On July 9, 1975, in Detroit, Michigan, John Anthony Gillis was born. He is the tenth child of Teresa and Gorman Gillis. His parents were both employed by the Catholic Church in Detroit. His father was the Superintendent of Building Maintenance. His mother worked as a secretary in the office of the Cardinal of the Archdiocese of Detroit. When White was younger, he worked as an altar boy. White was a devout Christian as a child. He wanted to be a priest and had been accepted to a seminary in Wisconsin. He changed his mind, however, when he realised he couldn’t bring his instruments with him.
White attended Cass Technical High School, where he played the trombone and drums in the school band after deciding not to attend seminary. When he was 15, he began an upholstery apprenticeship with a family friend, Brian Muldoon. Muldoon has long been credited with introducing White to punk rock. Muldoon was the one who encouraged White to form a band. The Upholsterers were formed by White and Muldoon, who released the album “Makers of High-Grade Suites.” Jack met Meg White as a senior in high school. They clicked right away and became inseparable.
Personal Life
He met Meg White as a senior in high school. They were 21 years old when they married on September 21, 1996. When they married, Jack gave her the name Meg. They split up on March 24, 2000. When The White Stripes became famous, Jack and Meg pretended to be siblings. They were already divorced in reality. The White Stipes achieved success after they divorced, although they formed the band as a married couple. As an altar boy, White had an uncredited role in the 1987 film “The Rosary Murders,” which was mostly shot at Holy Redeemer parish in southwest Detroit.
He had a brief relationship with actress Renée Zellweger in 2003, whom he met while filming “Cold Mountain.” They called it quits in December 2004. Karen Elson, a British model, appeared in The White Stripes’ music video for “Blue Orchid.” Jack and Karen married in Brazil on June 1, 2005. The maid of honour was Meg White. A shaman officiated the wedding, which took place in a canoe on the Amazon River. Scarlett Teresa, the couple’s daughter, was born in 2006. Their son Henry Lee was born the following year.
White and Elson divorced in June 2011. Two years later, a judge barred White from contacting Elson except to parent their children. She accused White of being abusive to his wife and children. She responded with a counter-suit. Elson retracted her accusations. In November 2013, their divorce was finalised. White is a Detroit Tigers fan. White is an extremely private person. He doesn’t reveal much about his personal or family life. In fact, he’s gone so far as to lie about his family to keep them out of the spotlight.
When White discovered that presidential candidate Donald Trump was using “Seven Nation Army” without permission during his campaign in the fall of 2016, he denounced Trump and sold “Icky Trump” tee-shirts through his record label’s website. White backed Bernie Sanders for president in 2020. In October 2019, he performed a six-song set at his alma mater’s Michigan Democratic presidential primaries.
White listed his former Detroit-area home for $1.2 million in 2018. The house was built in 1914 in Detroit’s historic Indian Village and is where the White Stripes recorded “Get Behind Me, Satan.”
Career
Meg White began learning the drums in 1997, and the two formed The White Stripes. Jack and Meg’s band began as part of Detroit’s underground garage rock music scene. In 1998, they signed with the independent garage punk label Italy Records. The band’s debut album, “White Stripes,” was released in 1999, and their second album, “De Stijl,” was released in 2000. Jack and Meg released “White Blood Cells” in 2001. The album was a critical and commercial success, and The White Stripes were a pioneer of the garage band sound revival of the time. The single “Seven Nation Army,” from the band’s fourth album “Elephant” (2003), quickly became the band’s signature song.
The song spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and won the 2004 Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. “Get Behind Me Satan,” the band’s fifth album, was recorded in White’s home. The sixth album, “Icky Thump,” was recorded at Nashville’s Blackbird Studio and released in 2007. The White Stripes announced their breakup on their official website on February 2, 2011.
In 2005, White was working on a new project with Brendan Benson. The song “Steady, as She Goes” is the result of that collaboration. As a result, they formed a new band called The Raconteurs. They completed the lineup with Jack Lawrence and Patrick Keeler. The quartet spent the rest of 2005 recording an album in Benson’s Detroit home. The Raconteurs’ debut album, “Broken Boy Soldiers,” debuted at the top of the charts in the United States and the United Kingdom. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2006 Grammy Awards, and “Steady, as She Goes” was nominated for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
The album “Consolers of the Lonely” was released in 2008, and it was accompanied by the single “Salute Your Solution.” In 2019, “Help Us Stranger” was released.
White’s success with The White Stripes and The Raconteurs prompted him to work with several other musicians.
Third Man Records, White’s Nashville-based label, was founded in 2001. White has since released over 120 albums on Third Man Records. Third Man collaborated with Jay-Z and other artists to launch Tidal in March 2015.
“Blunderbuss,” his debut solo album, was released in 2012. “Lazaretto,” his second solo album, was released in June of 2014.
In 2020, White announced through Third Man Records that a rare 1973 Johnny Cash performance at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles would be released on vinyl.
Net Worth
Jack White is a $60 million net-worth American singer, songwriter, musician, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. Jack White is best known as the lead singer and guitarist of The White Stripes, but he has also had success in other bands such as the Raconteurs and as a solo artist. White is widely regarded as a pivotal figure in the 2000s garage rock revival.
Facts
| Net Worth | $60 Million |
| Date of Birth | Jul 9, 1975 (47 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Detroit |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Profession | Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Record producer, Actor, Guitarist, Percussionist, Multi-instrumentalist, Drummer, Songwriter |
| Nationality | United States of America |
