Meg White – Queen of playing for the song?
Or not?
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You may have heard earlier this week that White Stripes have called it a day. Largely inactive for the best part of four years, their demise comes as no great surprise.
However, it does give us the perfect opportunity to open a massive can of worms. Meg White. Much maligned stickswoman or unfairly criticised Queen of keeping things simple?
Take a look at these clips before you make up your mind
No matter what you think, Meg has (as well as shifting millions of albums) at least one uber fan…
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