Jack White (musician) For other people called Jack White see Jack White (disambiguation). Jack White (born John Anthony Gillis on July 9, 1975 in Detroit) is an American rock musician, producer, and actor, best known as leader of the rock duo The White Stripes. White's initial professional music experience came in the early 1990s as a drummer in the Detroit country-punk band Goober and the Peas. Upon forming the White Stripes with his ex-wife Meg White, Jack White switched to guitar and vocal duties while Meg took over on the drums. First Jack had to teach Meg how to play the drums. (Jack and Meg White were for a time rumoured to be brother and sister, and did little to set the record straight finding the mystery to be good publicity; more recently they have publicly acknowledged the true nature of their relationship). White is also known for his eccentric behaviour, hobbies and passions; he collects stuffed animal head taxidermy, claiming they make him think about life and judging things; the band dresses only in red-white-black, the three basic and most important colours, according to their conception on simple beauty. They never make a set-list for their shows, for they believe it would ruin the whole naturality and feeling of the performance by planning it too accurately. White also has a weird obsession for the number three and all it represents. White cherishes the old American values and clearly thinks everything was better back in his parents' time. The critical and popular success of the White Stripes opened up new opportunities for White; in 2003 he was well-received in a featured role in the film Cold Mountain and performed several songs in traditional acoustic style for the soundtrack of that film. He appeared, with Meg, in one of the shorts comprising the Jim Jarmusch directed 2003 film, Coffee and Cigarettes. On December 13, 2003, White was involved in an altercation at a Detroit club with Jason Stollsteimer, lead singer of another band, the Von Bondies, and was arrested and charged with misdemeanor aggravated assault. He pleaded guilty, and was fined $500 in court costs and sentenced to take anger management courses. White produced Loretta Lynn's highly acclaimed 2004 album Van Lear Rose, singing with her on the duet "Portland, Oregon". External links Mug shot photo Jack White snubs Lindsay Lohan Most Popular Articles: Music    Musical Instruments    Guitar    Classical Music    History    Music Definition    Country Music    Rock Music    Pop Music    Hip Hop    Rap    DJ    Video Games    Casino Games    Poker    Blackjack    Casinos    Real Estate    Loan    Auction    eBay    Marketing    Search Engine Optimization    File Sharing    MP3    Music Industry    Kazaa    Internet    Supermodel    Fashion    Fashion Designers    Erotica    Modeling    Clothing    Boots    Shoes    Diamond Engagement Rings    Diamond    Rugs    Gospel Music    Affiliate    E-Commerce    Radio This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License at http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html You may copy and modify it as long as the entire work (including additions) remains under this license. You must provide a link to http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html To view or edit this article at Wikipedia go to http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_White_(musician)