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Singer Jack White hits back at criticism
Singer Jack White hits back at criticism
Jack White, lead singer of the White Stripes, has slammed criticism from his fans that he has sold out by writing a tune for Coca-Cola.
According to Contactmusic.com, White said he never promised that he wouldn't do a commercial. White is being criticised by his most faithful fans who say that his latest decision is a betrayal.
The fans feel his decision goes against another decision he had made in 2001 when he turned down $1 million from the clothing line Gap to let them use one of the band's songs.
White says: "They (fans) assume someone drove up to my house with a truck full of money and a gun to my head, and said, 'Crack open a Coke on television and give the thumbs up.' That's not what happened. I saw a beautiful ad, and I wrote a song for it because I was inspired by it. That stuff about the Gap years ago, I even said then that I wasn't saying we would never do a commercial."
