![]() ![]() ![]() Megan Martha White was born in the affluent Detroit suburb of Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan, on December 10, 1974, the daughter of Catherine and Walter Hackett White Jr. White has not been active in the music industry since. After a few public appearances and a hiatus from recording, the band announced in February 2011 that they would be disbanding. While on tour in support of the White Stripes' 2007 album Icky Thump, White suffered a bout of acute anxiety and the remaining dates of the tour were cancelled. In 2009, she married guitarist Jackson Smith, the son of musicians Patti Smith and Fred "Sonic" Smith. She and Jack publicly portrayed themselves as siblings, but public records revealed in 2001 that they had married in 1996 and divorced in 2000, before the White Stripes became popular. She calls herself "very shy" and keeps a low public profile. Her musical influences are wide and varied, with Bob Dylan being her favorite artist. White has been nominated for various awards as a part of the White Stripes, receiving four Grammy Awards. The band quickly became a Detroit underground favorite before achieving international fame. He decided to form a band with her, and they began performing two months later. Her music career began when, on a whim, she played on her future White Stripes bandmate Jack White's drums in 1997. ![]() Megan Martha White (born December 10, 1974) is an American musician and singer who was the drummer of Detroit rock duo The White Stripes.
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