsession with the number three. He briefly changed his name to Three Quid during his 2005 tour

• He saved the Detroit Masonic Temple from being foreclosed in 2013. To thank him for the donation, the temple has decided to rename its largest theater the Jack White Theater.