He wrote the worst Bond movie theme song -- ever -- and there have been some stinkers.
Another Way To Die (Quantum of Solace)
The producers' first choice was Amy Winehouse, but she flaked out and disappeared. By the time White was hired, they were up against a deadline and were pretty much stuck with whatever he plopped out. He knew this, and purposely made it a screeching, howling mess. Thought it was funny.
Jack (real name John Anthony Gillis) also took the last name of his wife, Meg White, instead of the other way around.
I had am acquaintance in college who took his wife’s last name, but he wasn’t feminist, he just hated his family. I think now he goes by his original last name, or hyphenated.
Changing his name was a good way to
avoid being nicknamed Dobie Gillis though
younger folks may have never heard of that
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