Editing The White Stripes (section)

===Influences===
The White Stripes were influenced by blues musicians including [[Son House]], [[Blind Willie McTell]] and [[Robert Johnson]], garage rock bands such as [[the Gories]] and [[the Sonics]],<ref>[http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/10/12/monks/ Minnesota Public Radio] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022061253/http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/10/12/monks/ |date=October 22, 2013 }} Obscure 1960s rockers The Monks make comeback (accessed June 8, 2008), October 12, 2006. Robertson, Tom.</ref> the Detroit [[protopunk]] sound of bands like [[the MC5]] and [[the Stooges]], in addition to groups like [[the Cramps]], [[the Velvet Underground]], and the early Los Angeles punk blues band [[the Gun Club]]. Jack has stated on numerous occasions that the blues is the dominant influence on his songwriting and the roots of the band's music, stating that he feels it is so sacred that playing it does not do it justice. Of the Gun Club's music in particular, Jack said, "[[Fire of Love (album)|'Sex Beat', 'She's Like Heroin to Me', and 'For the Love of Ivy']]...why are these songs not taught in schools?"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/07/why_the_white_stripes_want_to.html |title=Why The White Stripes want to join the Gun Club |first= Owen |last= Adams |work= Guardian |format= Music Blogs |date=July 18, 2007 |access-date=August 30, 2008 | location=London}}</ref> Heavy [[blues rock]] bands such as [[AC/DC]] and [[Led Zeppelin]] have also influenced the band, as Jack has claimed that he "can't trust anybody who doesn't like Led Zeppelin."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2007/11/08/led-zep-celeb-addicts-115875-20079000/|title=Led Zep: Celeb addicts| first= Victoria |last= Ward|date=November 8, 2007|work=mirror}}</ref>

[[Country music|Traditional country music]] such as [[Hank Williams]] and [[Loretta Lynn]],<ref name=WOW/> [[rockabilly]] acts like the [[Flat Duo Jets]],<ref name=WOW/> [[Wanda Jackson]] and [[Gene Vincent]], the [[surf rock]] of [[Dick Dale]], and [[folk music]] like [[Lead Belly]] and [[Bob Dylan]] have also influenced the band's sound.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.plume-noire.com/music/live/thewhitestripes.html| last= Thorpe| first= Greg |date= April 8, 2003 |work= Plume Noir| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172909/http://www.plume-noire.com/music/live/thewhitestripes.html |archive-date= March 3, 2016 | title= The White Stripes Concert at Manchester| access-date= June 20, 2008}}</ref> Meg has said one of her all-time favorite musicians is Bob Dylan;<ref>{{cite web|url=http://editthis.info/stripespedia/Meg_White| work= Stripespedia| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160206184859/http://editthis.info/stripespedia/Meg_White |archive-date=February 6, 2016 |title= Meg White | access-date= June 20, 2018}}</ref> Jack has performed live with him, and has claimed "I've got three fathers—my biological dad, God and Bob Dylan".<ref>{{cite news| date= September 24, 2007|url=https://www.nme.com/news/bob-dylan/31318| title= Jack White joins Bob Dylan onstage| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041447/http://www.nme.com/news/bob-dylan/31318 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 | work= NME.com | access-date= June 8, 2008}}</ref>