American rock musician Jack White, winner of 12 Grammy awards, was ranked 17th in the list of "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time" by Rolling Stone magazine in 2003. The vocalist is known as a songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and an actor … He was a successful producer, but most of all, he was most famous for his participation in the group The White Stripes.
Both the first and second albums of John Anthony Gillis, known as Jack White, were not only commercially successful, but also received high reviews from critics.
The beginning of the road to success
The biography of the future celebrity began in 1975. The child was born in Detroit on July 9 in a family with Polish-Canadian and Scottish roots. He was the youngest of ten children.
Father, Gorman Gillies, worked in the city metropolis as secretary to the cardinal and at the same time was engaged in equipment maintenance as a technician. The kid, thanks to the fact that he was an altar boy, in 1987 starred in the film The Rosary Murders.
Music from an early age attracted John. From the age of five the boy played drums. From the directions he especially liked the blues and rock of the sixties. After listening to his favorite recordings with a friend, the future musician took up cover versions. He recorded works on an old tape recorder
The parents determined their son to be educated at the seminary. Only he himself decided otherwise. The decision of the younger Gillis was the transition to a regular state school. The reason for this was the purchase of a new amplifier and the belief that it would be too problematic to try all of its capabilities in seminary.
At 15, the teenager became an apprentice to the master of upholstery. He worked with a family friend. Brian Mulduin loved music as well as his student. From him John learned about the punk direction of music. A good advice was the recommendation to start playing in a group. By that time, the guitar had replaced the drums. The duet with the master was called "Upholsterers". The team even managed to record the Makers of High Grade Suites album.
In the early nineties, the practical Jack started his own business. He opened an upholstery studio. There was no shortage of clients, but the guy did not enjoy the job. Musicians from the local country punk band Goober & the Peas offered to play with them. As a drummer with the new band, Wyatt gave his first professional concert.
Confession
Since Jack's favorite number was three, he chose the trinity as his main rule: drums, guitar and vocals. And in 1997, The White Stripes appeared. E Jack founded with Mag White, his first wife. The main focus was underground garage rock.
In 1998, the band began working with Detroit's Italy Records, a garage punk label. The first album was released in 1999. The title was the same as the name of the group. A year later, the name was changed to De Stijl.
The guys were criticized immediately after the release of their first disc. Their second experience, White Blood Cells, in 2001 was also disapprovingly greeted. But the colleagues drew attention to the simplified garage rock that formed the basis of the compositions. Fame came after the presentation of the album Elephant in 2003. By that time, Jack was thinking about starting a solo career.
His title single, Seven Nation Army, became a worldwide hit. The most famous performers of the country offered to cooperate with them. The debut compilation gradually increased its positions, taking 38th place in the Billboard top.
In the fifth album, Get Behind Me Satan, marimba, piano were added to the usual sounds of the group, rhythm guitar parts were increased. Jack played all the instruments. In 2007 the compilation Icky Thump was released. It climbed to # 1 on the UK charts and came in at # 2 on the US chart. During their Canadian tour, the band performed the world's shortest concert. It consisted of one note.
New projects
The band ceased to exist on February 2, 2011. The musicians posted this message on their official website. Meg and Jack decided to end the collaboration at their peak.
In 2005, Jack co-founded The Raconteurs. Together with Brendan Benson, the first Steady song, As She Goes, was recorded. In support of the debut disc "Broken Boy Soldiers" there was a tour, including performances with Bob Dylan. The new album "Consolers of the Lonely" received a Grammy nomination. His main hit was the song Salute Your Solution.
He was the drummer and vocalist of The Dead Weather in 2009. By that time, Jack had already learned to play the piano, bass guitar, banjo. A successful collaboration began with vocalist Alison Mosshart. The first collaborative album, Horehound, was released on July 14th. It was followed by the collection Sea of Cowards.
Since Jack had already gained acclaim during his time with The White Stripes, he collaborated with other musicians on his own. In 2012, on April 23, White presented his first solo album. Blunderbuss topped the charts in the US and UK.
All facets of talent
The musician's film career is also closely related to songwriting. In 2003, he played a supporting role in the film Cold Mountain. The film also featured five songs in his performance. In the 2007 film Ups and Downs: The Dewey Cox Story, the guitarist reincarnated as Elvis Presley.
With Alicia Keys, he recorded the title track for the next Bond film, Quantum of Solace, in 2008.
Then he took part in the documentary project "Get ready, it will be loud" with guitarists Jimmy Page and Edge. The performers talked about their work. In 2008, White's first single, Fly Farm Blues, was recorded during the filming of the film. It was introduced on August 11th. For the compilation "Rome" Jack composed three compositions, and wrote the song You Know That I Know especially for the album The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams.
The musician's first solo album opened with the single Love Interruption The "premiere" of Blunderbuss took place on April 24, 2012. In support of the collection, a tour began in the summer. Especially for White's performances, the girl and boy groups The Peacocks and The Buzzards were formed.
The musician announced the new solo album Lazaretto on the first day of April 2014. A few weeks later, the single of the same name appeared, which became the host. The album itself appeared on June 10. Both discs received high critical acclaim.
The fans received the new disc Boarding House Reach on March 23, 2018. Jack acted as a producer in all his projects and in work with other musicians. He founded his own label Third Man Records.
Family and vocation
Not everything is simple in White's personal life. The musician does not like to talk about her, as he is sure that the private has nothing to do with his work. However, he is not going to hide the facts either.
The musician's first choice was Man White. John met her in the early nineties. The wedding took place on September 32, 1996. The couple separated in 2000, on March 24. At the same time, John took the name of the ex-wife.
In 2003, there was a short love affair with actress Renee Zellweger. The relationship between them began on the set of Cold Mountain and ended by the end of 2004.
British model Karen Elson became the new companion of the guitarist's life. Jack met her while working on the music video for Blue Orchid. The couple became husband and wife on June 1 in 2005. The firstborn, daughter of Scarlett White, was born to the newlyweds in 2006, on May 2. On August 7, seven years later, she found a younger brother, Henry. Lee. The couple decided to leave in June 2011. They managed to maintain friendly relations in order to raise their children together.
