White's initial professional music experience came in the early 1990s as a drummer in the Detroit country-punk band Goober and the Peas. Upon forming the White Stripes with his ex-wife Meg White, Jack White switched to guitar and vocal duties while Meg took over on the drums.
The critical and popular success of the White Stripes opened up new opportunities for White; in 2003 he was well-received in a featured role in the film Cold Mountain.
On December 13, 2003, White was involved in an altercation at a Detroit club with Jason Stollsteimer, lead singer of another band, the Von Blondies, and was arrested and charged with misdemeanor aggravated assault.
