Jack White slams media in open letter

Correction: An earlier version of this story misidentified the university where the Oklahoma Daily publishes.

It all started when a student news outlet — the Oklahoma Daily — wrote about Jack White's tour rider, which included a very specific recipe for guacamole. And a ban on bananas. Not to mention an $80,000 price tag.

Jack White got mad. And posted a note on his website, saying the reporting was "unfortunate, unprofessional, and very unwelcoming."

But that didn't help things die down.

So now he has shared another, stronger letter with media since "this seems to be all anyone can ask me about lately."

He offers up "the real deal, and hopefully it'll explain this nonsensical scenario and we can move on with our lives. (or what have you)."

White says he has "no specific demands in my dressing room. i know i could ask for lots of things but i actually dont ask for ANYTHING. i take with me what i need, and that aint much."

He says the rider specifics are for the band and the crew and the guacamole recipe "is my hilarious tour manager's inside joke with the local promoters."

White says it's "his recipe not mine. It's just something to break up the boredom, seeing who can make it best." Although, he adds, "I wouldn't know because I've never had it."

As for the bananas, he says, "Did it occur to anyone someone on the tour might have an allergy to them?"

The rider is not about being a diva, he insists. It's "just some food and drinks backstage for the hundred workers and guests who have to live in a concrete bunker for 15 hours."

He also says he isn't mad at University of Oklahoma students. "Absolutely not." But he is disappointed in "young journalists at their school paper."

He urges them to "look for real problems instead next time. Look for the truth, not fake drama."