Crazy jack white biography book

Considering The White Stripes were one of the world s biggest bands when they split in 2008 and Jack White s long been one of music s most intriguing enigmas, it s barely believable that this is the first in-depth book about him. British journalist Nick Hasted does a thorough job charting White s life through his Detroit childhood and adolescence in the city s roughhouse rock underground, the rise of the duo he started with ex-wife Meg White, parallel projects such as The Raconteurs and several hairy scrapes, concluding with the successful solo career which enables his Third Man operation to thrive in his Nashville compound as an ultimate fantasy playground.

Although White s presence relies on cut-and-pasted press interviews, Hasted crucially visited Detroit to soak up the city s surreal ruins and track down friends and former band-mates.

He excels on describing the mysterious blues legends who sent White on the path which led to being able to release the whole mythical Paramount c Jack White: How He Built an Empire From the Blues - Goodreads SESOD