With The White Stripes now inducted into the Hall of Fame on November 8, 2025, everyone, including fans and the artists, asked the same question: Where is Meg White now? Her former bandmate and ex-husband, Jack White, accepted the honor on behalf of the band and even paid tribute to her.Though she was absent from the band's induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, she did help Jack White with his speech. As Jack had revealed that Meg had personally edited and reread his words, showing that she still influences the band. Jack revealed:“I spoke with Meg the other day. She wanted me to tell you she’s very grateful to all the folks who supported her through all the years. It really means a lot to her tonight.”He added:“She checked it for me. A lot of punctuation corrections, too.”Meg White has been leading a low-key, private existence in Detroit for more than ten years, according to ELLE and The Detroit News. She has deliberately distanced herself from fame since the split of The White Stripes in 2011. She has avoided interviews, public appearances and stays away from social media as well. Meg White's close friend told Elle that Meg is doing fine and is content. She added:“Meg really doesn’t think she feels up for any interviews. She never liked them.”According to the friend, the 50-year-old drummer has a basic daily regimen that includes eating "a Honeycrisp apple every day to keep the doctor away," and enjoys staying at home.The close friend added: “She spent 15 years traveling and touring and playing. It’s not that odd to think that she just likes to be home.”Though away from the spotlight, Meg White has been spotted here and there. In 2018, Jack White gave her a stage acknowledgement after he spotted her sitting by the side of the stage. Dave Buick, the man behind he record label that released the initial White Stripes seven-inches said:“She was like, really, really getting into it. Like, kind of drumming along, like a spark might be sparking. Hopefully someday we’ll see her back behind a drum kit.”Family friend and band archivist Ben Blackwell attempted to secure Meg's interview for the 20th anniversary of the band's debut album but was unsuccessful. He said:“On the one hand, the journalism dropout in me feels that. I’m like, ‘Yeah, she needs to talk.’” Blackwell continued:“But on the other hand, God, it’s so much fucking cooler that she doesn’t. It’s not like she’s living on a tropical island and no one sees or talks to her or anything like that. But her current operational way forward this media blackout is f*cking badass, and it’s rock ’n’ roll.”Why did Meg White choose to step away?Photo of Jack WHITE and Meg WHITE and WHITE STRIPES - Source: GettyMeg White, who stepped away from it all, was known for having a shy personality and stage fright even at the height of The White Stripes' popularity. The band had to cancel their 2007 U.S. tour because of Meg's severe anxiety. Meg White was last seen with the band in 2009 on the final episode of "Late Night With Conan O'Brien"Meg had already started to distance herself from the public by the time the band formally broke up in 2011.Case, who saw the band's rise, spoke about Meg White's stepping away:"I don't blame Meg for taking a time out, because it's just insane. I think for her, the realities of (stardom) just were too much. She's a quiet person; she's not seeking the spotlight, she just wound up there, and I can see all the ways in which it would have been wildly uncomfortable. I definitely see a lot of the things that were not pleasurable about it."Even Buick had something to say about this, he said:“I never really talked to Meg about it, but as their career went on, you could sense she was having a hard time dealing with the celebrity part of it. I mean, I don’t think I could deal with it either.” Meg White received a lot of criticism for the way she played. Her band members, along with other artists, journalists and friends, all defended her. RHCP drummer Chad Smith said:"She's amazing. Meg White has a very special approach to the drum set. It's a minimal approach, and often people feel like, 'Oh, she's not technically proficient, so she's not that good of a drummer.'"He added:"And I think what people don't understand is what makes you a good drummer. Is it how technical you are, and how fast you can play? Or do you play what's right for the song, and do you have a good feel — do you make it feel good, so people can bob their heads, and dance, and tap their toes? And I feel that Meg definitely falls into that second category."He concluded with:"She has this real kind of 'I don't give a f---' attitude. She's just cool to me. I just think she's super cool."Alan Light, a rock journalist, said:"Meg is what defines what the White Stripes are."Case added:"It's hard to quantify the immense charm of Meg's drumming. It really was a stunning and thoughtful tool in what was a very elegant process."Even new-gen pop artist Olivia Rodrigo, who grew up idolizing and listening to TWS, spoke about the song, “The Hardest Button to Button”:“Meg’s drums really shine on that one, and from there I dove into all their other incredible albums and became a massive fan. I think she’s one of the best drummers of our time.”Meg White really does "walk to the beat of her own drum", as stated by journalist Lizzy Goodman. Stay tuned to Soap Central for more information.