Jack White is a passionate sort of guy and when he was younger, he sometimes let those passions get the better of him.
In 2001, he produced the debut album for a fellow Detroit band called The Von Bondies. Things went well until some kind of beef between Jack and Von Bondies singer Jason Stollsteimer. On December 13, 2003, they got into a scrap which saw Stollsteimer sent to the hospital with a severe beating, claiming that he’d been sucker punched.
Jack was charged with misdemeanour aggravated assault, fined $750, and ordered to take anger management classes. Meanwhile, Jason was unable to do promotion for the latest Von Bondies album, and he maintains this fight killed the band’s momentum.
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