Jack White Attacks Everett True About His White Stripes Book

(by that I mean Jack White, obv, not Our ET)

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He may well be, but if someone writes a book about you and you think it's shite I think it's fair enough to say so.

Thinking anyone might want to write about him in 30 years time is a bit presumptuous all the same.

Anyhow, since when does anybody have to like someone else writing their 'life story'? Either its hated as it's nowhere near the truth, or hated as it's way too close.

This (apart from the moaning about it part) equally applies to ET writing books about famous people.

Why should Jack White give a fuck about "the rules" anyway?

Having said that I love his magazines, which genuinely cover bands no-one else does.

He's a republican? Where did that come out?

Who reads -- let alone writes -- books about the White Stripes anyway? The band is only about six years old, and although I think he's great, I have no desire to read a biography about Jack White.

(If someone wrote something about you that you didn't think was true, you might "moan" about it too.)

I think we can all agree with this - especially if we widen it to include record companies, record shops and radio stations, who should stop putting out, stocking and playing White Stripes records, wait thirty years, and then put out, stock and play record by bands that I actually like.

Haven't you heard? Republicans are all white Christian bigots who lock "faggots" in their basements and all Democrats are really atheistic pedophiles who seek to kill people who say God in public. You can spot them out pretty easily.

Yes. Republicans usually wear red shoes, tight red and black pants, a red t-shirt, play guitar in a rock band, and listen to Blind Willie McTell. Spot 'em a mile away.

Actually, I doubt Jack White has voted an election in his life....he just doesn't seem like the type.

Now, Meg on the the other hand.....

Does like look like a White Stripes book or a Detroit scene book?

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1) The actual slag-off comes at the end of Jack laying into another book on the Stripes, written by former Henchmen drummer Chris Handyside. Jack's bile towards Chris was clearly partway written in answer to an article Chris wrote on the new Stripes album in Detroit Metro Times that week (you can find it online). So...well, first - I suspect it's more of a case of Jack being riled up and lashing out at all and sundry.

2) Prior to this blog of Jack's, Ben Blackwell had told me his uncle had given my book the 'thumbs up' - which surprised me cos I knew Jack thought it was too early in the White Stripes' career for books. I happen to agree. Despite the shit title and cover that were foisted upon both me and my designer, mine is quite clearly a book about both The White Stripes and the context from which they sprung (ie: Detroit), as even a cursory flick through the pages would prove. (See also the MOJO review of my book.) I probably do praise a few too many musicians within its pages that Jack probably doesn't approve of no more - and hell, it does say 'White Stripes' on the cover, so of course he feels entitled to comment.

3) He probably has read this book, simply cos Ben Blackwell was so heavily involved in helping me write it. And he's probably read Chris's, cos Chris is a Detroit folk.

4) It's Jack's perogative to like and dislike whatever he chooses.