Jack White dissed the Foo Fighters, Rolling Stone magazine and Katy Perry in a rant during a performance on Wednesday.
A video captured during his show at Fernway Park in Boston showed how Jack White dissed the Foo Fighters and Rolling Stone.
White reportedly first took a jab at Perry, saying: "Most performers don't use microphones anymore. Ninety percent of proper singers don't use microphones that have cords on them.
He then talked about how the Foo Fighters allegedly has three guitarists. "[There is a] second guitar player playing the same parts I play so in case I make a mistake, he's still playing it for you," he said.
White then went on to talk about Rolling Stone, saying: "I like to feed them something every day for their clickbait."
Akin to a salesperson or an advertisement, he then made a mocking promotion of the magazine. "If everyone could, in this whole stadium, please go to Rollingstone.com tomorrow. They've paid me zero dollars to plug them so make sure they get at least a million mouse clicks tomorrow," he said.
He then expressed his dismay over Rolling Stone's editorial choices. He pointed out the publication's supposed articles that covered "fifteen outfits that will blow your mind that Taylor Swift wore this month" and more.
White finished his four-minute tirade by saying, "I'm officicially supposed to stop now because this is becoming a Kanye West-esque rant for Rollingstone.com. Because apparently, nowadays, you ren't allowed to speak to your own fans about anything, lest it be a rant."
White's publicity firm later issued a statement about the rant. "Last night Jack White made a joke on stage!," the statement said. "Jack has the upmost respect for the Foo Fighters and communicated with Grohl this morning."
But the statement that aimed to clear how Jack White dissed the Foo Fighters didn't come as soon as it could have. The band had already given their say about the issue. The band posted a photo of a monkey holding a guitar on their official Twitter account. They captioned it: "Busted ... behold, the secret of the Foo Fighters sound...."