I have so much music inside me I'm just trying to stay afloat. I don't tend to write for a particular band - you have to just write the songs and then let God into the room and let the music tell you what to do.

In 2001 the band released White Blood Cells. The slogan of his business was "Your Furniture's Not Dead" and the color scheme was yellow and black—including a yellow van a yellow-and-black uniform and a yellow clipboard.

He was best known as the vocalist guitarist and pianist of The White Stripes until they split in February 2011 as well as a vocalist and guitarist for The Raconteurs and the drummer of The Dead Weather. He is ranked No. White released his debut solo album Blunderbuss on April 24 2012.