This is a dark, dark day.
The White Stripes have announced that they will no longer be recording material or performing live together.
The White Stripes would like to announce that today, February 2nd, 2011,
their band has officially ended and will make no further new recordings or perform live.
The reason is not due to artistic differences or lack of wanting to continue, nor any
health issues as both Meg and Jack are feeling fine and in good health.
It is for a myriad of reasons, but mostly to preserve What is beautiful and special about
the band and have it stay that way.
Meg and Jack want to thank every one of their fans and admirers for the incredible
support they have given throughout the 13 plus years of the White Stripes’ intense and
incredible career.
Third Man Records will continue to put out unreleased live and studio recordings from
The White Stripes in their Vault Subscription record club, as well as through regular
channels.
Both Meg and Jack hope this decision isn’t met with sorrow by their fans but that it is
seen as a positive move done out of respect for the art and music that the band has
created. It is also done with the utmost respect to those fans who’ve shared in those
creations, with their feelings considered greatly.
With that in mind the band have this to say:
“The White Stripes do not belong to Meg and Jack anymore. The White Stripes belong
to you now and you can do with it whatever you want. The beauty of art and music is
that it can last forever if people want it to. Thank you for sharing this experience. Your
involvement will never be lost on us and we are truly grateful.”
Sincerely,
Meg and Jack White
The White Stripes
I have taken to the blog for this is a lamentation that I never got to see them live.
They were one of my favourite bands when I was a teenager, and continue to be.
Get Behind Me Satan is an album that I would consider to be perfect as I can blissfully listen to every song.
That is not the only reason I loved this band. They have some of the most legendary and unique music videos of our generation. Synonymous to their aesthetic; musically and stylistically.
Directed by Michel Gondry, who else?
Obviously Jack White is something of a music genius, experimental and eccentric, but all the same level-headed. A true rock hero.
But even Jack professes that The White Stripes would be nothing without the drummer-stylings of Meg. I was once told I sort of looked like her. Fuck yeah. Her Marc Jacobs adverts are a feat in indie-cred commercialism. They have the grainy, seventies, seedy retrospection, with the added spice of Meg White infallibility.
The myth of their relationship is irrelevant to me, to fans, to the music. It was all part of their enigma. Let them be brother and sister, or let them be former lovers. Just let them be them.
They brought the reincarnation into the realm of rock music without falling into farce or pageantry. The looks adopted had thematic and emotional purpose.
The band were notorious for recording their albums in a impressively short period. The longest recording session was with Icky Thump, three weeks.
One of the best part of the Icky Thump art and promotion was the chance to see them dressed as pearlies.
I know that Jack White will be around forever, what with his producing and many other side-projects... I guess their no longer "side". *Tear*
It just ain't the same.
Is it just me.... or did they just own a certain Bowie mystic?
So long... fare well.
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