Meg White
Megan Martha White (born December 10, 1974) is an American musician who served as the drummer and occasional singer of the rock duo the White Stripes. She is credited as one of the key artists in the garage rock revival of the 2000s, and has won six Grammy Awards among other accolades with the White Stripes. Rolling Stone included her on its list of the "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time" in 2016.
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| Birth name | Megan Martha White |
| Born | December 10, 1974 Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1997–2011 |
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| Formerly of | The White Stripes |
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White began playing the drums on Bastille Day in 1997, and formed the White Stripes with then-husband Jack White that same year. They enjoyed success within the Detroit music scene before achieving international fame with their 2001 breakthrough album White Blood Cells. While on tour in support of their 2007 album Icky Thump, she suffered a bout of acute anxiety; the remaining dates of the tour were canceled. After a few public appearances and a hiatus from recording, the group disbanded in February 2011 and White retired from performance.
White calls herself "very shy" and keeps a low public profile. While in the White Stripes, Meg and Jack portrayed themselves as siblings, however they were actually a couple married in 1996 and divorced in 2000 before the band became well known. From 2009 to 2013, she was married to guitarist Jackson Smith, the son of musicians Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith.