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It is no surprise that pop star Olivia Rodrigo continues to shout out and honor the artists who shaped her early musical inspirations.<\/p>\n
On Saturday evening, The White Stripes were inducted into the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame by Iggy Pop. Jack White, one of the two members of the duo, accepted the honor. Meg White, who was married to Jack White from 1996 to 2000 and was the second half of the duo, left the public eye in 2011 and was not present at the ceremony.<\/p>\n
“I spoke with Meg White the other day; she said she\u2019s very sorry she couldn\u2019t make it tonight, but she\u2019s very grateful for the folks who have supported her throughout all the years,” Jack White said in his acceptance speech. “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\u2019ve 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\u2019t know why these things happen, but when they do, it\u2019s the most beautiful thing you can have as an artist or musician when people are responding and sharing with you.”<\/p>\n