During his acceptance speech for The White Stripes‘ induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Jack White thanked a list of over 30 artists who haven’t been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, including The Gories, The Gun Club, Loretta Lynn, Fugazi, the Misfits, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Love and Arthur Lee, the Flat Duo Jets and Dexter Romweber, The Hentchmen, Dick Dale, Beck, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow, Tampa Red, the Sonics, Pavement, the Strokes, Black Flag, Sleater-Kinney, Death, Jethro Tull, The Creation, The Breeders, The Cramps, Merle Haggard, The Hives, Them, The Damned, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, The Troggs, Minor Threat, The Rats, and Captain Beefheart.
They were introduced by Iggy Pop, and Olivia Rodrigo, Feist, and Twenty One Pilots paid tribute to The White Stripes with a medley of their songs. Meg White wasn’t in attendance, but Jack said, “I spoke with Meg White the other day; she said she’s very sorry she couldn’t make it tonight, but she’s very grateful for the folks who have supported her throughout all the years, it really means a lot to her tonight.” He also read the aforementioned list of bands on behalf of both him and Meg.
During his speech, he also said, “To young artists, I want to say, get your hands dirty and drop the screens and get out in your garage or your little room and get obsessed. Get obsessed with something, get passionate. We all want to share in what you might create. I myself have been in a lot of bands that you’ve probably never heard of. But for some reason, people especially connected with this one two-piece duo project that I was in called the White Stripes. We don’t know why these things happen, but when they do, it’s the most beautiful thing you can have as an artist or musician when people are responding and sharing with you.”
Watch a video of Jack and Iggy’s speeches, and the performance medley, below.
The White Stripes were inducted alongside OutKast, Soundgarden, Cyndi Lauper, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, and Bad Company. Watch the star-studded OutKast medley performance here.
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Jack also posted the written list of artists from his notes on his Instagram: