The White Stripes

Jack White and Meg White of The White Stripes pose backstage after receiving the Breakthrough Video award for "Fell In Love With A Girl," during the MTV Video Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Aug. 29, 2002.

Jack White, left, and his partner in The White Stripes, Meg White, accept their Breakthrough Video award for "Fell In Love With a Girl," during the MTV Video Music Awards at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Aug. 29, 2002.

Jack White is shown at the "The Words & Music Of Cold Mountain," on Dec. 8, 2003, at Royce Hall on UCLA Campus, in Los Angeles, Calif.

Jack White performs "Sittin' On Top of the World," at a show featuring music from the movie "Cold Mountain" on the UCLA campus, Dec. 8, 2003, in Los Angeles. White also stars in the movie.

Jack White of the rock band, The White Stripes, offers a rose as he arrives at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staple Center in Los Angeles, Calif., Feb. 8, 2004.

Jack White, right, and Meg White, of The White Stripes perform "Seven Nation Army," during the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, Feb. 8, 2004, in Los Angeles.

Jack White and Meg White of the rock band The White Stripes arrive at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, Feb. 8, 2004, in Los Angeles. The White Stripes are nominated for album of the year, best rock performance, best rock song and best alternative album.

Jack White of the rock group The White Stripes is seen in this Sunday, Feb. 29, 2004 file photo in Los Angeles.

Meg White and Jack White of The White Stripes arrive at the Tribeca Film Festival premiere of director Jim Jarmusch's film "Coffee and Cigarettes," May 5, 2004, in New York.

Jack White and Meg White (r-l) of The White Stripes perform during the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, photo — AP

Jack White and Meg White of The White Stripes perform during the 46th Annual Grammy Awards.

Jack White of the White Stripes performs at Madison Square Garden in New York on July 24, 2007.

Musicians Meg White, left, and Jack White attend the "The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights" screening during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 18, 2009, in Toronto, Canada.