Black Keys’ drummer Patrick Carney has accused Jack White of trying to punch-on with him at a New York City bar.
The percussionist took to Twitter to allege that White, whom has a well-documented history of hating on The Black Keys, tried to initiate a blues-rock biffo after catching sight of Carney’s self-professed nerdy visage.
Carney unfolded the tale via a series of Tweets, painting White as a jerk and a bully, before throwing in this pearler of a pot-shot: “Jack White is basically Billy Corgan’s dumb ass Zero t-shirt in human form.”
“I’ve never met Jack White until last night,” Carney explained on Twitter (via Consequence Of Sound). “He came to a bar in NYC I go to a lot with a few friends and tried to fight me. I don’t fight and don’t get fighting but he was mad!!!”
“He is why I play music,” Carney continued. “The bully assholes who made me feel like nothing. Music was a private non competitive thing… A 40 year old bully tried to fight the 35 year old nerd.”
https://twitter.com/noyokono/status/643392711333167104
White quickly responded to the claims, shooting back at Carney via a statement to Entertainment Weekly:
“Nobody tried to fight you, Patrick,” he said. “Nobody touched you or ‘bullied’ you. You were asked a question you couldn’t answer so you walked away. So quit whining to the Internet and speak face to face like a human being. End of story.”
But it seems that the whole ugly business has had a happy ending, of sorts.
The pair have held peace talks to settle their respective beefs, and have since expressed solidarity with one other, via Twitter.
https://twitter.com/patrickcarney/status/643439827946446848
White expressed similar sentiments via his label, Third Man Records’ Twitter page:
https://twitter.com/thirdmanrecords/status/643447376770797568
So perhaps this could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship between the Black Keysman and the White Stripe.
Here’s a song that feels appropriate.
Watch: Michael Jackson – Black Or White
Check out Carney’s now-deleted Tweets below (via Consequence Of Sound).
