The Black Keys and Jack White already have a history, but it seems like things came to a head last night in New York.
White had previously gone on record as calling frontman Dan Auerbach an 'asshole' in leaked emails several years ago, telling his ex-wife that he refused to have their children enrolled in the same Nashville school as Auerbach's because "he gets yet another freee reign to follow me around and copy me and push himself into my world." (sic)
Now, it seems like his attentions have turned to drummer Patrick Carney, who tweeted today that White showed up at a bar he was at with friends in New York last night and tried to fight him.
I've never met jack white.
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
Until last night.
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
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He came to a bar in Nyc I go to a lot with a few friends and tried to fight me.
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
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I don't fight and don't get fighting but he was mad!!!
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
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He is why I play music. The bully assholes who made me feel like nothing. Music was a private non competitive thing.
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
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Not sure what he's unhappy with cuz I just liked Zeppelin a lot and wanted to play guitar. Cut my pinky off and ended up being a drummer
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
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Not the best drummer but a passionate one. But any way jack white. A 40 year old bully tried to fight the 35 year old nerd.
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
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It might get loud but it might also get really really sad and pathetic.
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
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Jack white is basically billy corgan's dumb ass zero t-shirt in human form.
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
ZING!
UPDATE: White has commented on the allegations to Entertainment Weekly, saying "Nobody tried to fight you, Patrick. 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."