When she was 13, Carolyn Crawford took a meeting with Berry Gordy and requested three things:

» To write her own songs
» To keep her given name
» To be on the Motown label, 'the one with the big blue M'

He complied. More on her story: rollingstone.com/music/music-fe…

This statement by Sinéad O'Connor about the consequences of tearing the picture of the Pope:

Sad to say I was laid off today along with a bunch of brilliant folks as part of the restructuring at Hearst. But also kinda sorta looking forward to having more time to write. Hit me up, assigning editors. DMs are open, email’s in bio 🙏🏻

🌋❤️ elle.com/culture/music/…

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Friends, I’m going to be talking with Ryan Patrick Hooper about my Meg White story at 11:45 on WDET’s @detcultureshift - tune in here: wdet.org

If you haven’t read Melissa Giannini’s ‘Meg-num opus’ yet, you must. It’s a masterclass in respectfully and graciously writing about someone who has removed themselves from public life. I’m glad to know Meg is out there somewhere, eating her apple a day… elle.com/culture/music/…

'Meg White Has A Cold' is as good as everyone says; by the end I felt just completely moved and like weepy of how fucked it must've been to be that level of female music celebrity in the 2007-Britney-era and just.. Bartlebying it elle.com/culture/music/…

Kudos to Melissa for this thoughtful, compelling exploration of one of our collective heroes.

Meg White, still the coolest. Great piece.

three million thank yous to Melissa Giannini and third man records for interviewing me for this sweet article on the legacy of my all time hero, Meg White 🤍🤍🤍 (featured in the print issue of ELLE Magazine (US) june/july 2023 🤯)

Great article on great Meg White by Melissa Giannini in Elle magazine. Glad to have a quote included.

MEG-NUM OPUS. Justice4Meg comes in the form of another Detroit woman, who has been paying close attention for decades, writing about all she has seen and heard, the legacy of Meg. Brava Melissa, fabulous reporting here.