Jack White, who has been rather vocal recently, what with the album out and all, has made a posting on The White Stripes official website warning fans to steer clear of biographies of the band, and singled out a couple of publications for some especially vitriolic criticism.
White said: "Meg and I forgot to give you advice about books about our band. Here it is... don't buy them. They are all horrendous, but especially stay away from 'Fell In Love With A Band' by Chris Handyside. What a load of excrement he got published! Absolute Shit in our opinion, despite a lukewarm review in the 'New York Times'."
He also had a go at British author poor old Everett True, calling his book 'The White Stripes And The Sound Of Mutant Blues' "another shit horrible book about the band", and issued some advice to other prospective biographers, saying "Note to anyone interested in writing books about us: Why don't you wait thirty years first... and then write about a band that you actually like?"