Jack White Relinquishes His Tesla, Shuns Elon Musk for Good

Jack White has evidently grown so resentful of Elon Musk that he’s auctioning off his beloved Tesla. The previous White Stripes frontman’s 2013 Mannequin S is among the many private gadgets he’s at present promoting at a digital storage sale hosted by The whole lot however the Home.

White was, at one level, a very avid Tesla fan. He as soon as known as Musk “the Henry Ford of the twenty first century,” he carried out a non-public live performance on the firm’s Fremont, California plant in 2018, and he even ensured his music was optimized for automobile stereos by utilizing a radio transmitter to hearken to tracks in — you guessed it — his Tesla.

However as Musk’s habits has turn into more and more risky over the previous 12 months or so, White’s admiration of the man has clearly dwindled. Final December, after the Tesla CEO bought Twitter — finally igniting its epic downfall — White took to Instagram to berate him over the positioning’s seemingly arbitrary “free speech” laws.

However, for those who’re not out there for a brand new automobile, White additionally has a bunch of music-related stuff on the market, together with the Framus acoustic guitar he utilized in The White Stripes’ “We’re Going To Be Buddies” music video, props photographed on the quilt of The Raconteurs’ Consolers of the Lonely, and a few cool classic furnishings from the Third Man Information places of work.

Bid on White’s Tesla and his different gadgets right here. A portion of the proceeds from the public sale profit Detroit’s Clark Park Coalition and the revival of this historic public area.

Revisit our current Jack White cowl story.