White Stripes Marriage License

Glorious Noise values the truth as much as we value great rock and roll. So what's to be done when these important values butt heads?

We go both ways.

Though the Detroit Free Press broke this story over a year ago, the White Stripes continue to propogate the rumor that they are in fact brother and sister. Now, fibs and mystery are part of rock and roll's history. But so is laying it all on the line.

And so, Glorious Noise presents to you, for the first time on the web, a copy of Jack and Meg's 1996 marriage license. Addresses and mothers' maiden names removed to protect the innocent. Also: their divorce certificate.

Also see: their divorce certificate. If you would like your own copies of these documents, you can order them from the State of Michigan. (Link updated 11/16/2007.)

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What do you think of this? Should we have posted this marriage license, or should we have just let the mythology take its own course? Let us know!

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