What’s that saying about never meeting your heroes?
This weekend Black Keys drummer was apparently minding his own business at his usual bar in New York when he was confronted with a not-so-happy to see him Jack White. Carney claims that Jack White walked over him to start a fight, though he refused.
Though Carney said Jack White is the reason “why I play music”. He continued, “The bully assholes who made me feel like nothing. Music was a private non competitive thing.”
On the other hand, Jack White has been pretty vocal about his distaste for the Keys “copying” his style in the past. “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!!!”
The entire exchange was documented by Carney on his Twitter account, which you can see below.
I've never met jack white.
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
Until last night.
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
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
I don't fight and don't get fighting but he was mad!!!
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
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
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
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
It might get loud but it might also get really really sad and pathetic.
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
Jack white is basically billy corgan's dumb ass zero t-shirt in human form.
— Patrick Carney (@patrickcarney) September 14, 2015
White has since commented on the matter to Entertainment Weekly claiming that Carney is full of it: “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.”
We may not know how the exchange really went on, but i’d bet that it probably wasn’t a pleasant one.