| The last scene from Emmett Malloy's 2009 documentary: The White Stripes Under Great White Northern Lights. Malloy was quoted about this scene in an article for Voice Film: "This band's always been pretty mysterious, even for me," Malloy said after the screening. "We show more than you're used to getting from them, but you're still left with lots of questions, and we were very conscious about keeping that mystery alive." Pursuant to that, all he'll say for Meg's tears is that the scene was shot two hours after the after party for their 10th anniversary show. "It was the highs and lows of ten years coming out that night. They were good tears, that's for sure." They're infectious tears, too--I couldn't hold back my own while watching the scene. [full article: bit.ly Vague, no? Perhaps there's more to it. Part of me hopes we never find out. === February 2, 2011 === Jack and Meg officially announce the end of The White Stripes. Full text of their address: 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 an 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 ... |
