Jack White’s band became engrossed in a book about a serial killer while on tour.
Jack White, Photo Ros O'Gorman
The musician formed The Dead Weather with Alison Mosshart, Dean Fertita and Jack Lawrence. They all have similar tastes and between shows read Helter Skelter: The True Story of the Manson Murders.
‘This is a true crime book, written by the attorney who prosecuted [murderer] Charles Manson and his ‘Manson Family’ and it’s just incredible,’ Alison recalled. ‘It’s endlessly interesting, scary and crazy. I was on tour with The Dead Weather. We would all be in our bunks at night reading it and you could hear people down the hallway gasping, ‘Oh f**k,’ at the story.’
Alison is best known for being in The Kills alongside Kate Moss’ husband Jamie Hince. Literature is one of the things they bonded over too.
‘I found Edie: An American Girl in a Salvation Army store in Florida ‘ it was my introduction to the whole Andy Warhol scene,’ she told Elle magazine. ‘At 18, I was in Jamie’s room and the book was on his coffee table. That was when we started talking; 14 years later, we’ve never stopped.’
