Jack White is hitting back at "tabloidesque drama baiting" reports claiming he insulted Lady Gaga.
In a recent interview with Esquire UK, the solo artist and former White Stripes frontman said Gaga was "all artifice".
"I don't think she lives it because it's all artifice. It's all image with no meaning behind it. You can't sink your teeth into it. It's a sound bite. It's very of this age, because that's what people want. They want a Twitter line, a jpeg, an MP3."
Music magazines including NME interpreted the quote as an attack on Lady Gaga and her music.
However, White has taken to his website to say he never meant to criticise the pop star's music.