Jack plays guitar and sings the vocals in the band "The White Stripes". So far they have released three albums: their self-titled debut - "The White Stripes", "De Stijl", and most recently, "White Blood Cells".

Their next album, titled "Elephant" is due for release early next year. The White Stripes won three VMAs for the video for "Fell In Love With A Girl". They played two dates in Detroit in early August supported by The Strokes, and supported them when The Strokes played two dates in New York. He has written songs for the film Cold Mountain.


Most recently, The White Stripes released the album "Icky Thump". Likes to collect ancient human bones and taxidermic objects. Produced Loretta Lynn's 2004 album "Van Lear Rose". He also played guitar on the album and duets with Loretta on the track "Portland Oregon." He and wife, Karen Elson, a model for Prada and Banana Republic, were married in a canoe in the Amazon River in Brazil. 2003 Grammy winner - songwriter - Best Rock Song - Seven Nation Army - The White Stripes. Has a side project titled the Raconteurs with friends. The band consist of Jack Lawrence, Brendon Benson, Jack White, and Patrick Keeler. He wanted to become a priest prior to be a musician. Met wife Karen Elson on the set of The White Stripes music video "Blue Orchid". Jack and his wife, Karen Elson, became the parents of their second child, a boy named Henry Lee Gillis, on August 7, 2007.