Jack White: From Altar Boy To Rock God

The White Stripes Soar In Popularity

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In the following years, the White Stripes began to soar in popularity. They released White Blood Cells (2001) and Elephant (2003) with the track “Seven Nation Army” as the single. That year, the duo would win a Grammy for Best Alternative Album for Elephant and Best Rock Song for “Seven Nation Army.” The band began to transition from their simplistic and loud sound to more complex and refined records.

Their albums Get Behind Me Satan (2005) won a Grammy for Best Alternative Album, and they won a third and consecutive time for Icky Thump (2007). Although fans didn’t know it at the time, Icky Thump would be their last album, and the band officially called in quits in 2011. Their reasoning behind their dissolution was in order “to preserve what is beautiful and special about the band and have it stay that way.”

Jack White wasn’t going to slow down after the success of the White Stripes.