Excerpt from e-mail to Karen Elson concerning Dan Auerbach
Jack White (Ft. The Black Keys, Karen Elson & The White Stripes)
In July 2013, Jack White’s wife, Karen Elson, filed a restraining order against the rock musician, and White composed a few lengthy replies, which, unfortunately for White, were leaked to TMZ a month later.
Of interest to rock fans is the hint at beef between White and fellow rockers The Black Keys, specifically singer Dan Auerbach. White essentially says that he doesn’t want his kids in the same classes as Auerbach’s. He also says that Auerbach is “copying” him.
This accusation is levelled based on a long history of similarity between the two bands (The Black Keys and The White Stripes): both bands' names reference a piano, both are guitar/drum duos, both play blues rock.
However, few fans feel that The Black Keys are still derivative of White’s music at this point in their career, having branched out into a much more polished, slick version of blues than White’s stripped, folksy take.
