When Jack White gets mad, a seven nation army couldn't hold him back. But what about a tweetstorm?
First, some background: Jack White and color-wheel-opposites the Black Keys have had bad blood for some time now.
In 2013, emails relating to White's custody battle with ex-wife Karen Elson revealed that the former White Stripe didn't think kindly of Black Keys singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach: He accused the frontman of ripping off his sound. Auerbach shot back in Rolling Stone, saying that White "sounds like an asshole."
White eventually brokered peace with a (since-deleted) note on his website, writing, "I wish the band the Black Keys all the success that they can get." The olive branch was extended; the angels sang.
That was until the wee hours of Monday morning. Here's what Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney had to say after allegedly encountering White in a New York City bar:
I've never met jack white.— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
Until last night.— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
He came to a bar in Nyc I go to a lot with a few friends and tried to fight me.— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
I don't fight and don't get fighting but he was mad!!!— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
He is why I play music. The bully assholes who made me feel like nothing. Music was a private non competitive thing.— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
Not sure what he's unhappy with cuz I just liked Zeppelin a lot and wanted to play guitar. Cut my pinky off and ended up being a drummer— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
Not the best drummer but a passionate one. But any way jack white. A 40 year old bully tried to fight the 35 year old nerd.— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
It might get loud but it might also get really really sad and pathetic.— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
Jack white is basically billy corgan's dumb ass zero t-shirt in human form.— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
White, who doesn't tweet, responded to Carney's allegations with a statement: "Nobody tried to fight you, Patrick. Nobody touched you or 'bullied' you. You were asked a question you couldn’t answer so you walked away. So quit whining to the Internet and speak face to face like a human being. End of story."