Meg White is acutely anxious and now the world knows

meg Meg White is acutely anxious and now the world knows Isn’t it normal, when a band cancels a tour, for them to put it down to something just vague enough to protect whichever band member it is whose drug addiction / domestic abuse / bestiality trial has put the kibosh on their money-spinning tour? You know - “nervous exhaustion”, or “personal issues”, or “general bleurgh-ness”.
Maybe someone should tell The White Stripes’ “people”. Poor Meg White is in a bit of a state by the sound of things, suffering as she is from - according to the official statement - “acute anxiety” which has left her “unable to travel”. The statement goes on: “We hate to let people down and are very sorry.”

Obviously, faced with ensuring Meg gets better as soon as possible, her PR folk thought, “I know! Let’s tell the world she’s basically a dribbling mess, and make her feel really guilty. That will cheer her right up!”
But then maybe this could herald a new trend of honesty in the world of rock-star no shows. Could “smacked-out while in bed with an underage chimpanzee” be the new “nervous exhaustion”?
[via NME]