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.
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Movies (28)
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
as Self (archive footage)
2025
The White Stripes: Get Behind Me Satan XX
as Self
2025
The White Stripes: Elephant XX
as Self
2023
The White Stripes: Elephant-Era Video Artifacts
as Self
2023
The White Stripes: The Detroit Institute of Arts
as Self
2021
The White Stripes: White Blood Cells XX
as Self
2021
The White Stripes: Live at Fallout Records
as Self
2020
The White Stripes: Live at Jay's Upstairs Missoula
as Self
2020
The White Stripes: Live at Paycheck's
as Self
2019
The White Stripes: Live at the Magic Stick
as Self
2019
Jack White & Loretta Lynn Remembering Van Lear Rose
2015
The White Stripes: Under Amazonian Lights
as Self
2015
The White Stripes: Live Under the Lights of the Rising Sun
as Self
2015
The White Stripes/Whirlwind Heat: White Heat
as Self
2013
The White Stripes: Under New Zealand Lights
as Self
2012
The White Stripes: Under Moorhead Lights All Fargo Night
as Self
2011
The White Stripes: Under Nova Scotian Lights
as Self
2010
The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
as Self
2009
It Came from Detroit
as Self
2009
From the Basement
as Self - The White Stripes
2009
Coachella
as Self (with The White Stripes)
2006
I've Been Twelve Forever
as Self
2004
The White Stripes: Under Blackpool Lights
as Self
2004
The White Stripes: Nobody Knows How to Talk to Children
as Self
2004
Coffee and Cigarettes
as Meg (segment "Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil")
2004
The Work of Director Michel Gondry
as Self
2003
The Hardest Button to Button
as Self
2003
Detroit Rawk!!!
as Self
2001
