Jack White has claimed that he believes seminal Detroit blues duo The White Stripes will reconvene.
The White Stripes were one of the most influential groups of the past decade, inspiring a thousand garage groups to sack their bass player. The duo last toured in September 2007, with drummer Meg White taking time off due to anxiety issues.
Since then, The White Stripes have played only once in public – at the last ever ‘Conan O’Brien Show’. Jack White of course has kept himself busy in The Dead Weather and The Raconteurs, with drummer Meg shying away from the limelight.
Last year the divine drummer broke hearts around the world by getting married, with Meg White making only sporadic public appearance.
However in a new interview Jack White has claimed that he believes Meg White has beaten her anxiety issues, and that the duo may make music again. Speaking to British broadsheet The Times, the guitarist was asked if The White Stripes would be reforming soon.
“I would like to,” he said. “I don’t think her anxiety exists any more. But I don’t know.”
Jack White is preparing to release The Dead Weather’s second album ‘Sea Of Cowards’ on May 10th. Continuing, the guitarist revealed that he still speaks to Meg White on a regular basis.
“She was there when we were rehearsing for The Dead Weather, and Karen (Elson, White’s wife)’s band was rehearsing in the next building,” he explained.
“She’s still involved and everything, but we’ve never sat down and gone, ‘OK, so don’t forget to block out three months…’ Although we never did that, even in the thick of the craziness of The White Stripes.”
