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{{quote| ''[[Catch Phrase|Hi, I'm Jack, and this is my sister Meg.]]''}}
 
The White Stripes were an [[Alternative Rock]] duo consisting of Jack White and his ex-wife ([[Brother -Sister Incest|though billed as his sister]]), Meg White. They were founded in Oak Park, Michigan (one of [[Motor City|Detroit's]] smaller northern suburbs) in 1997. Since then, they have released six albums:
* ''The White Stripes'' (1999)
* ''De Stijl'' (2000)
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* [[Break Up Song]]: Many ("I'm Bound to Pack It Up", "There's No Home For You Here", "Red Rain", "You've Got Her In Your Pocket", "The Denial Twist", "I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman", etc.) covering the topic from every conceivable emotional angle. Kind of funny when you consider that they were once a couple themselves.
* [[Chained to A Bed]]: The music video for "Icky Thump".
* [[Chorus -Only Song]]: Frequently inverted; many of the band's songs only have ''verses'', with an [[Epic Riff]] substituted where the chorus would be in a normal rock song ("Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground", "Seven Nation Army", "Icky Thump", "I'm Finding It Harder to Be a Gentleman", etc.).
* [[Does Not Like Shoes]]: Meg White, who often performed and posed for photos barefoot.
* [[Duel of Seduction]]: "Conquest"
* [[Droste Image]]: The video for "Seven Nation Army".
* [[Eerie Pale -Skinned Brunette]]: Jack and Meg.
* [[Epic Rocking]]: "Ball and Biscuit," clocking in at over seven minutes.
** "Death Letter" could get quite long, too, when played live.
* [[Gainaxing]]: Meg plays the drums without wearing a bra.
* [[Garfunkel]]: Meg, but she was so modest and shy that she isn't an ''obnoxious'' Garfunkel.
* [[Hair -Trigger Temper]]: Jack beat the living crap out of Jason Stollsteimer, the lead singer of The Von Bondies, and was forced to take anger management classes.
* [[Happily Married]]: Inverted, into "[[Amicably Divorced|Happily Divorced]]".
* [[Heavy Meta]]:
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* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Jack sang about redheads on a least one song on every album after De Stijl. And then married one.
* [[I Am the Band]]: Many people tend to assume that the White Stripes ''were'' Jack White, since he was the sole composer of almost all of their original material, sang lead on most songs, and played all the instruments aside from drums. According to [[Word of God|White himself]], however, the band is actually an aversion, as he claims that Meg's drumming was the foundation of their sound and a major source of creative inspiration to him.
* [[Let's Duet]]: "This Protector", "Rag and Bone"; "It's True That We Love One Another" is a three-way [[Call -and -Response Song]] among Jack, Meg, and English singer Holly Golightly.
* [[Limited Wardrobe]]: Limited to white, black, and red. <ref>"But the White Stripes' colors were always red, white and black. It came from peppermint candy. I also think they are the most powerful color combination of all time, from a Coca-Cola can to a Nazi banner. Those colors strike chords with people." -- Jack White.</ref>
* [[Long Runner Lineup]] ([[Logical Extreme]]): It was just Jack and Meg from formation to split.
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* [[Mind Screw]]: "St. Andrew (This Battle Is In the Air)".
* [[Mohs Scale of Rock and Metal Hardness]]: Depending on the song, they could vary anywhere from the 1-2 range to the 6-7 range, often on the same album; part of what made the band so critically beloved was their ability to write and perform with equal skill songs that ranged wildly in style, instrumentation, and attitude.
* [[Non -Appearing Title]]: "The Air Near My Fingers", "Passive Manipulation", "Instinct Blues", "Aluminum", etc. More frequently averted however. On the other hand, all but one of the band's albums (''Icky Thump'') had a [[Non -Appearing Title]].
* [[Notable Music Videos]]: From the likes of Michel Gondry and Alex And Martin.
* [[Off the Table]]: The White Stripes made a music video entirely out of Lego and stop-motion. Jack White consulted with the LEGO company about having LEGO figures of Meg and himself packaged with the release of the single. LEGO refused, claiming they wouldn't cater to a market other than children. When the video was a hit, [[What Could Have Been|Lego changed their minds]], only for Jack to turn around in a fit of anger and refuse.
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* [[Retraux]]: Jack consciously appropriates imagery and music from everything from [[The Thirties]] (Robert Johnson, ''De Stijl''), [[The Fifties]] (portions of ''Get Behind Me Satan'') to [[The Sixties]]. There is also the Victorian-style video for "Blue Orchid".
* [[Self Backing Vocalist]]: "There's No Home For You Here", which features a chorus of backing vocals, all by Jack White.
* [[Self -Titled Album]]: "The White Stripes"
* [[Siamese Twin Songs]]: "Prickly Thorn, But Sweetly Worn" and "St. Andrew (This Battle Is In the Air)" from ''Icky Thump''.
* [[Silent Bob]]: Meg.
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* [[Textless Album Cover]]: ''White Blood Cells'', ''Elephant'', and ''Get Behind Me Satan''.
* [[Three Chords and The Truth]]: Their entire philosophy, especially prior to ''Get Behind Me Satan''.
* [[Violent Glaswegian]]: Jack is part Scottish -- see [[Hair -Trigger Temper]].
* [[Working With the Ex]]
 
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