Earlier this week, writer Lachlan Markay responded to a Tweet celebrating the 20th anniversary of The White Stripe’s “Seven Nation Army”. The internet quickly came to Meg White’s defense after Markay wrote “The tragedy of the White Stripes is how great they would’ve been with a half decent drummer. Yeah yeah I’ve heard all the ‘but it’s a carefully crafted sound mannnn!’ takes. I’m sorry Meg White was terrible and no band is better for having shi**y percussion.”

His Tweet has since been deleted and his account is now private.

Drummers, including The Roots’ Questlove, quickly responded. Questlove wrote, “I try to leave ‘troll views’ alone but this right here is out of line af”.

Karen Elson, who was married to Jack White following his divorce from Meg, also voiced her support for Meg’s abilities. “Not only is Meg White a fantastic drummer, Jack also said the White Stripes would be nothing without her. To the journalist who dissed her, keep my ex husband’s ex wife name out of your f*cking mouth. (Please and Thank You)”.

Now, Jack White has responded to the debate with an original poem posted to Instagram.

“To be born in another time, any era but our own would’ve been fine.

100 years from now, 1000 years from now, some other distant, different, time.

One without demons, cowards, and vampires out for blood, one with the positive inspiration to foster what is good.”

See his full post below.

 

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