White Stripes Singer in fight

DETROIT, Michigan (AP) -- Police are investigating a fight at a Detroit music venue involving the lead singers of the White Stripes and Von Bondies.

The fight between Jack White of the White Stripes and Jason Stollsteimer of the Von Bondies broke out Saturday night at the Majestic Theatre Center, police said.

Stollsteimer, 25, told police that White punched him seven times in the face. Police said Stollsteimer's right eye was bruised and swollen, and he was bleeding from his nose. He was treated and released from a Detroit hospital.

Prosecutor Marcus Connor said his office is awaiting results of the police investigation before deciding whether charges should be filed.

White, 28, told police he struck Stollsteimer in self defense. Stollsteimer's manager, Rick Canny, said "this was not a fight, this was an attack."

White's Spokeswoman Alison Zero declined comment Monday. White is the lead vocalist, songwriter and guitar player for the White Stripes, a two-piece rock band based in Detroit.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/16/singers.fight.ap/index.html

that's the only publicity white can get these days...

Muhahahah Jack bitch slapped him.

Looks like that little finger of his is all healed up.

you mean besides the whole Grammy nomination thing?

I met Jason Stollsteimer last year and he was a really lovely guy. I couldn't see him starting anything without a lot of provocation...

hahhaa jason stollsteimer is a bitch and most of detroit will agree... my friend saw the fight she said it was really funny
jack white is one of those that wouldn't start anything without provaction as well... i don't know him personally but being in this town i've been at the same bars and shows as him and meg for years and they've always been nice & polite ... before they got big and now.

jason on the other hand seems to go through friends and social circles pretty fast.

i wish i would've gone to that show saturday night but blanche makes me

It's kind of interesting though, that rivalry. I've always considered them sortof the Eddie Cochran (stollsteimer) and Gene Vincent (White) of this generation.

I love rock star prima donna fits. More please.

Maybe that guy said something to Jack White about him being in Cold Mountain.
Stollsteimer: "Hey Jack! Nicole Kidman's Southern accent was terrible and the story was sentimental! You were hardly believeable as a backcountry singer!"
White: "What the fuck did you just say, motherfucker?"
And the ass-kicking commenced.

Jack White was awesome in that movie by the way.

Heehee.

One more way that the White Stripes are superior to the Von Bondies.

I want to see Jack White fight Jack Black.

Grammys... more self-serving industry awards given to the least deserving artists. Awards mean nothing but "he's a good friend of mine" or "his record did well." I like the older stuff the White Stripes did -- I think that'd be much more deserving of some sort of reward than their latest record.

Me too.
I think Jack Black would win. Hes far more unpredictable.

seriously?
i like to think of Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran as being good and having written songs that will long outlast anything those two will have ever written
also being waaaaay cooler than jack white or that other guy

maybe Jack White should fight James White (James Chance)

now theres a fight...over-rated garagy rocker vs wirey big haired no wave legend

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Ummm, this wasn't a discussion of the merits of the Grammys, it was pointing out that being nominated for one does kind of get you publicity.

The SYMPATHETIC sounds of DETROIT is a good album......

Which anyone who could read could easily recognize... I know. I had an opinion about the Grammys, however, and felt like posting it. I wasn't directly responding to Kieth's comment -- but it made mention of the Grammys and I didn't want to seem too far off topic.

Sorry.

oh i love blanche it was a great show! cept for tracy mae giving patrick swayze-head shit.

and i wondered what the brouhaha was. also explains why meg was so put-off looking with her little folding-chair clique.

jack white put the hurt on him. this is what happens when you mess with a coked-up rocker.

ouch

[Edited on Dec 16, 2003 by muteseh]